Assistant, Associate or Full Professor WOT, Palliative Care

Seattle, OR - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Assistant Associate or Full Professor Palliative Care Program on the Clinical Scholar pathway who will make significant contributions to both clinical service and academic pursuits.

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch) and the University of Washington (UW) are jointly recruiting a full-time faculty member at the Assistant Associate or Full Professor level without tenure due to funding (WOT) in the Clinical Research Division of the Fred Hutch and appointment in one of the following UW departments based upon the board certification(s) of successful applicant: Medicine Family Medicine Anesthesiology Rehabilitation Medicine Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences or Surgery. Specific rank will be commensurate with experience and qualifications as generally described in UWs Faculty Code Section 24-34. University of Washington assistant professors WOT are eligible for multi-year appointments and associate professors WOT hold indefinite appointments that both align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30). Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June) meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off. University of Washington faculty engage in teaching research and service.

The selected individual is expected to contribute to our mission of delivering outstanding clinical care and developing excellence in clinical research in palliative care. The successful candidate will have clinical responsibilities on the outpatient and/or inpatient palliative care service based on the candidates interests (and institutional need). Teaching responsibilities will include clinical oversite of fellows informal teaching sessions and formal lectures to learners providers and the general medical community. The balance of time will be spent in research-related activities. At Fred Hutch Clinician Scholars are expected to obtain externally funded research (e.g. grants clinical trials).

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation HIV/AIDS prevention immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the worlds leading cancer infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology infusion radiation proton therapy and related services and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the worlds deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration compassion determination excellence innovation integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity dignity and inherent value of each employee patient community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

This position is paid directly by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch) and receives no UW refer to Fred Hutch for information about compensation for this position.

Anticipated Start Date: March 1 2026

Applicants must have an MD or DO degree (or foreign equivalent) board certification (or be board eligible for current palliative care fellows) in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (or foreign equivalent) and must be eligible for medical licensure in the state of Washington.

While individuals with primary training in internal medicine are preferred applicants with other training may apply (e.g. family medicine anesthesiology rehabilitation psychiatry surgery etc.). The successful applicant will be board certified (or be board eligible for current fellows) in their primary area of training.

The ideal candidate will have a record of and primary interest in palliative care research as demonstrated by peer-reviewed publications grants and/or clinical trial experience as well as experience teaching palliative care learners.

Required Experience:

Assistant Associate or Full Professor Palliative Care Program on the Clinical Scholar pathway who will make significant contributions to both clinical service and academic pursuits.The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch) and the University of Washington (UW) are jointly recruiting a full-time...

Assistant Associate or Full Professor Palliative Care Program on the Clinical Scholar pathway who will make significant contributions to both clinical service and academic pursuits.

This position is paid directly by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch) and receives no UW refer to Fred Hutch for information about compensation for this position.

Anticipated Start Date: March 1 2026