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Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging Sciences Center (DISC)

Position Overview

Organization: Radiology

Title: Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging Sciences Center (DISC)

Position Details

Position Description

The University of Washington, Department of Radiology, has openings for multiple postdoctoral scholar positions. The research projects will focus on advancing rapid, quantitative, and multiparametric MRI protocols, evaluating their reproducibility, and facilitating their clinical translation across various body regions and disease types. The work will primarily utilize Philips 3T and 1.5T scanners as the main platform, while with additional access to state-of-art Siemens, GE scanners, as well as a United Imaging PET/MRI system located nearby—providing an ideal setup for multi-vendor studies. The prospective postdocs will collaborate with a diverse team of experts, including radiologists and physicians from various specialties at the University of Washington and its affiliated hospitals. Anticipated start date of November 1, 2025.

The base salary range for this position will be $68,460 – $74,136/year ($5,705 to $6,178 per month), commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by the U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

Postdoctoral Scholar appointments are initially for 12-months with opportunities to renew. This appointment may not exceed 5 years, including postdoctoral experience(s) at other institutions. This is a full-time Postdoctoral Scholar position on an annual, 12-month appointment. Postdoctoral scholars are represented by UAW 4121 and are subject to the collective bargaining agreement, unless agreed exclusion criteria apply. For more information, please visit the University of Washington Labor Relations website.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Completed PhD in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, or a medical imaging related field.
Experience with developing advanced pulse sequences or accelerated acquisition and reconstruction algorithms will be highly valued.

Instructions

Interested candidates should apply via Interfolio link with their CV (including a full list of publications), a statement of research interests, and contact information for three referees.

For questions please email:

Dan Zhu, PhD, Research Assistant Professor of Radiology, Assistant Director of MRI Protocols for DISC, at dzhu6@uw.edu;

Qin Qin, PhD, Research Professor of Radiology, Director of DISC, at qqin@uw.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.

Benefits Information

A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.

Commitment to Diversity

The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).

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Disability Services

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or dso@uw.edu.

Postdoctoral Scholar – Auditory brain and behavioral predictors of late language emergence

Position Overview

Organization: Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery

Title: Postdoctoral Scholar – Auditory brain and behavioral predictors of late language emergence

Position Details

Position Description

The University of Washington’s Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and the Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center has an opening for a motivated postdoctoral researcher to join an NIH-funded project investigating brain and behavioral development in early childhood. This longitudinal study focuses on auditory processing and aims to identify neural and behavioral predictors of late language emergence in both typically developing infants and those at risk for language delays. Leveraging longitudinal EEG and behavioral assessments, the research seeks to discover early markers that can facilitate timely diagnosis and inform targeted interventions for infants vulnerable to delayed language development.

The successful candidate will join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team dedicated to advancing our understanding of early auditory and language development and informing clinical assessments and interventions that support infant development.

We seek a motivated researcher with expertise in EEG data acquisition and analysis, strong programming skills, and a passion for developmental neuroscience. Experience working with infants or young children is highly desirable.

This will be a full-time position on an annual service period of 12 months (July 1–June 30). The anticipated start date is October 1, 2025 or later.

The base salary for this position will be $5,705 per month ($68,460 per year), or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

Postdoctoral scholars at the University of Washington are represented by UAW 4121 and subject to the collective bargaining agreement, except where exclusions apply. For details, please visit the University of Washington Labor Relations website.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates who bring:

Expertise in EEG acquisition, signal processing, and data analysis
Proficiency in programming
Experience in child development research, especially related to auditory processing, language acquisition, or related domains
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in a multidisciplinary team
Enthusiasm for longitudinal research and working with infant or early childhood populations

Applicants should hold a PhD or foreign equivalent in developmental psychology, neuroscience, speech and hearing sciences, engineering, or a related field.

Instructions

Applicants should submit via Interfolio:

A cover letter describing your interest and relevant experience
Curriculum vitae
Two representative publications
Contact information for three references

For project-related questions, please contact Dr. Bonnie Lau at blau@uw.edu.

