INAUGURAL CHAIR AND PROFESSOR: DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE #BSD045

About this position

The University of Chicago's Division of Biological Sciences and Pritzker School of Medicine, one of the country's pre-eminent medical schools, seeks nominations and applications for an outstanding academic, visionary emergency medicine leader to serve as the Inaugural Chair and Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine. The appointee will join the University of Chicago faculty at an exciting time in the School of Medicine's long history. The appointee will be expected to take full advantage of the extraordinary resources of one of the world's most remarkable academic medical centers, with a strong commitment to clinical, research, and educational endeavors. Reporting to the Dean of the Division of Biological Sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine, the Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine will have overall responsibility for strategy, clinical and educational program development, and operations within Emergency Medicine. The new Department builds on a Section of Emergency Medicine with decades of institutional strength — a thriving residency among the nation's oldest, five fellowship programs, and a faculty of clinician-scholars with a remarkable track record of producing leaders in the field. The Inaugural Chair inherits a strong foundation and the institution's full support to build something extraordinary. The Chair will oversee the growth and development of the department's outstanding clinical programs and will support ground-breaking basic, clinical, and translational research. They will be a transformative leader with the vision and drive to establish a top-tier academic emergency medicine program and to position the University of Chicago as a national leader in the field. The Inaugural Chair will be responsible for: • Expanding faculty and supporting robust residency and fellowship training programs • Fostering a culture of innovation and scholarship • Cultivating key partnerships across the University's clinical enterprise and broader a

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