Stanford Medicine is initiating a search for the position of Chair and Professor of the Department of Radiology.

Recognized as one of the world's leading research and teaching institutions, Stanford University is located in Silicon Valley, the heart of the Bay Area bioscience community. Stanford Medicine incorporates the School of Medicine as well as two internationally renowned hospitals: Stanford Health Care (SHC) and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford (LPCH). It is situated on Stanford campus, which also includes the Schools of Humanities and Sciences, Engineering, Law, Business, Education and the Doerr School of Sustainability.

Stanford Radiology provides patient-centric imaging services using state-of-the-art technology at its eight distinct imaging centers and affiliated Veteran’s Affairs site. Throughout its history, the Stanford Medicine Department of Radiology has worked continuously to develop the infrastructure necessary to expand interdisciplinary research efforts in anatomic imaging, instrumentation development, molecular imaging, nanotechnology, information sciences, systems biology, and interventional therapeutic advances. Coupling this rich biomedical imaging foundation with an energetic, forward thinking, and creative faculty and staff, the Department is able to introduce leading-edge imaging solutions and technology to other research communities and into clinical practice.

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) designated the SHC Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Clinic as one of its first Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Centers of Excellence in 2022, and in 2023, SNMMI designated the Pediatric Nuclear Medicine Department at LPCH as a Pediatric Comprehensive Therapy Center of Excellence, making Stanford one of only two such centers in the United States. Additionally, the American College of Radiology has designated Stanford Health Care as an ACR Lung Cancer Screening Center and Stanford Medicine Children’s Health as a Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence.

Key milestones in its research division include the unveiling of a second cyclotron in a second state-of-the-art Cyclotron and Research Facility (CRF) last year, and the installation of a research photon-counting CT (PCCT), mirrored by the installation of two clinical PCCT scanners, making Stanford Medicine one of the first institutions in the US to offer PCCT research technology both for research and clinically for patients.

Stanford Radiology is also committed to investing in artificial intelligence (AI) innovation and by fostering advancements in AI through the Stanford Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Imaging (AIMI), Artificial Intelligence Development and Evaluation (AIDE) lab, and 3D and Quantitative Imaging (3DQ) Lab, the Department seeks to ensure that cutting-edge technologies are adopted in a manner that is safe, equitable, and aligned with patient care goals.

More information about the department can be found at radiology.stanford.edu

Candidates for Chair of the Department of Radiology should combine proven leadership skills with an outstanding record of academic accomplishment; a dedication to excellence in the clinical, research and educational missions of the department; an understanding of the complexity of academic medicine; and the creative vision to help shape the future of a dynamic department. Candidates should have MD or MD/PhD degrees and must be board-certified. The Chair will report to the Dean of Stanford Medicine and will work collaboratively with Chairs of other departments within Stanford Medicine, as well as leaders of the interdisciplinary institutes at Stanford and the leadership of Stanford Health Care, Tri-Valley and Partners; and Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. 

Faculty line will be determined by the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.  Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  Stanford also welcomes applications from others who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical missions.

Interested candidates must submit an electronic CV, accompanied by a 1-2 page cover letter describing key accomplishments, and a biographical sketch (such as that used by the NIH) to the Stanford Faculty Positions posting, through this LINK.  Candidates may choose to include as part of their research and teaching statements a brief discussion about how their work and experience will further Stanford’s ideals of an inclusive academic environment for colleagues, students, and staff with a wide range of backgrounds, identities, and outlooks. Additional information about Stanford's IDEAL initiative may be found here: https://ideal.stanford.edu/about-ideal.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but priority consideration of completed application materials will begin by 17^th February 2025.  All submissions will be held in strict confidence, to be shared only with the Search Committee. For questions, please contact Anitra Bowers at anitra.bowers@stanford.edu .