Chair, Department of Radiology at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California

Job Description:

Work type: University Medical Line, University Tenure Line

Location: Stanford University

Categories: School of Medicine

Recognized as one of the world's leading research and teaching institutions, Stanford University is located in Silicon Valley, the heart of the Bay Area bioscience community. Stanford Medicine incorporates the School of Medicine as well as two internationally renowned hospitals: Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. It is situated on Stanford campus, which also includes the Schools of Humanities and Sciences, Engineering, Law, Business, Education and the Doerr School of Sustainability.

Stanford Radiology provides patient-centric imaging services using state-of-the-art technology at its eight distinct imaging centers and affiliated Veteran's Affairs site: Stanford Hospital and Outpatient Clinics, Stanford Children's Hospital and Imaging Locations, Stanford Cancer Center Palo Alto, Stanford Cancer Center South Bay, Stanford Neuroscience Health Center, Stanford Medicine Imaging Center in Palo Alto, Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley, Stanford Health Care Emeryville, and Stanford Radiology at VA Palo Alto Health Care System. Throughout its history, the Stanford Medicine Department of Radiology has worked continuously to develop the infrastructure necessary to expand interdisciplinary research efforts in anatomic imaging, instrumentation development, molecular imaging, nanotechnology, information sciences, systems biology, and interventional therapeutic advances. Coupling this rich biomedical imaging foundation with an energetic, forward thinking, and creative faculty and staff, the Department is able to introduce leading-edge imaging solutions and technology to other research communities and into clinical practice.

The Department of Radiology has seen great success and received several special recognitions clinically. The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) designated the Stanford Health Care Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Clinic as one of its first Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Centers of Excellence in 2022, an honor that recognizes the decades-long investment the department has made into meeting regulatory qualifications, implementing training, and adhering to high-performance standards for radiopharmaceutical therapy. In 2023, SNMMI designated the Pediatric Nuclear Medicine Department at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital as a Pediatric Comprehensive Therapy Center of Excellence, making us one of only two such centers in the United States. Additionally, the American College of Radiology has designated Stanford Health Care as an ACR Lung Cancer Screening Center and Stanford Medicine Children's Health as a Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence.

The research divisions within the Department of Radiology have also received significant investments to its research capabilities and infrastructure. One key milestone was the unveiling of a second cyclotron in a second state-of-the-art Cyclotron and Research Facility (CRF) last year, which marks tremendous strides in enabling research advancements, supporting the development of new radiotracers, and providing more opportunities for collaborative research. Another key milestone is the installation of a research photon-counting CT (PCCT) which was later mirrored by the installation of two clinical PCCT scanners within Stanford Medicine, making Stanford Medicine one of the first institutions in the US to offer PCCT research technology both for research and clinically for patients.

The department has also seen incredible growth, including the expansion of its world-class faculty and continued commitment towards training the next generation of scientists and clinicians. The launch of a new Biomedical Physics (BMP) PhD Program in 2022 marked the first PhD training program at Stanford to be housed within a clinical department.


The Department is made up of four primary research divisions with each providing specific areas of focus but all collaborating in a highly interdisciplinary environment.


These four Divisions are:

Candidates for Chair of the Department of Radiology should combine proven leadership skills with an outstanding record of academic accomplishment; a dedication to excellence in the clinical, research and educational missions of the department; an understanding of the complexity of academic medicine; and the creative vision to help shape the future of a dynamic department. Candidates should have MD or MD/PhD degrees and must be board-certified. The Chair will report to the Dean of Stanford Medicine and will work collaboratively with Chairs of other departments within Stanford Medicine, as well as leaders of the interdisciplinary institutes at Stanford and the leadership of Stanford Health Care, Tri-Valley and Partners; and Stanford Medicine Children's Health.

The predominant criterion for appointment in the University Tenure Line is a major commitment to research and teaching. The major criteria for appointment for faculty in the University Medical Line shall be excellence in the overall mix of clinical care, clinical teaching, scholarly activity that advances clinical medicine and institutional service appropriate to the programmatic need the individual is expected to fulfill. Faculty line will be determined by the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate. The expected base pay range for this position is $875,000 to $925,000. This pay range reflects base pay, which is based on faculty rank and years in rank. It does not include all components of the School of Medicine's faculty compensation program or pay from participation in departmental incentive compensation programs. For more information about compensation and our wide-range of benefits including housing assistance, please contact the hiring department. Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including equivalent years in rank, training, and field or discipline; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford also welcomes applications from others who would bring additional dimensions to the University's research, teaching and clinical missions.

Interested candidates must submit an electronic CV, accompanied by a 1-2 page cover letter describing key accomplishments, and a biographical sketch (such as that used by the NIH) to the Stanford Faculty Positions posting, through this FSAT LINK. Note: All applicants must apply via this link: it is not possible to accept applications via email.

The Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, and Stanford University value faculty who will help foster an inclusive academic environment for colleagues, students, and staff with a wide range of backgrounds, identities, and outlooks. Candidates may choose to include as part of their research and teaching statements a brief discussion about how their work and experience will further these ideals. Additional information about Stanford's IDEAL initiative may be found here: https://ideal.stanford.edu/about-ideal.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but priority consideration of completed application materials will begin by 17th February 2025. All submissions will be held in strict confidence, to be shared only with the Search Committee. For questions, please contact Anitra Bowers at anitra.bowers@stanford.edu .

Advertised: 25 Oct 2024 9:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time

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