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Assistant Professor in Information Technology (IT)

Position Overview

Organization: School of Engineering and Technology

Title: Assistant Professor in Information Technology (IT)

Position Details

Position Description

The School of Engineering and Technology (SET) at the University of Washington Tacoma (UWT) invites applications for one tenure-tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Information Technology (IT). This is a full-time (100% FTE) position with a nine-month service period, with an expected start date of September 16, 2026. The initial appointment is for a three-year period, renewable upon successful academic review.

Responsibilities

All tenure-track faculty at the UW engage in research, teaching, and service. Successful candidates will be expected to pursue a rigorous research agenda and teach classes at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in Information Technology. Successful candidates will be expected to teach in a variety of modalities, including online, hybrid, and/or in-person, in the context of an urban-serving university campus. The expected teaching load for this position six courses (or equivalent) per academic year. Successful candidates will also participate in service to the university and profession and will be expected to contribute substantially toward creating a diverse and inclusive community of faculty, staff, and students.

Positive factors for consideration include, but are not limited to: research, teaching, or industry experience in a relevant field; demonstrated cross-disciplinary expertise in research and teaching; and research foci in AI in Information Technology, AI in Cyber Security, Cloud Computing Applications, and/or Internet of Things.

Compensation

The base salary range for this position is $12,667 to $13,000 per month ($114,003 to $117,000 annually per 9-month academic year), commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. Other compensation associated with this position may include a one-time relocation allowance and startup professional development package. A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs

Qualifications

An earned Ph.D. (or foreign equivalent) in Information Technology or Computer Science or a related field is required by the time of appointment. In exceptional circumstances, candidates in the final stages of the Ph.D. (pending conferral) may be selected and appointed on an acting basis.

Instructions

To apply, please submit the following, via Interfolio:

Position URL: https://apply.interfolio.com/172064

1. A cover letter describing your academic interests, qualifications, and relevant research and/or teaching experience (maximum length 2 pages)

2. A curriculum vitae

3. A research statement describing your research experience and trajectory, including any plans for funding/grant writing (maximum length 2 pages).

4. A teaching statement that presents your teaching philosophy, your teaching effectiveness, a list of undergraduate and graduate courses in the SET Information Technology program at UW Tacoma that you are qualified to teach, and descriptions of your experience with hybrid teaching, teaching flexibility, and student advising (maximum length 2 pages). Candidates should include evidence of teaching experience, if available (such as teaching evaluations or any related documentation; these do not count towards the page limit).

5. A diversity statement describing your commitment to diversity, social equity, and inclusion, and how you have demonstrated or plan to demonstrate this in your teaching, research, and service. Please describe how you plan for your work to further UWT’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (maximum length 2 pages)

6. Two peer-reviewed publications

7. Names and contact information for three professional references, with letters available upon request.

Position URL: https://apply.interfolio.com/172064

The preferred application deadline for this search is October 7, 2025. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Questions related to this position should be directed to the IT search committee chair at it-search@uw.edu.

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Research Associate Professor/Research Professor, General Internal Medicine (Senior Epidemiologist)

Position Overview

Organization: Medicine, General Internal Medicine

Title: Research Associate Professor/Research Professor, General Internal Medicine (Senior Epidemiologist)

Position Details

Position Description

The University of Washington’s Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, is seeking applicants for a full-time (1.0 FTE) faculty position to be based at Harborview Medical Center (HMC). This position would have research responsibilities at Harborview Medical Center. This position would work closely with Dr. Paul Crane, MD MPH and investigators from the Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) study and its network of ancillary studies focused on epidemiological investigations impacting older adults in general and neurodegenerative conditions in particular. University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research and service.

This position will be at the Research Associate Professor or Research Professor level (non-tenure eligible). Specific rank will be commensurate with experience and qualifications as generally described in UW’s Faculty Code Section 24-34. Research associate professors and research professors are eligible for multi-year appointments that align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30). Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off. The anticipated start date would be February 2026.

