Anesthesiologist, Clinical Associate/Full Professor, Anesthesiology, Vice Chair for Clinical Research

Anesthesiologist, Clinical Associate/Full Professor, Anesthesiology, Vice Chair for Clinical Research

Location: Stony Brook, NY, United States
Open Date: Feb 19, 2026
Deadline: Mar 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description
Stony Brook Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology has a Vice Chair for Clinical Research faculty position available at the Associate Professor/Professor Level. Tenure vs. non-tenured depending upon experience and qualifications.

Stony Brook University is located 60 miles from New York City on Long Island's scenic North Shore. Our 1,100-acre campus is home to a diverse community comprised of 25,710 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and more than 13,500 faculty and staff, including those employed at Stony Brook Medicine, Suffolk County's only academic medical center and tertiary care provider.

General Responsibilities :
The candidate will provide anesthetic care to patients undergoing surgery or other procedures and will provide consultation before and after the anesthetic procedure. The candidate will be actively engaged in the instruction and/or supervision of medical students, resident physicians and certified registered nurse anesthetists.

Vice Chair for Clinical Research:
Candidate must have a strong track record of peer-reviewed funding in Clinical or translational research, a national/international reputation for research leadership, mentorship, and the ability and desire to develop a strong funded clinical research program. The successful candidate will also have a track record of working with and receiving industry support (pharmaceutical and/or device trials). Duties will include participation and mentorship in departmental activities that pertain to undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate, and faculty research and education. As a member of the executive team, the candidate will be expected to assist in strategic planning and direction, play an important role in administrative aspects pertaining to the initiation of grant support, design of research projects, and organizational aspects related to the research goals of the entire department. The successful candidate will also have the ability and desire to mentor junior clinical faculty to participate and develop their own research projects leading to potential funding, presentations, abstracts and published manuscripts.

We are searching for outstanding candidates with an innovative research program and a history of extramural (Government i.e., NIH, private foundations and industry) pharmaceutical/device manufacturer funding. Candidates must have history of prior or current research and extramural funding. History of publications in high impact journals. Successful candidates are expected to bring their own vigorous dynamic program that would synergize with the ongoing studies at the Department.

The Department and the School of Medicine have excellent research infrastructure, which includes MRI, PET, CT, microscopy, behavioral, genomics and proteomics equipment and facilities.

Existing Research Resources and Support:
The basic and clinical science divisions of the Department have recently undergone major growth and restructuring, with an expanded focus on basic and clinical neuroscience. There are 7 federally funded basic science investigators and some clinical faculty with research and clinical trials experience. Clinical Research Support includes 4 clinical research coordinators and a full-time statistician. Research interests include, but are not limited to, molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative disorders and chronic pain, adult neurogenesis, learning and memory, brain imaging, mitochondrial dysfunction, ciliopathies, and genomics, investigated on models ranging from Drosophila and frogs to mice and humans.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications:

• MD or DO (or foreign equivalent) degree
• Completed an ACGME accredited residency program in Anesthesiology
• Board Certified in Anesthesiology
• Licensed, or, eligible for licensure in New York State
• Proven documented scholarly activities, publications, and research
• Minimum of 10 years of postgraduate experience with active research funding

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS or PhD (or foreign equivalent) in a basic science or related area
• Proven Leadership training and experience, successful track record of industry funding

A three-page research plan addressed to: Dr. Syed Shah, MD Professor and Chairman Department of Anesthesiology

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For questions regarding this position, please contact Mr. Armando Santos at [email protected]

Special Notes
Tenure/Non-Tenure Track position. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. To qualify for tenure and/or a senior faculty appointment, the candidate must meet the criteria established by the School of Medicine ( School of Medicine's Criteria for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure ).

Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible.

Campus Description:
Long Island's premier academic medical center, Stony Brook Medicine, represents Stony Brook University's entire medical enterprise and integrates all of Stony Brook's health-related initiatives: education, research and patient care. It encompasses Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children's Hospital, the five Health Sciences schools -- Dental Medicine, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Social Welfare -- as well as the major centers and institutes, programs and more than 50 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County. With 624 beds, Stony Brook University Hospital serves as Suffolk County's only tertiary care center and Regional Trauma Center. Stony Brook Children's, with more than 180 pediatric specialists in 30 specialties, offers the most advanced pediatric specialty care in the region. In the Medical and Research Translation (MART) building, two floors are occupied by Stony Brook University Cancer Center's outpatient services, and four floors are devoted to cancer research. Diversity, equity and inclusion are essential core values at Stony Brook Medicine. We believe we do our best and most impactful work when we leverage our diverse, equitable and inclusive perspectives. We are proud to recruit and hire talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

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Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information,veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

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