Assistant Professors in CE or Tenure Track Department of Ophthalmology NIH K12 Vision Scientist Program
- University of Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Apr 25, 2025
Job Description
Assistant Professors in CE or Tenure Track Department of Ophthalmology NIH K12 Vision Scientist Program
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Open Date: Aug 23, 2024
Deadline: Aug 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
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 non-tenure 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 clinician-educator track faculty conduct methodological and collaborative research, tenure track faculty focus primarily on independent, investigator driven research while clinician-educator 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 Penn's 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. Penn's Department of Ophthalmology K12 Program is located in one of NEI's top-funded 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 Scientist-Clinicians, 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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