Open-Rank Faculty Position (Clinical Trials, Neuroimaging)

About NCOAR

NCOAR was launched in 2024 through a $75 million investment from Arkansas opioid and vaping settlement funds, with additional substantial support from Arkansas Children’s. Faculty will be housed in a new 65,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art research facility, with occupancy anticipated in early spring of 2027.  

• State-of-the-art neuroimaging (MRI, EEG) research facility and dedicated clinical research unit. 
• Imaging facility will include a Siemens MAGNETOM Cima.X 3T MRI and a Magstim EGI 128-sensor MR compatible HD-EEG system. 
• Family Clinical Research Unit with 8 interview rooms, 3 exam rooms, 2 one-way observation rooms and 4 multi-purpose rooms, 1 of which is specifically designed to support adults and children with sensory needs. 
• Fully equipped phlebotomy and specimen processing space 
• Flexible, modular dry lab spaces 

A new 65,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art research facility is currently under construction on the Arkansas Children’s Golisano’s campus in Little Rock, with occupancy anticipated in early spring of 2027. The facility will house advanced research infrastructure, collaborative team science spaces and cutting-edge technology, while also offering flexible areas designed to support convenings, workshops and community-engaged activities. This space is dedicated to NCOAR’s mission and has been purposefully designed to accelerate discovery and translation.

• Integrated imaging capabilities, with secure image management and analysis.
• Family Clinical Research Unit with 8 interview rooms, 3 exam rooms, 2 one-way observation rooms and 4 multi-purpose rooms, 1 of which is specifically designed to support adults and children with sensory needs.
• Fully equipped phlebotomy and specimen processing space
• Flexible, modular dry lab spaces

NCOAR and ACRI

NCOAR is a collaborative program within the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI), a not-for-profit corporation that is a nationally recognized pediatric research institute where children are at the center of every discovery. Researchers at ACRI span the full continuum of science from basic and translational research to clinical trials and community-based implementation addressing in-utero development through young adulthood.

ACRI includes the Pediatric Clinical Research Unit, a dedicated research unit embedded in the Arkansas Children’s Hospital available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, as well as dedicated pre- and post-award grant services, specialized expertise in biostatistics, informatics, community-based participatory research, and dissemination and implementation science. ACRI is located in Little Rock on the campus of Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH). ACH is a full-service, state-of-the-art medical facility, offering a complete array of clinical services ranging from well-childcare to the medical management of critically ill and injured children.

Qualifications for this position: 

An M.D., D.O., D.N.P., Ph.D. or other terminal degree with a record of peer-reviewed publications and receipt of extramural funding is required. 

Positions are open at all career stages, with appointments at the assistant, associate or full professor level commensurate with experience, with priority for mid- to senior-level career stage. Generous start-up packages and opportunities for NCOAR and ACRI leadership roles are available.  

Get Connected

After submitting this short form, applicants will receive an email to which they can attach a letter of interest and a curriculum vitae to Alicia Allen, Ph.D., MPH, Associate Professor and NCOAR Director.  Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled.