Academic Nephropathologist

Department:
Pathology Lab Med - Nephropath

Posting Open Date:
04/26/2022

Open Until Filled:
Yes

Position Type:
Permanent Faculty

Working Title:
Academic Nephropathologist

Appointment Type:
Open Rank

Vacancy ID:
FAC0004035

Full-time/Part-time:
Full-Time Permanent

Hours per week:
40

FTE:
1

Position Location:
North Carolina, US

Proposed Start Date:
08/01/2022

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 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is seeking an academic Nephropathologist for a tenure-track/tenured, fixed-term, or variable-track position at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor.

We are seeking new leadership and service providers for our well-known Nephropathology program, which includes an established outreach kidney biopsy service.

UNC School of Medicine has many outstanding opportunities for research and scholarship in medical renal disease, including dynamic Nephrology and Kidney Transplant programs and The UNC Kidney Center that coordinates a wide spectrum of kidney disease research including multiple ongoing NIH funded research consortia.

Opportunities are available for teaching in the School of Medicine and the Graduate School.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

The applicant must have an MD or comparable degree, be board-certified or board eligible in Anatomic Pathology, have fellowship training and/or service experience in nephropathology, and be eligible to obtain a medical license in North Carolina.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:
Applicants interested in minor clinical service work in one of our other surgical pathology sub-specialties will also be considered.

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities:
Not Applicable.

Special Instructions:
Please provide the names and addresses of four (4) references. Please upload a summary of career goals as the "Other Document."

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