Department: Pathology

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

The Department of Pathology at The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is seeking scientist candidates for tenure-track faculty positions in immunology or cancer research. Candidates must have a doctoral degree (Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent) and a research program in either the field of immunology, cancer, or a combination of both (e.g. cancer immunotherapy). Candidates for Assistant Professor should have post-doctoral experience with a strong record of productivity. Candidates for Associate or Full Professor should have a record of ongoing extramural funding support and productivity. Candidates should also have excellent communication skills. Candidates with R01 level funding (or equivalent) are preferred. Successful candidates will be expected to run a strong and funded research program in some aspect of immunology or cancer biology, in addition to participating in clinical service and education (as appropriate). For appropriately board-certified M.D. or Ph.D. candidates, any area of clinical expertise in Pathology will be considered.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.

Department: Pathology

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

The Department of Pathology at The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is seeking physician-scientist candidates for tenure-track faculty positions (Assistant/Associate or Full Professors). Successful candidates will be expected to develop and/or maintain a robust research program in addition to participating in clinical service and education.

The research strengths of the department include immunology and cancer biology. Any area of clinical expertise will be considered, although readily foreseeable niches include microbiology, subspecialty surgical pathology, hematopathology, among others.

The selected applicant will receive a primary appointment in the Department of Pathology, with opportunities for secondary appointments in other departments and programs. The University of Iowa is home to a range of outstanding research groups and centers that foster a collaborative and supportive environment for basic and clinical scientists.

Letters of application should include a CV, statement of career goals, research plans, and the names and addresses of three individuals who can provide letters of reference.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.

Department: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is seeking to fill a faculty position at the rank of Instructor within the Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. This position offers the opportunity for advanced clinical training and academic development in the subspecialty of pediatric cardiac surgery. The Instructor will function as an early-career faculty member and will participate in clinical care, education, and scholarly activities.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as an early-career faculty member with full attending responsibilities under supervision.


• Participate in the clinical care of pediatric cardiac surgery patients.


• Engage in teaching activities involving medical students, residents, and fellows.


• Complete at least one academic or research project during the term of appointment.

If your H-1B petition is subject to the September 19, 2025, Presidential Proclamation, please note that the department will not cover the $100,000 payment associated with H-1B sponsorship, either at the time of hire or for international travel purposes. We encourage you to explore alternative pathways for work authorization. Our team is available to help identify options that may be suitable for your situation.

For more information, please contact:

Contact name: Lisa Pfannebecker

Title: Human Resources Generalist

Email address: lisa-pfannebecker@uiowa.edu

Department website: https://ct-surgery.medicine.uiowa.edu/

To apply for this position, please visit http://jobs.uiowa.edu, requisition 75802. 

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check. 

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.

Department: Medicine Administration

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

University of Iowa Health Care (UI Health Care) seeks its next Director to lead the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center (FOEDRC). This is an exceptional opportunity to lead a nationally recognized diabetes, obesity, and metabolism-focused research center within one of the largest university-owned teaching hospitals in the United States. This pivotal leadership position presents the opportunity to shape the center’s scientific vision and drive transformative innovation and will have a lasting impact on the FOEDRC and beyond.

The FOEDRC was established in 2008 with a founding philanthropic gift from the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the FOEDRC’s relationship with the FOE remains strong. Located within the Carver College of Medicine, the FOEDRC has a distinguished record in research and education that relates to obesity, metabolism, and diabetes, with demonstrated excellence in connecting the biological relationships of diabetes and obesity with neuroscience, immunology, cancer, and cardiovascular disorders. The center has over 90 faculty actively collaborating to advance fundamental biological, translational, and clinical research and education. The FOEDRC supports state-of-art metabolomic and metabolic phenotyping cores, pilot grant funding mechanism, a NIH T32 training program, and a weekly seminar series inviting nationally recognized speakers. 

The successful candidate for director will be an outstanding biomedical scientist, creative leader and an accomplished administrator who understands the changing biomedical research environment and is able to leverage the center’s strengths to advance and support excellence in metabolic research, education, clinical care, and community engagement. This individual will foster excellent relationships across the institution and build innovative research programs. A national research presence, a record of effective administrative and fiscal leadership, a visionary leadership style, and exceptional interpersonal skills are all important attributes sought in the next director.

Candidates could become a member of one or more of several academic departments upon appointment.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.

Department: Surgery

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

The Department of Surgery at The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is seeking an outstanding academic leader to serve as Vice Chair for Research. The primary goal of this position is to expand and strengthen the Department’s research portfolio. Appointment rank may be at the Associate Professor or Professor level, on either the tenure or research track, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

The Vice Chair for Research will:

• Lead efforts to recruit tenure-track and research-track faculty with strong research potential and alignment with departmental priorities.


• Mentor junior faculty in developing and advancing their research programs, fostering a culture of inquiry and collaboration.


• Maintain a well-established, extramurally funded research program of their own, serving as a model of research excellence within the department.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

Persons with disabilities may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, (319) 335-2660 or fsds@uiowa.edu, to inquire or discuss accommodation needs.

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.

Department: Radiology

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

The University of Iowa

Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

Department of Radiology

Academic Radiologist

The Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College is seeking faculty for a position as a Clinical Radiologist. Appointment will be as a Clinician Scholar – a non-tenure clinical track at any rank within the Department of Radiology.

The Department of Radiology has nine divisions within the department:

• Body Imaging


• Breast Imaging


• Cardiovascular & Thoracic Imaging


• Interventional Neuroradiology


• Musculoskeletal Radiology


• Neuroradiology


• Nuclear Medicine & PET Center


• Pediatric

This faculty appointment would provide clinical care in one or more of our various modalities in Radiology.

