Assistant Professor, Clinician Educator

About the role

The Department of Emergency Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the non-tenure clinician educator track. Expertise is required in the specific area of Emergency Medicine. Applicants must have an M.D. degree. ABEM certified or board eligible.

Responsibilities

• Teaching responsibilities may include bedside teaching to medical students, residents, and fellows.
• Lectures, journal clubs, case conferences, simulation teaching, small group discussions, and other formats.
• Clinical responsibilities may include providing emergency medical care to patients presented to the emergency department at HUP Spruce, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, HUP Cedar, ED Observation Unit and Pennsylvania Hospital.
• Research or scholarship responsibilities may include opportunities to work across departments and schools (there are 6 STEM schools on campus) on multidisciplinary projects.

Qualifications

• Dedication to teaching is highly valued in our department.
• Independent research is a key component for success in this position and there is a mandatory promotion probationary period that requires evidence of significant scholarship.
• Candidates with post-residency research methodology training or fellowship training may have an advantage in meeting the requirements of this track.

Benefits

A reduced clinical schedule is initially available for this position with the expectation that after an introductory period, there will be independent funding to support the clinical reduction.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $180,000 - $220,000 annually.

Schedule

The initial clinical schedule is 4 days per week, with the possibility of further reductions based on performance and funding availability.