Last Date: 22 Apr 2024.
| CLASSIFICATION TITLE: | Assistant/Associate/Full Professor |
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| JOB DESCRIPTION: | The Department of Medicine is seeking applications for a full-time tenure/non-tenure or clinical track position for the Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology at the Assistant/Associate/Full Professor level. Rank & Tenure status will be determined based on education and experience.Responsibilities will include patient care in the inpatient and outpatient settings as well as supervision/teaching of Rheumatology Fellows, Residents, and Medical Students. Along with General Rheumatology clinics, successful applicants will be expected to participate in a weekly half-day multidisciplinary clinic specializing in either muscle disease or vasculitis and to collaborate with a basic scientist in the capacity of “clinical mentor” for one or more research trainees in our NIH-funded T32 training program. An interest in translational research is highly desirable. We enjoy a collaborative relationship with Shands Hospital and pride ourselves in professional and cooperative interdisciplinary care. The UF Department of Medicine is a national leader in Cancer, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Kidney Disorders, and Pulmonology. In addition, UF Health Shands Hospital is ranked among the top-50 in eight specialties in the 2010 edition of America’s Best Hospitals, published by U.S. News & World Report. Resources available for professional development at the University of Florida Health Sciences Center include leadership, education, and research tracks within a Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI), formal mentorship programs, and supported opportunities for teaching and research. These faculty positions will be based at our University teaching hospital with a potential option for part-time patient care duties at our immediately adjacent VA Hospital. Both hospitals serve a designated shortage area and/or a medically undeserved area/population.Requisite attributes include a commitment to service, a strong sense of teamwork and a desire to train tomorrow’s doctors. Substantial start-up packages are available for appropriate research applicants.The Gainesville area has superb weather, inexpensive living, nationally ranked schools, and multiple year-round recreational opportunities. Foreign national candidates whose employment conditions meet federal and University requirements under an immigrant classification are eligible to apply.Starting salary is negotiable; commensurate with education and experience. |
| EXPECTED SALARY: | Salary is negotiable, commensurate with education and experience. |
| MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: | Applicants must be board-certified or board eligible in Rheumatology, have an MD degree or equivalent and be eligible for a Florida Medical License. |
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| SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS: | Please attach curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation.Final candidate will be required to provide official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered “official” if a designation of “Issued to Student” is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/.If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352-392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800-955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida’s Sunshine Law.Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date. |
| HEALTH ASSESSMENT REQUIRED: | Yes. |
