Faculty.Professor.Assistant - Full-Time

University of Pittsburgh • Pittsburgh, PA

48d • Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Rheumatology in the Department of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC are seeking an outstanding physician scientist at the Assistant Professor level (non-tenure track). Physicians will be responsible for the management of patients with primary focus of working with dedicated scleroderma and Sjogren’s disease clinics, and corresponding observational cohort studies and clinical trials. The physician will be responsible for both inpatient and outpatient cohorts of patients, will round at UPMC hospitals as assigned, and maintain at least six outpatient clinics per week and the continued care of those patients. The physician will serve as a preceptor to fellows and residents and be involved in teaching at UPMC for trainees. Physician will be 80%25 clinical, 10%25 research and 10%25 teaching.

Requirements

• Demonstrated teaching ability.
• Experience in advanced study and research, or professional experience that would enable an academic contribution.
• Doctoral or appropriate professional degree (MD or DO).
• Board Certified/Board Eligible.
• Promise of originality and excellence in some field of scholarship.
• Demonstrated ability in guiding and counseling students.
• Potential for promotion to Associate Professor.

Responsibilities

• Management of patients with a primary focus on dedicated scleroderma and Sjogren’s disease clinics.
• Participation in corresponding observational cohort studies and clinical trials.
• Responsibility for both inpatient and outpatient cohorts of patients.
• Rounding at UPMC hospitals as assigned.
• Maintaining at least six outpatient clinics per week and the continued care of those patients.
• Serving as a preceptor to fellows and residents.
• Involvement in teaching at UPMC for trainees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree