Evans Lam Research Professor of Music and Medicine_

University of Rochester: Office of the Provost: University of Rochester Medical Center: School of Medicine and Dentistry: Neuroscience**Salary Range or Pay Grade**Depending on Experience $75,000-$250,000**Description**Eastman Performing Arts Medicine (EPAM) Center, a joint venture at the University of Rochester between the Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester Medical Center, invites applications for a full-time, tenure-eligible faculty appointment as the Evans Lam Research Professor in Music and Medicine. This is an open-rank position (Assistant, Associate, Full Professor); rank and salary will be commensurate with experience.The Lam Research Professor will be expected to develop a national/international research profile exploring connections between music and medicine. While the University of Rochester has particular strengths in Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Psychology, and Orthopedics, all areas of relevant research specialization are open for consideration. EPAM currently has funded pilot projects in collaboration with the UR Aging Institute and the Pluta Cancer Center, as well as an affinity network of artists and research scientists who meet regularly to support the creation of new work at this intersection.It is anticipated that the Lam Research Professorship will begin during the fall of 2025 or at the candidate’s earliest availablity.**Major responsibilities:**+ ·Oversee and strengthen the research portfolio of Eastman Performing Arts Medicine (EPAM) Center;+ ·Set the research strategy of EPAM by collaborating with faculty researchers across the university;+ ·Secure external research funding for large-scale projects;+ ·Write and publish research in highly ranked journals;+ ·Active involvement and leadership in scholarly and professional activities including attendance at conferences and seminars.Addition Information/Video: e/sbz7DVPWAq4**Qualifications**+ ·A PhD, MD, or equivalent degree in a field such as in Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Psychology, Orthopedics, or another relevant domain;+ ·Successful research background in a relevant discipline;+ ·Applicants must demonstrate their record of ability to work with a culturally diverse population;+ ·Applicants must have a demonstrated research connection to music and health;+ ·Applicants must have a demonstrated potential for developing and maintaining external funding for their research.**Application Instructions**Applications will be reviewed on **October 1, 2024** , and will continue until the position is filled. To receive full consideration, please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, contact information for 3 references, and a statement of current research and future plans. Additional materials may be requested at a later date.Inquiries about this position may be directed to Dr. Edmund Lalor:** edmund_lalor@urmc.rochester.edu .**About Eastman Performing Arts Medicine (EPAM) Center**EPAM’s mission is to deliver the collaborative potential of the performing arts and medicine—two of the crown jewels of the university—to the health care environment. Its current program is four-fold, providing: expert care to performing artists for chronic and acute conditions; inspiration through music and arts to patients in hospitals; support for the well-being of patients through creative arts therapy; and basic research to investigate and understand the impact of music on human health. Current stakeholders in EPAM’s work include the Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics at the School of Medicine and Dentistry, the Memorial Art Gallery, the Institute for Music Leadership, the Eastman Community Music School, the Department of Psychiatry, the Office of the Patient Experience at Strong Memorial Hospital, the UR Aging Institute, the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and the Pluta Cancer Center. For more information, please visit pam.urmc.edu/**About the Eastman School of Music**The Eastman School of Music, having just celebrated its centennial, is at an exciting and invigorating juncture. The president and provost are collaborating with university leaders to launch an ambitious and distinctive strategic plan. As one of the most esteemed schools of music in the world—a globally renowned faculty, caring and dedicated staff, highly engaged alumni, and gifted students—Eastman is well positioned for the future. This is a time of enormous energy and anticipation, across the campus and within the Eastman School of Music. Situated in the heart of the city of Rochester, Eastman’s 900 undergraduate and graduate students have access to both an elite comprehensive professional music school education and a world-class faculty, courses, and all the resources of a private research university.For more information, please visit sm.rochester.edu/**About the University of Rochester Medical Center**The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) forms the centerpiece of the University’s biomedical research, teaching, patient care, and community outreach missions. It is among 146 academic medical centers in the United States. URMC’s overall academic and clinical enterprise has a budget of approximately $5.2 billion, and the main healthcare campus occupies 5.4 million square feet of space, situated in close proximity to the University’s main campus.For more information, please visit rmedicine.org/**UR School Of Medicine and Dentistry: Research**U.S. News & World Report ranks the UR School of Medicine and Dentistry among the top quartile of researchintensive medical schools. SMD’s biomedical research programs form the centerpiece of the University’s overall research portfolio. While SMD has breadth and depth of expertise in myriad disciplines, it has prioritized growth in six major research centers of excellence: Neuroscience, Musculoskeletal, RNA Biology, Cancer, Aging, and Immunology and Infectious Disease. In the 2023 academic calendar year, research expenditures at SMD were $268 million in total, with the majority from the National Institutes for Health (NIH). In addition to external funding sources, URMC invested about $145 million into its research mission. Continuously generating strong margins in the patient care mission is critical to maintaining financial support for URMC’s academic missions, particularly research. Other notable facts regarding URMC include the involvement of more 3,000 persons (staff & faculty) in funded research.For more information, please visit rmc.rochester.edu/smd.aspx**About the University of Rochester**The University of Rochester (ochester.edu/) is one of the nation’s leading private research universities, one of only 62-member institutions in the Association of American Universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives undergraduates exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. The University’s Strategic Plan, Boundless Possibility (ochester.edu/) , was adopted on October 2023 and charts a path for the next seven years.If you already have an Interfolio account, please sign in to apply to this position. If not, please create an Interfolio account. For questions/concerns pertaining to the position, email gmccormick@esm.rochester.edu . The referenced pay range represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the base range of compensation for this faculty position. Individual salaries will be determined within the job’s salary range and established based on (but not limited to) market data, experience and expertise of the individual, and with consideration to related position salaries. Alignment of clinical incentive-based compensation may also be applicable and will be discussed during the hiring process.**Equal Employment Opportunity Statement**The University of Rochester is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion to advance the University’s mission to Learn, Discover, Heal, Create – and Make the World Ever Better. In support of our values and those of our society, the University is committed to not discriminating on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion/creed, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other status protected by law. 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