AC Track Faculty Position, Palliative Oncology - Assistant Professor
- University of Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Oct 24, 2026
Job Description
AC Track Faculty Position, Palliative Oncology – Assistant Professor
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Open Date: Oct 22, 2026
Deadline: Oct 22, 2028 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
The Division of Hematology-Oncology in the Department of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for several Assistant Professor positions in the non-tenure academic clinician track. Expertise is required in the specific area of palliative oncology. Candidates should possess leadership skills to interact with a wide range of stakeholders in the university, health system, and community. Applicants must have an M.D. or equivalent degree. Board certification or eligibility in Medical Oncology is required.
Teaching responsibilities may include palliative care fellows who rotate through the Palliative and Supportive Oncology Clinic and have a strong background and interest in education to further the Division's commitment to equip front-line oncology clinicians and oncology trainees with basic palliative care skills in serious illness communication and symptom management. The academic clinician track requires 100 credits per year of active and high-quality teaching.
Clinical responsibilities may include excellent clinical skills in providing ambulatory palliative care consultation for cancer patients in close partnership with each patient's oncology team. The successful candidate will develop and pilot embedded palliative and supportive oncology clinics at Abramson Cancer Center sites in the greater Philadelphia area. The successful candidate will have opportunities to partner with leadership in the Division of Hematology and Oncology and the Cancer Service Line to lead quality improvement initiatives aimed at improving end-of-life outcomes for cancer patients throughout Penn Medicine.
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