Assistant Professors in CE or Tenure Track Department of Ophthalmology NIH K12 Vision Scientist Program
Assistant Professors in CE or Tenure Track Department of Ophthalmology NIH K12 Vision Scientist Program
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The Department of Ophthalmology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for several Assistant Professor positions in either the nontenure clinician educator track or the tenure track. Applicants must have an M.D or M.D./Ph.D. degree. The successful candidate must have demonstrated excellent qualifications in education research and clinical care. Candidates must be ABO Certified or eligible. While both tenure and clinicianeducator track faculty conduct methodological and collaborative research tenure track faculty focus primarily on independent investigator driven research while clinicianeducator track faculty focus primarily on collaboration.
Teaching responsibilities may include teaching medical students residents and fellows.
Clinical responsibilities may include patient care dedicated to the candidates ophthalmic specialty.
Research or scholarship responsibilities may include the establishment of basic clinical and/or translational research with potential for K12 funding.
The NIH K12 grant which has been awarded to Penns Department of Ophthalmology enables Department selected Scholars to devote 75 of their effort to research. It also provides mentoring and other research resources with the goal of having the Scholar transition to an individual NIH K award (K08 or K23 within three years and an R01within 6 years. The Scheie research program focuses on mechanisms of ocular aging and cellular rejuvenation although other areas of research are also of interest. Penns Department of Ophthalmology K12 Program is located in one of NEIs topfunded Departments. The program has been running for 17 years and has facilitated the careers of numerous academic faculty many of whom have stayed at Scheie after completing the program. The candidate must be interested in becoming ScientistClinicians planning to devote 75 or more of their time to research throughout their careers.
We seek candidates who embrace and reflect diversity in the broadest sense. The University of Pennsylvania is an EOE. Minorities/women/individuals with disabilities/protected veterans are encouraged to apply.
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