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This page is a resource for information about open senior leadership searches in the Heersink School of Medicine. We will provide ongoing reports throughout the course of each search to keep you informed and engaged. Please check back regularly for updates. If you have specific questions about these searches, please contact Josh Carter, Emily Knighton-Akins, Jarvis Jones, or Kristine Mims at HSOMrecruitment@uab.edu.

Current Searches

Most recent listed first. 

  • Interim Chair, Department of Medicine

    Interim Chair, Department of Medicine

    Click here for Position Profile.

    Stage 1: Define Objectives and Specifications
    Stage 2: Identify and Assess Candidates
    Stage 3: Facilitate Process and Interviews (current stage)
    Stage 4: Candidate Follow-up
    Stage 5: Integration and Placement

  • Chair, Department of Pediatrics

    Chair, Department of Pediatrics

    Stage 1: Define Objectives and Specifications (current stage)
    Stage 2: Identify and Assess Candidates
    Stage 3: Facilitate Process and Interviews
    Stage 4: Candidate Follow-up
    Stage 5: Integration and Placement

  • Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology

    Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology

    Stage 1: Define Objectives and Specifications (current stage)
    Stage 2: Identify and Assess Candidates
    Stage 3: Facilitate Process and Interviews
    Stage 4: Candidate Follow-up
    Stage 5: Integration and Placement

  • Associate Dean Genomic Medicine

    Associate Dean Genomic Medicine

    Stage 1: Define Objectives and Specifications
    Stage 2: Identify and Assess Candidates (current stage)
    Stage 3: Facilitate Process and Interviews
    Stage 4: Candidate Follow-up
    Stage 5: Integration and Placement

Strategic Research Searches

  • Cancer Research 3rd Round 2023-2024

    Stage 1: Define Objectives and Specifications
    Stage 2: Identify and Assess Candidates (current stage)
    Stage 3: Facilitate Process and Interviews (current stage)
    Stage 4: Candidate Follow-up (current stage)
    Stage 5: Integration and Placement (current stage)

  • Diabetes Research (1st Round 2022-2023)

    Stage 1: Define Objectives and Specifications
    Stage 2: Identify and Assess Candidates (current stage)
    Stage 3: Facilitate Process and Interviews (current stage)
    Stage 4: Candidate Follow-up (current stage)
    Stage 5: Integration and Placement (current stage)

  • Benjamin-Carver FIRST Award (2nd Round 2023-2024)

    Stage 1: Define Objectives and Specifications
    Stage 2: Identify and Assess Candidates (current stage)
    Stage 3: Facilitate Process and Interviews (current stage)
    Stage 4: Candidate Follow-up (current stage)
    Stage 5: Integration and Placement (current stage)

  • Health Equity Research (1st Round 2023=2024)

    Stage 1: Define Objectives and Specifications
    Stage 2: Identify and Assess Candidates (current stage)
    Stage 3: Facilitate Process and Interviews (current stage)
    Stage 4: Candidate Follow-up (current stage)
    Stage 5: Integration and Placement (current stage)

  • Biomedical Informatics - Coming in Spring 2024

Completed Searches 

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