Baylor (www.bcm.edu) is recognized as one of the nation’s premier academic health science centers and is known for excellence in education, research, and healthcare and community service. Located in the heart of the world's largest medical center (Texas Medical Center), Baylor is affiliated with multiple educational, healthcare and research affiliates (Baylor Affiliates).

The Department of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine, Division of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, invites applications for a full-time, tenure track Associate Professor/Professor position with an endowed chair.  We seek an NIH-funded investigator with an established research program in the area of lipids/atherosclerosis, vascular biology, or cardiovascular genetics.

In addition to completing the formal application, interested candidates should send an email with an NIH-formated biosketch, including other support, along with a full CV to:

Dr. Christie Ballantyne, Chief Department of Cardiovascular Research, cmb@bcm.edu

Candidate may be an MD, MD/PhD, or PhD and will be expected to play a leadership role in training of pre-docs and post-docs, mentoring of faculty interested in basic and translational research, and participation in graduate programs at Baylor and the Cardiovascular Research Institute that are related to the applicants research theme.