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• University of Florida College of Medicine, Dept of Neurology
  Center Director
• NYU Langone Medical Center, Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine
  Director of Research

The Department of Neurology of the University of Florida’s College of Medicine – Jacksonville (COM-J) is seeking a Center Director to lead, mentor, and grow a thriving rehabilitation research program. Brooks Center for Rehabilitation Studies in association with the University of Florida is a research platform built upon a partnership between the University of Florida (UF) and Brooks Rehabilitation in Jacksonville, Florida, and addresses the rehabilitation and human performance needs of individuals with disabling conditions resulting from birth, trauma, or disease (http://www.brooksrehab.org/brooks-uf/). These include individuals with diverse conditions such as stroke, brain and spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain, arthritis and various musculoskeletal disorders. The mission of the Brooks Center for Rehabilitation Studies in association with the University of Florida is to further knowledge in rehabilitation science and practice, through excellence in research and research training. The Brooks Center is a university-wide entity, hosted by the COM-J, and provides opportunities in rehabilitation research for both pre- and post-doctoral investigators. The Center's academic and research partners consist of all UF colleges and research centers that share our vision of enhancing human performance through rehabilitation science and technology.

The Center Director must possess a doctoral degree (MD or PhD), and have extensive experience and track record in (1) stroke neurorehabilitation related clinical research funded by NIH or other peer-reviewed federal funding, (2) leadership and administration, and (3) mentoring and recruiting innovative and productive researchers. The Center Director will hold a faculty position in the Department of Neurology of the COM-J, and report to the Chair of the Department of Neurology as a faculty member, and to the Board of Governors of the Brooks Center as the Center Director. The Center Director will: (1) direct all areas related to research within the Center, including supervision of clinical investigators and all operations; (2) will maximize the success in external funding for the Center; (3) will promote interdisciplinary collaborations; and (4) will allocate resources and plan and promote the overall research enterprise of the Center. This position will also function as a senior mentor and advisor for junior faculty members.

In addition to the Center Director position, the UF COM-J Department of Neurology, in collaboration with the Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, is recruiting physician scientists and PhDs with expertise in stroke neurorehabilitation. These positions are at the Assistant, Associate, or full Professor rank, depending on prior experience and academic qualifications. All positions will be academic faculty in the Department of Neurology of the UF COM-J and members of the Brooks Center for Rehabilitation Studies. These are primarily full time research positions in neurorehabilitation, with five years of salary support and opportunity to collaborate with researchers from the Neuroscience Institute of Shands Jacksonville (http://jax.shands.org/hs/neuroscience/), the Colleges of Medicine from UF Gainesville (http://www.med.ufl.edu/) and Jacksonville (http://www.hscj.ufl.edu/medicine/), the College of Public Health and Health Professions from UF/ Gainesville (http://www.phhp.ufl.edu/), the UF’s McKnight Brain Institute (http://www.mbi.ufl.edu/), the UF’s Institute on Aging, the Gainesville VA Rehabilitation Centers of Excellence (http://www1.va.gov/brrc/), and Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital.

The Brooks Center reflects the institutional commitment to rehabilitation research via academic- and clinic-based research, with the aim of fast-forwarding the translation of rehabilitation research. The rich interdisciplinary partnerships and collaborations across academic campuses, rehabilitation sites, and communities afford diverse opportunities for progressive research in concert with the NIH roadmap and directives.

Researchers and faculty currently conducting research at the Center are from the University of Florida Colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Health Professions, Nursing, Health and Human Performance, and Engineering, as well as faculty from the University of North Florida, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, and from other area hospitals and private companies. The Center hosts a 5,000 square foot human performance lab, with plans to expand in the near future.  There is a full-time Clinical Coordinator, and support staff which will be supervised by the Center Director. The Center supports facilities for conducting externally funded rehabilitation research among both inpatient and outpatient populations from Brooks Rehab, in areas of locomotion, upper extremity function, oral motor, cognitive abilities, musculoskeletal rehab, and pain. Testing equipment, therapy/intervention areas, staff offices, computer support, statistical, epidemiologic, grant management, and administrative and research staff support are all available to funded researchers and post-doctoral fellows. Currently the center is engaged in over 20 research projects, the largest a $13 million NIH-NINDS funded multi-site randomized clinical trial examining walking recovery after stroke. Physicians and clinical staff from Brooks Rehab are also collaborators in rehabilitation research, as well as leading and participating in translational studies on-site at Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital.  The partnership between the UF and Brooks Rehab builds upon a previous funding of $5 million from Brooks, by committing an additional $5 million to further expand research in neurorehabilitation.