The person in this position will interact extensively with ACT study data. The data available for analyses arise from a broad range of disciplines. Recent examples include air pollution, ophthalmology, central auditory processing, traumatic head injury, neuroimaging, whole genome sequence data, and cell-type specific omics data from a linked project with the Allen Brain Institute. The person in this position will be expected to learn quickly, ask good questions, and provide high quality epidemiological analysis. The person in this position would join existing groups focused on analyses for manuscripts as well as groups developing proposals for new funding initiatives, and would be expected to supervise several research scientists pursuing analyses and write-ups of a variety of projects.

ACT is one of several landmark studies of older adults, and many initiatives seek to leverage combined resources to address important scientific questions. The person in this position would help represent ACT in these groups, advising harmonization efforts with specific attention to ACT’s particular data resources.

Salary

The base salary range for this position will be: $12,500 – $16,667 per month ($150,000 – $200,008 annually), commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

Benefits

UW Benefits:

Qualifications

Requirements include a Ph.D. degree (or foreign equivalent) in a relevant field. Eligible candidates must have a record of publications that utilize sophisticated epidemiological modeling, as well as at least five years experience in leading groups of individuals.

Instructions

This position will remain open until filled. For consideration, please submit an application including CV, cover letter, a list of three (3) references, and a diversity statement (past and planned contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion).

Please address your cover letter to the chair of the search committee, Shubhabrata (Joey) Mukherjee, PhD, MS.

If you have any questions, please send an email to Rebekah Zaharia, GIM Academic HR Manager at rebekahz@uw.edu.

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Assistant Professor WOT – Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, GYN Pathology and GU Pathology, Division of Anatomic Pathology

Position Overview

Organization: Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

Title: Assistant Professor WOT – Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, GYN Pathology and GU Pathology, Division of Anatomic Pathology

Position Details

Position Description

The Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Anatomic Pathology (AP) in University of Washington, seeks an Anatomic Pathologist to join our Gynecologic (GYN) Pathology and Genitourinary (GU) Pathology subspecialty services as an Assistant Professor, on the regular track, without tenure due to funding. The primary clinical service responsibilities will be case sign out in these diagnostic services as well as the associated teaching of medical/PA students, post-sophomore fellows, residents, and subspecialty fellows. UW AP faculty on these services also participate in intraoperative consultation service/on-call rotations. The successful candidate is expected to interact and foster relationships with clinicians and participate in interdisciplinary conferences associated with these services. They will be expected to collaborate with molecular pathology colleagues to advance precision medicine in GYN pathology.

Positive factors for consideration include, but are not limited to, teaching experience and development of traditional or non-traditional educational materials.

Assistant Professors are eligible for multi-year appointments that align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30). Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off. This position is full-time, non-tenured, and remains open until filled with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027, but is flexible.

The base salary range for this position will be: Assistant Professor range: $20,659 to $25,182 per month ($247,902 to $302,183 annually) commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. This range is inclusive of base salary provided through the UW Physicians (UWP) practice plan, in addition to base salary provided by the University. Please note that only compensation provided by the University is included in University benefit determinations and calculations. Compensation provided by UW Physicians (UWP) practice plan may provide eligibility for separate benefits offered by that organization.

UW faculty demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism and engage in teaching, research, and clinical service. UW faculty embrace the vision of excellence, collaboration, and integrity. Come join us in one of the most beautiful and exciting locations in the U.S. as we pursue our mission of creatively and durably improving health.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will possess an MD, DO, or an MD/PhD (or foreign equivalent) be board certified in anatomic pathology and have completed a formal GYN Fellowship training program. The candidate must have expertise in GYN and GU pathology and must demonstrate a record of collaborative or independent research. Must be eligible for a license to practice medicine in Washington State. In order to be eligible for University sponsorship for an H1-B visa, graduates of foreign (non-US) medical schools must show successful completion of all three steps of the US Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) or equivalent as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Instructions

Applicants should send via Interfolio their CV, a cover letter detailing their clinical and scholarly interests and future goals, a diversity statement [statement of past and planned contributions to diversity, equity and inclusion], and contact information for at least three references addressed to Dr. Luis F. Gonzalez-Cuyar, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

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Disability Services

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or dso@uw.edu.

