The University of Mississippi Medical Center invites applications for the position of Chair, Department of Physiology and Biophysics in the School of Medicine. This key leadership role, reporting to the Dean of the School of Medicine, will have overall responsibility for the department. The department has a long history of international prominence in cardiovascular and renal physiology and in the pathophysiology of hypertension and related cardiorenal and metabolic disorders. The chair will build upon the department’s well-established research and education strengths to continue to position the department as an international and national leader in research, education and innovation. Specific areas of responsibilities include: Strategic Planning