The Brooks Center for Rehabilitation Studies in association with the University of Florida is part of a larger translational rehabilitation research consortium with the Brain Rehabilitation Research Center at the Malcom Randall VA Hospital, and Department of Neuroscience at the University of Florida in Gainesville. The consortium consists of over forty basic and clinical science laboratories working on developing novel rehabilitation therapies in the treatment of motor and cognitive impairments after neurologic injury or disease, with interventions based upon principles of neuroplasticity and activity-based therapies.  Recently, a new partnership was created with the UF College of Medicine in Jacksonville to increase our mutual expertise in stroke neurorehabilitation.  Together, Brooks and the UF COM-J Department of Neurology have created an integrated stroke rehabilitation program beginning with the emergency room and acute neuroscience service at Shands Jacksonville, to the Brooks inpatient rehab program, thru outpatient services utilizing community-based wellness programs. Researchers may capitalize on the continuum of care provided, and the availability of a sizable stroke population that ranges from hospital, to home, and community.

The Neuroscience Institute of Shands Jacksonville has active subspecialty centers in stroke, epilepsy, neuromuscular disease, movement disorders and Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and sleep medicine. The Stroke program admits between 750-1000 strokes per year and recently was designated as one of Florida’s initial Comprehensive Stroke Centers.

Brooks Rehabilitation has been serving Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia for over 30 years as the only provider of acute inpatient rehabilitation services (http://www.brooksrehab.org/rehabhospital/). Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, a 143 licensed bed acute rehabilitation hospital offers state of the art programs in stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, pediatrics, hip fracture & orthopedics, and general rehabilitation.  Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital admits approximately 500-600 stroke patients per year. The delivery of care is structured into a programmatic model with the patient at the center of the interdisciplinary care. The Brooks system includes 24 outpatient centers in the city and region to serve patients close to home or work.  The outpatient network includes specialized centers for orthopedic and sports injuries and neurologic conditions, including a comprehensive multidisciplinary neurorehabilitation day program for brain injured individuals with return to work and improving quality of life focus.  The continuum of care offered by Brooks includes a partnership with the largest skilled nursing facility in the area, to where Brooks provides rehab services.  In addition, Brooks has developed a medically based fitness center, which offers innovative programs to members seeking to prevent chronic disease/injury, improving health and wellness with chronic disease/injury, and to continue improvements after formal therapy sessions have ended.

The Brooks Center Director will be responsible to facilitate access for post-doctoral fellows to the Center, to develop new investigators and long-term associations with the Center and University. Graduate students from UF or other neighboring universities may also access the Brooks Center for research when working with a funded investigator. Research-based internships with clinical doctorate physical therapy students interning at Brooks Rehabilitation and Brooks Center are fostered. In conjunction with Brooks Rehabilitation’s Clinical Residency Program in Orthopedics and Neurology, physical therapists may select a research rotation and participate in an on-going Center or clinic-based study.

If this position is of interest to you, please call or email your C.V. to:

Ellen Politi
Director Physician Search Division
Neurology Recruitment Specialist
MSA, Inc
800-235-5105 ext 20
epoliti@serviceusa.com
Fax 703-893-7358

The New York University Langone Medical Center invites applications for the position of Director of Clinical Research within the prestigious Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. As an experienced clinical researcher, you will join a highly skilled management team and will report directly to the Chairman of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine.

The successful candidate ideally meets the following requirements:

• A Ph.D with clinical and research experience in rehabilitation
  
• Ten years of administrative experience within a rehabilitation research setting
  
• Currently holds a rank of associate or full professor in a similar rehabilitation facility
  
• Recognition by peers as an advanced professional in field of rehabilitation 
  
• A proven record of procuring federal and private foundation funding for rehabilitation related research
  
• Extensive publications in focused area(s) of expertise
  
• A solid portfolio of national and international professional presentations 
  
• Management experience with a research team
  
• Experience with junior staff researcher development

Additional desirable qualifications of the successful candidate include: 

• Strong organizational and communication skills
  
• National recognition as evidenced by leadership positions in national rehabilitation organizations

Responsibilities will include development of a research agenda, expansion of research team members, submission of grant support for external funding, collaboration in research endeavors across the Medical Center and management/oversight of grant related projects.

Interested candidates may apply online at www.nyumc.org and click "CAREERS”. You may also submit your resume to fax:  212-263-4805 or by email: manny.balderas@NYUMC.ORG. We are an equal opportunity employer and provide a drug free workplace.

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