Department | Med-Pulmonary - 411480 |
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Posting Open Date | 10/03/2023 |
Application Deadline | |
Open Until Filled | No |
Position Type | Permanent Faculty |
Working Title | Assistant Professor (Variable Track) |
Appointment Type | Open Rank |
Vacancy ID | FAC0004736 |
Full-time/Part-time | Full-Time Permanent |
Hours per week | 40 |
FTE | 1 |
Position Location | North Carolina, US |
Hiring Range | $180,000-$215,000 |
Proposed Start Date | 11/01/2023 |
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Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit | The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service. OUR VISION Our vision is to be the nation's leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding. OUR MISSION Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond. Education: We will prepare tomorrow's health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce. Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research. |
Position Summary | The Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine at the UNC School of Medicine is recruiting for a variable track Assistant Professor with expertise in Critical Care Medicine and Geriatrics, and with an interest in clinical and translational research. Duties include, but are not limited to, attending in the Medical ICU at UNC Medical Center and Hillsborough Hospital and seeing geriatric patients in the ambulatory care clinic who have pulmonary diseases or are recovering from critical illness. They will teach medical students, medical residents, and pulmonary and critical fellows in these settings. They will be expected to conduct clinical and translational research focused on the elderly acutely ill patient and seek funding through the NIH and other sources to support that work. The candidate should have experience conducting clinical investigation and a track record of publication in the medical literature. The selected candidate will report directly to the Division Chief and must work effectively in a close teamwork setting and be flexible, solutions-oriented, and intellectually curious. He/she must maintain a commitment to continue to learn and train others in the field of pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine in terms of clinical advancements, research, and education. |
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements | Applicants must hold an MD or DO degree and be board certified/board eligible in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care Medicine, and Geriatric Medicine. Candidates must have successfully completed fellowship training in pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine and geriatric medicine. Candidates also must have formal training in clinical research methods and ethical treatment of human subjects in research. |
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience | A master's degree in clinical research or public health is preferred in addition to the required MD or DO degree. Experience in designing and conduction clinical research, data management and analysis is preferred. |
Special Physical/Mental Requirements | |
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities | Not Applicable. |
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Department Contact Name and Title | Rhonda Nord |
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Department Contact Telephone or Email | Rhonda_Nord@med.unc.edu |
Academic Personnel Office Contact Information | If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the University's Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost office at (919)-962-1091 or send an email to Please note: The Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost office will not be able to provide specific updates regarding position or application status. If you have any questions about the job requirements or the hiring department notify the Department Contact. |
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran. |