About the Department of Radiology:

The Department of Radiology includes 69 staff physicians, 22 PhD researchers, 27 fellows, and 36 residents. The Radiology enterprise expands across four campuses throughout the Iowa City corridor. We also serve Stead Family Children’s Hospital located at the Medical Center University campus, as well as several UI urgent cares, clinics, and additional affiliates. Our enterprise operates 12 clinical CT scanners including two Alpha photon-counting scanners, 14 clinical MR scanners including four 3T machines, and the first Siemens Free.Max MR to be housed in an Emergency Department in the United States. We operate three time-of-flight (TOF) PET/CT systems and anticipate receiving a Siemens PET/MR in fall 2025.

The Department of Radiology plays an integral role in the Iowa Institute of Biomedical Imaging (IIBI), a collaboration of nearly 100 faculty and staff within the colleges of Engineering, Medicine, and Liberal Arts (https://www.iibi.uiowa.edu). The facility includes 3T, 3T head only and 7T research scanners.

The Department of Radiology consistently ranks highly in the Blue Ridge Institute NIH rankings, having received over $10 million in NIH funding last year. We host nine research labs and have 37 active phase I and phase II clinical trials.

About the University of Iowa Health Care:

The University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center is a state-of-the-art 800 bed tertiary care center that annually admits more than 36,000 patients for in-patient hospital care.  In fiscal year 2017, we received nearly 60,000 emergency department visits. We represent more than 200 outpatient clinics and care areas and accommodated just over one million clinic visits at our main campus and community and outreach clinics.  UI Health Care is HIMSS level 7 certified in both inpatient and outpatient care as well as a 2014 HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award Recipient.

UI Health Care is Iowa’s only comprehensive academic medical center and regional referral center. The UI Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital opened in 2017 and is Iowa’s only comprehensive children’s hospital.

For more information, please see: https://medicine.uiowa.edu/radiology/

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.

Department: Ophthalmology & Visual Science

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has a long-standing history of providing outstanding care for our patients, conducting leading-edge, collaborative research, and educating the next generation of ophthalmologists and vision science researchers. 

The department is seeking an academically oriented uveitis faculty to join a team of established ophthalmologists and optometrists. Appointment rank may be at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor level and to either the tenure track or clinical (non-tenure) track consistent with clinical experience and research interest and commensurate with experience. The position entails clinical and surgical activity at the University of Iowa Health Care university campus and Iowa River Landing as well as possible outreach sites.

The department currently supports 18 residents and 6 first year interns in the Ophthalmology training program, as well as fellowships in Pediatric Ophthalmology, Pediatric Inherited eye disorders, Glaucoma, Neuro Ophthalmology, Cornea, Oculoplastics and Surgical and Medical Retina. The department has multiple providers conducting clinical research strongly supported by a trials team and institutional resources. In addition to the trials team, the University of Iowa Institute for Vision Research is home to a world class team of scientists aimed at curing blindness through genetic and stem cell research.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.

Department: Obstetrics & Gynecology

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

Join a Dynamic Team of Nurse-Midwives at the University of Iowa

The University of Iowa’s Nurse-Midwifery Division, housed within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, is seeking a passionate and experienced Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) to join our growing faculty on the non-tenure clinical track.

This is more than a job—it’s a career-defining opportunity to be part of a nationally recognized academic medical center that values clinical excellence, innovative education, and impactful research.

Why Join Us?

• Full-Scope Midwifery Practice: Provide comprehensive care for patients with both normal and high-risk pregnancies, including gynecology and contraceptive management.


• Academic Excellence: Teach and mentor midwifery students in our hospital-based, faculty-led education program, as well as medical students, residents, and fellows.


• Research & Scholarship: Collaborate on cutting-edge research projects and contribute to the advancement of midwifery and obstetric care.


• Career Growth: Opportunities abound for leadership in committee work, curriculum development, clinical innovation, and group-based prenatal care.


• Rapid Division Growth: Be part of a thriving division experiencing exciting expansion in both clinical services and educational programming.

Life in Iowa City:

Iowa City is a vibrant, welcoming community known for its arts, culture, and education. Home to a Big Ten university, the city offers:

• A thriving downtown with locally owned shops, restaurants, and live music


• Top-rated schools and family-friendly neighborhoods


• Easy access to outdoor recreation, including parks, trails, and rivers


• A strong sense of community and a commitment to diversity and inclusion


• Affordable cost of living with a high quality of life

Whether you're looking to deepen your clinical expertise, expand your teaching portfolio, or contribute to meaningful research, this position offers the flexibility and support to grow your career in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.

Department: Internal Medicine

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

The University of Iowa, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine is recruiting a board-certified interventional cardiologist at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor. This position will be in the tenure or clinical (non-tenure) track, depending on qualifications. Appointment at the rank of Instructor (non-track) may also be considered.

Patient care will occur at the University of Iowa’s University Campus, University of Iowa Healthcare’s Downtown campus, affiliated outreach sites, and the affiliated Iowa City VA Medical Center. Duties will include diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization, inpatient rounding, outpatient clinic and a share of overnight/weekend call.

The University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, a vibrant community located in the rolling hills of southeastern Iowa. One of four UNESCO Cities of Literature, the Iowa City community offers outstanding schools, quality entertainment, literary, musical and cultural opportunities, outdoor recreation and Big Ten sporting events. Learn more about Iowa City and the Department of Internal Medicine by watching the video: https://medicine.uiowa.edu/internalmedicine/about-us/why-iowa

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.

Department: Internal Medicine

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

The Department of Internal Medicine is seeking a specialist in Allergy/Immunology at the rank of Instructor (non-track), Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor on either the tenure or clinical track.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.