Director, Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center
Company: UI Carver College of Medicine
Location: Iowa City
Posted on: February 2, 2026
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Job Description:
DIRECTOR, FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES DIABETES RESEARCH CENTER THE
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA ROY J. AND LUCILLE A. CARVER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
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.
Required qualifications are: MD, MD/PhD, or PhD with a track record
of accomplishments in diabetes, obesity, or metabolism research and
a deep understanding of basic, translational, clinical, and/or
population-based science. National recognition for achievement in
clinical, educational, and/or research pursuits that would warrant
a tenured appointment. Record of accomplishment for developing a
research infrastructure and extramural funding. Excellent strategic
skills, administrative experience, and financial acumen.
Demonstrated leadership achievement in a high-performing,
contemporary, academic research center with comparable complexity
to the University of Iowa Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes
Research Center. Demonstrated knowledge of effective strategies for
working with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of
backgrounds and perspectives. Excellent communication skills and
demonstrated interpersonal skills, allowing for transparency,
respect, effective problem resolution, and ethical decision-making.
Desirable qualifications include: Previous experience overseeing or
growing a high functioning related research program within
anacademic medical center. An open and direct communication style
with a collegial presence that encourages consensus building,
collaboration, and cooperation. Comfortable in the public domain
with the ability to engage the community through philanthropy to
support research, education, clinical, and service missions. A
leadership style that assists others before oneself and holds
others accountable to agreed upon objectives. A strong advocate for
the center who negotiates well across all levels of the
organization to support the center's objectives. Ted Abel, PhD
Nitin Karandikar, MD, PhD Co-Chairs, Search Committee for Fraternal
Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center UI Admin Contact: Sasha
Alexander, Executive Assistant to the Search Committee
sasha-alexander@uiowa.edu 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. The University of
Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are
encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment
free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color,
religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including
childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic
information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S.
military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.
Keywords: UI Carver College of Medicine, Dubuque , Director, Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, Science, Research & Development , Iowa City, Iowa
