Opening for Director of NCRAR, Portland VA Medical Center

[Erick Gallun <fgallun@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

DIRECTOR, NATIONAL CENTER FOR REHABILITATIVE AUDITORY RESEARCH
Portland VA Medical Center

The National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), located at the Portland (Oregon) VA Medical Center, anticipates an opening for the position of Director.  

The successful applicant will be an outstanding scientist with clinical and/or basic science research interests involving the auditory system, with a strong history of external funding, a significant publication record, and experience leading a group of scientists. He/she will be committed to multidisciplinary and collaborative research, and to ensuring continued education and outreach to scientists, clinicians and Veterans.  

The NCRAR is a VA Rehabilitation Research & Development Center of Excellence, and the only such center in VA research dedicated to the study of hearing science and auditory dysfunction.  The Portland VA Medical Center is affiliated with the Oregon Health & Science University, and the two institutions are linked by a skybridge.   NCRAR faculty generally have academic appointments at the University, as well as their VA appointments.  

The Portland VAMC is an equal opportunity employer.  Applicants must be citizens of the US.  Please send letter of interest describing administrative and leadership experience, curriculum vitae, names of at least three references, and a statement of research interests to Marjorie R. Leek, Ph.D., Deputy Director for Research, at Marjorie.Leek@xxxxxxx  Dr. Leek’s phone number is (503) 220-8262 ext 54692. 

Further information about the NCRAR may be found on the web at http://www.ncrar.research.va.gov/.