Assistant, Associate or Full Professor without tenure (WOT), Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetic Medicine

Position Overview

Organization: Pediatrics, Genetic Medicine

Title: Assistant, Associate or Full Professor without tenure (WOT), Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetic Medicine

Position Details

Position Description

The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetic Medicine at University of Washington is recruiting a full-time academic biochemical geneticist at the level of Assistant, Associate or full Professor, without tenure by reason of funding (WOT) on the Clinician-Scholar pathway. Salary and academic appointment at University of Washington will be commensurate with experience, qualifications, and academic rank.

Associate and full Professors hold indefinite appointments that align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30). Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off.

Responsibilities will include patient care (inpatient consultations, primary inpatient service, outpatient biochemical genetics clinics at the various Seattle Children’s Hospital sites and the University of Washington, and regional clinics in Washington) and teaching of medical students and residents. Opportunities will be available for clinical research and collaboration with physician/scientists in the Seattle Children’s Research Institute and basic scientists in the Departments of Pediatrics and Genome Sciences at the University of Washington. Clinical biochemical genetic services are currently provided by five biochemical geneticists, three genetic counselors, three nurses, three dietitians, and one social worker.

Positive factors for consideration include but are not limited to board certification in Pediatrics or Internal Medicine.

Anticipated start date is Winter 2025/2026.

All University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research and service.

The base salary range for this position will be: Assistant Professors $16,667 – $19,584 per month ($200,004 – $235,008 annually), Associate Professors $17,500 – $20,417 per month ($210,000 – $245,004 annually) and Professors $19,042 – $28,562 per month ($228,504 – $342,744 annually) commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. This range is inclusive of base salary provided through the Children’s University Medical Group (CUMG) practice plan, in addition to base salary provided by the University. Please note that only compensation provided by the University is included in University benefit determinations and calculations. Compensation provided by Children’s University Medical Group (CUMG) practice plan may provide eligibility for separate benefits offered by that organization.

Other compensation associated with this position may include incentive through Children’s University Medical Group practice plan.

Qualifications

Applicants must:

Have an MD or DO, or MD/DO combined (or foreign equivalent)
Be board-certified or board-eligible in Clinical Genetics
Be either board-certified or board-eligible in Clinical or Medical Biochemical Genetics
Be eligible for medical licensure in state of Washington

In order to be eligible for University sponsorship for an H-1B visa, graduates of a foreign (non-U.S.) medical schools must show successful completion of all three steps of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE), or equivalent as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Instructions

Interested applicants should upload a current curriculum vitae, cover letter and statement of past and planned contributions to diversity, equity and inclusion (i.e. diversity statement).

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Benefits Information

Commitment to Diversity

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Disability Services

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or dso@uw.edu.

Assistant Professor without tenure (WOT), Pediatric Neuro-Oncologist, Neurology

Position Overview

Organization: Neurology

Title: Assistant Professor without tenure (WOT), Pediatric Neuro-Oncologist, Neurology

Position Details

Position Description

The Department of Neurology at the University of Washington School of Medicine is hiring a pediatric neurologist to specialize in neuro-oncology in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Seattle Children’s Hospital. The Division of Pediatric Neurology at Seattle Children’s Hospital has approximately 30 faculty, including nine epileptologists and multiple subspecialty programs. This position will be expected to provide excellent clinical care in general pediatric neurology and pediatric neuro-oncology and will require active participation in clinical and teaching programs. University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research and service. This is a full-time appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor WOT (without tenure by reason of funding). Assistant Professors are eligible for multi-year appointments that align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30). Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off. University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research and service. This position will require active participation in clinical and teaching programs.

