New Faculty Opportunity – Center for Biobehavioral Health at Nationwide Children’s Hospital

The Center for Biobehavioral Health in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital is seeking outstanding candidates for recruitment into a tenure track faculty position with a focus on biobehavioral and/or relevant areas of clinical/translational science.  This recruitment is open to all faculty ranks within the tenure track.

The mission of the Center for Biobehavioral Health is to achieve the best outcomes for children and families by conducting cutting-edge team science, translating scientific discoveries, and training the next generation of leaders in biobehavioral scientists.  The new faculty member will have a PhD, MD, or MD/PhD and be expected to be an active participant in advancing this mission by establishing an impactful independent research program supported by extramural funding, developing basic and translational scientific collaborations, providing mentorship to colleagues, training the next generation of researchers, and participating in center activities. The specific area of research within pediatric biobehavioral research is flexible (e.g., e-health, neurodevelopment). Interdisciplinary work that involves the evaluation of innovative health interventions, dissemination and implementation science are strongly encouraged. Candidates must have a track record of high-quality publications and, preferentially, grant funding, which may include a K, R01, or equivalent award.

Notably, all principal investigators in the Center for Biobehavioral Health are appointed as faculty of The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Faculty have access to colleagues and resources at both NCH and OSU campuses. Indeed, most faculty maintain appointments within the OSU graduate programs.  

The Abigail Wexner Research Institute is ranked in the top ten in NIH funding to free-standing children's hospitals. Research programs are organized into 15 multidisciplinary Institutes or Centers of Emphasis structured to encourage collaboration, facilitate team science and foster creativity with strengths in genomics, gene therapy, immunology, and bioinformatics and the integration of basic science and clinical care.

Nationwide Children’s is consistently ranked among the top 10 children's hospitals, having been named to U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Children's Hospitals Honor Roll” for 11 consecutive years. It is one of the nation's largest not-for-profit pediatric healthcare networks, providing wellness, preventive, diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitative care for infants, children, and adolescents, as well as adults with congenital diseases.

Columbus is a thriving, diverse, technologically sophisticated metropolitan city with a population of over 2 million. The quality of life and cost of living in Columbus are outstanding. Columbus has received multiple accolades including

• Raked 4th on USA Today’s 2025 Best list of most walkable cities
• 10th on Forbes Home’s list of “The Best Cities to Move to in 2024”.
• 14th largest city in the United States in 2025
• Ranked 1st metro area in the nation for growth and infrastructure in Site Selection Magazine’s 2025 Global Groundwork Index

Inquiries are encouraged. Please send correspondence, including curriculum vitae, a brief statement of research interests (1-2 pages), and contact information for three references to Patrick.Kennedy@nationwidechildrens.org in Faculty Recruitment.

Application review to begin on a rolling basis and continue until the position is filled.

 

 

Designs experiment and develop protocols required to conduct meaningful research in a specific area of scientific research. Trains and guides technical staff involved in specific projects and performing techniques. Plans future directions and seeks sources of funding for a research group. Records, collects, and analyzes data from research studies, and publishes results in appropriate refereed scientific journals. Presents study results to Research Institute (RI) staff as well as at national scientific conferences. Collaborates with other RI investigators in a manner that will enrich the overall institutional research effort. Prepares for seeking and obtaining external research funding. Serves as a mentor to RI post-doctoral research fellows (Research Scientists).

 

 

Essential Functions:

• Designs experiments and develops protocols necessary to conduct meaningful research in a specific scientific area. Does “hands-on” performance of techniques as needed to complete projects. Ensures that research projects are conducted efficiently, correctly, and in a timely manner.
• Trains subordinate research staff such as technicians, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, etc. so that they can perform techniques required for conducting the studies.
• Records, collects, and analyzes study data to be able to reach valid conclusions. With the results in mind, plans for future research directions and studies.
• When study data has been analyzed statistically, prepares papers and publishes results in appropriate scientific journals. Presents results and conclusions to scientists at the weekly CRI research meetings and at national conferences.
• Collaborates with other RI and OSU investigators to mutually benefit research efforts. Serves as a resource in a particular area of scientific expertise.
• Provides mentorship to graduate students and post-doctoral fellows (Research Scientists) in preparing them to be independent researchers.
• Performs appropriate duties as a member of the faculty of the Ohio State University College of Medicine.
• Prepares scientific proposals to seek external research funding whenever possible.
• Prepares and monitors capital budget for the area of responsibility. Responsible for authorizing expenditures from approved grant funds.
• Recruits, hires, terminates and trains assigned staff. Trains staff for compliance to hospital policies, RI, NIH, NRC, AALAC requirements and OSHA standards and regulations. Also conducts training on animal care and use as appropriate.

Education Requirement:

Ph.D. or MD/Ph.D. or equivalent degree and having completed a post-doctoral fellowship in a pertinent area of scientific expertise.

Licensure Requirement:

(not specified)

Certifications:

(not specified)

Skills:

• Good communication skills, and ability to prepare scientific publications, presentations and proposals.
• Technical skills in an appropriate area of research.
• Ability to teach and train junior scientists.
• Desire to pursue a career in biomedical research, and knowledge of the research process.

Experience:

(not specified)

Physical Requirements:

OCCASIONALLY: (none specified)

FREQUENTLY: (none specified)

CONTINUOUSLY: (none specified)

Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:

Pressure in this position will vary depending on the workload. The workload will be heavy but manageable most of the time. Pressure may arise in the face of deadlines associated with grants, required documentation related to the physician’s OSU faculty appointment, etc.

 

 

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