Associate Professor, Investigation

This area of excellence is appropriate for individuals who spend the majority of their time performing research. Investigation is broadly defined to include basic, translational and clinical research, including epidemiology, outcomes and health services research, and biostatistics as well as research in social sciences, ethics, bioinformatics and health economics, among others. Investigation also includes the development of innovative methods/technologies and/or novel applications of existing methods and technologies. This area of excellence may also be used to recognize the contributions of individuals with research training in diverse fields who bring a unique or critical expertise to the biomedical research team. It includes individuals participating in large collaborative and multicenter research, as well as those conducting research individually or in small groups. The candidate must demonstrate scholarship, which may include first or senior author publications of original research, and/or publications from large multidisciplinary studies on which the candidate was in another authorship position and to which the candidate made documented, significant intellectual contributions.

Investigation Metrics

Summary

National reputation as original, independent investigator and major contributor to the field; may include development of or novel application of methods or technologies that significantly advance biomedical science; must have a record of independent scholarship which may include: first and senior author on high quality publications that have advanced the field, and/or publications from collaborative research that significantly advance biomedical science to which the candidate contributed critical ideas or innovations, having taken the lead on some publications; candidate should have a successful funding record; must have evidence of teaching and supervision of trainees.

In addition to distinguished service as an Assistant Professor:

Investigation	Examples of Metrics
	Conducts original research that significantly advances biomedical science; may include any or all of the following: Basic research Clinical research and/or laboratory or clinically based translational research which may include studies of disease mechanisms, diagnostic techniques and/or other investigations contributing knowledge that may significantly advance the prevention, diagnosis or management of disease; may have a defined role in building a multidisciplinary team and/or center that conceptualizes novel investigative approaches Quantitative or social science research such as epidemiology, outcomes and health services research, and biostatistics as well as research in social sciences, ethics, bioinformatics and health economics, among others; should have an independent leadership role in design of studies, conduct of studies and/or analysis of study data; for multicenter studies, makes key, original intellectual contributions to critical elements in study design, protocol development, protocol implementation, study conduct, and/or data analysis Development of new methods/technologies and/or novel applications of existing methods/technologies Candidate will most often be principal investigator on federal, investigator-initiated industry, and/or foundation grants; may be site principal investigator of a multicenter study; may be primarily funded as a co-investigator if candidate brings a critical expertise to multiple studies
Recognition	Examples of Metrics
	Invitations to speak nationally about research Principal investigator peer-reviewed funding to conduct research Service on editorial boards of scientific journals or as a consultant to journals in area of expertise Leadership role(s) on institution research-related committees such as the human subjects committee Service on national committees related to research including grant review panels such as NIH study sections, FDA panels, and data and safety monitoring boards for multicenter trials Significant role in planning sessions for scientific societies nationally Leadership role in an institutional research core National awards for research and/or innovation Membership on steering committees, other study committees and/or writing groups of national multicenter studies Invitations to serve as a key investigator on multiple, significant studies based on unique expertise
Scholarship
	Publication of first and senior author high quality, original research that significantly advances the field Publication of original research from multidisciplinary studies on which the candidate was first or senior author; may be in another authorship position or member of an unnamed authorship group, to which the candidate made documented, key intellectual contributions; should have taken the lead role on some manuscripts from the study Publications of first and senior author original work describing new methods/technologies and/or innovative applications of existing methods/technologies; may be published in journals of the primary discipline (e.g., statistics) or the field in which the expertise is applied (e.g., cardiology)