Assistant Professors are eligible for multi-year appointments that align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30). Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off. The base salary range for this position in this title will be $18,731 – $19,042 per month ($224,772 to $228,504 per year), commensurate with experience, discipline, and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

Our salaries are bench marked based on the AAMC scale. Other compensation associated with this position may or may not include Startup, Relocation Incentive/Moving Allowance Administrative supplement for a defined administrative role, or Productivity Incentive.

Title, rank and salary is commensurate with experience. The anticipated start date of this appointment is July 1, 2026.

Qualifications

Requirements include an M.D., D.O., or foreign equivalent. Candidates must be eligible for medical licensure in the State of Washington, and be either board eligible or board certified in a related field.

In order to be eligible for University sponsorship for an H-1B visa, graduates of foreign (non-U.S.) medical schools must show successful completion of all three steps of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE), or equivalent as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Instructions

Please use link to apply with letter of interest, diversity statement, curriculum vitae, and the names and addresses of four references):

apply.interfolio.com/171307

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To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or dso@uw.edu.

Clinical Instructor – Family Physician in Seattle

Position Overview

Organization: UW Medicine Primary Care

Title: Clinical Instructor – Family Physician in Seattle

Position Details

Position Description

UW Medicine Primary Care is seeking a Primary Care Physician, in conjunction with the Department of Family Medicine.

This opening is for a full-time Primary Care practice at our South Lake Union Clinic in the heart of downtown Seattle.

UW Medicine has a single mission: To improve the health of the public. The 30,000 members of our community advance this mission through the excellence of their work in patient care, medical education and research.

UW Medicine Primary Care offers a complete spectrum of primary and urgent care services, strong connections to specialists throughout the Seattle area, and are committed to improving the health of the public. The providers are actively engaged in teaching and providing outstanding care.

We prioritize unique and comprehensive care delivery to serve the needs of our patients, including behavioral health, care management, lab and radiology, and a fully integrated electronic medical record. Through our affiliation with the world-class University of Washington School of Medicine and the top ranked primary care training program in the United States, our employees have the distinct advantage to provide our patients with an exceptionally high level of innovative care.

Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible. Successful candidate will be appointed as a Clinical Instructor through the UW School of Medicine.

We provide competitive compensation, outstanding benefits, and a commitment to work-life balance.

Clinical Instructors hold annual appointments that align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30) and may be reappointed to subsequent annual terms. Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off. In addition to providing primary care, this role will include some clinical teaching responsibilities.

Base salary for this position will be $18,423 per month ($221,079 per annum) commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. Please note that only compensation provided by the University is included in University benefit determination and calculations. Compensation provided by UW Physicians (UWP) provides eligibility for separate benefits offered by that organization.

Other compensation associated with this position includes a minimum guaranteed incentive for the first two years of $13,000 per quarter ($52,000 per annum) through UW Physicians. The incentive is based on both production and quality metrics, with guaranteed incentive pay being based on achieving up to the 45th percentile of production during the period of record; should the provider exceed this level of production, they will receive the higher productivity earned incentive instead.

For practitioners holding an appointment in one of the physicians practice plans, see the link for additional benefits that may be available at https://faculty.uwmedicine.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/UWP-Benefits-Summary-for-recruitingef-edits-v3.pdf

Qualifications

Candidates must have earned an MD or DO, or foreign equivalent, completed residency, and should be board certified or board eligible in Family Medicine. Candidates will need to possess or obtain a valid Washington State medical license and DEA cert.

Instructions

Apply here by uploading your CV, cover letter and diversity statement. (The diversity statement is a brief essay to share your unique experiences and insights about diversity, equity and inclusion, particularly in relation to your healthcare career.)

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact our recruiter, Deirdre Mimura, at uwpc-recruiter@uw.edu

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Assistant Professor of Biochemistry (UW Institute for Protein Design)

Position Overview

Organization: Biochemistry

Title: Assistant Professor of Biochemistry (UW Institute for Protein Design)

Position Details

Position Description

The Department of Biochemistry and the Institute for Protein Design (IPD) at the University of Washington School of Medicine invite applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position. We seek a creative scientist to develop and apply cutting-edge protein design capabilities to solve 21st-century challenges. Incumbent is expected to build an internationally recognized program developing innovative protein-based biologics and technologies for therapeutic applications.

Tenure-track assistant professors are eligible for multi-year appointments that align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30). Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off.

The anticipated start date for this position is July 1, 2026.

University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research, and service. Our faculty engage in classroom teaching at the undergraduate, graduate, and medical school levels, along with mentoring, supervision, and instruction within their laboratory.

Salary and academic appointment at University of Washington will be commensurate with experience, qualifications, and academic rank.

The base salary range for a tenure-track assistant professor position will be $10,000-$12,500 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

Review of applications will begin on October 15, 2025 and may continue until the position is filled.

Qualifications

Applicants should have an M.D., Ph.D., or foreign equivalent and have a strong publication record in applying protein design to develop enabling technologies.

Instructions

For consideration, please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, a brief statement regarding your teaching experience and/or philosophy, diversity statement, and 3 confidential references via Interfolio.

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Disability Services

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or dso@uw.edu.

Assistant, Associate or Full Professor (WOT), Program Director, Boise Addiction Medicine Fellowship, Boise, ID

Position Overview

Organization: School of Medicine

Title: Assistant, Associate or Full Professor (WOT), Program Director, Boise Addiction Medicine Fellowship, Boise, ID

Position Details

Position Description

The University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine recruiting a new Program Director for the UW Boise Addiction Medicine Fellowship located in Boise, ID.

The new Program Director would lead a fully accredited fellowship program with three fellow positions, an Associate Program Director, and a three-person administrative team. The mission of the UW Boise Addiction Medicine Fellowship is to train a workforce that practices compassionate, patient-centered, evidenced-based addiction treatment, and increases access to substance use disorder services through patient advocacy, outreach, and participation in local, state, and national associations. Responsibilities of the new Program Director would include leadership of all aspects of the program and collaboration among various training sites including the Boise VA Medical Center, St. Luke’s Healthcare, and Raise the Bottom Addiction Treatment Clinic. The 0.2 FTE for the Program Director role is based at the Boise VA. Clinical FTE and responsibilities could be based at the Boise VA or at St. Luke’s Healthcare System and would include working in the applicant’s area of expertise (i.e., internal medicine, psychiatry, family medicine, or other).

The full-time position will be appointed to the faculty at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor, without tenure due to funding (WOT). Depending on their qualifications and board certification, the successful candidate will be appointed as faculty in the Department coinciding with their primary Board Certification. Academic appointment at the University of Washington and salary for the Program Director FTE at the Boise VA Medical Center will be commensurate with experience, qualifications, and academic rank. Assistant professors (WOT) are eligible for multi-year appointments and associate and full professors (WOT) hold indefinite appointments that all align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30). Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off. University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research and service.

This position is paid directly by the Boise VA Medical Center and receives no UW compensation. The position will report to the Boise VA Chief of Psychiatry (Dr. Warren “Grant” Harbison) and work closely with the Internal Medicine Residency Program Director (Dr. Melissa “Moe” Hagman). Please refer to the Boise VA Medical Center for information about compensation for this position. The anticipated start date is not later than January 2026.

Qualifications

Candidates must possess demonstrated excellence in education, strong leadership skills, and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Candidates should have an MD/DO (or foreign equivalent), board certification in Addiction Medicine (or foreign equivalent) and must be eligible for medical licensure in the state of Idaho.

Applicants must be U.S. Citizens (permanent residents may be appointed only if it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens).

Instructions

Please submit a letter of interest, CV, list of 3 references, and a statement of past and planned contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion (not to exceed 2 pages) addressed to the search committee chair: Melissa (Moe) Hagman, MD. For questions or confidential inquiries, please contact: Tanya Conger at tconger1@uw.edu.

Application Process

This institution is using Interfolio’s Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge. https://apply.interfolio.com/172595

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Disability Services

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or dso@uw.edu.