Open Rank, Clinical Faculty Appointment (CFA) - Nuclear Medicine

Open Rank, Clinical Faculty Appointment (CFA)

The faculty member is expected to hold a Clinical Faculty Appointment (CFA) position at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in the Department of Nuclear Medicine within the Division of Diagnostic Imaging. The faculty member is a clinician qualified to work in the field of Nuclear Medicine at a Professor level. The primary academic appointment will be in the Department of Nuclear Medicine.

Functional Responsibilities: The Sections of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Clinical Nuclear Medicine (CNM) are administrative units that provide comprehensive, diagnostic and therapeutic services within the Department of Nuclear Medicine. Faculty within these Sections provide (1) excellent, comprehensive and compassionate care for an oncologic patient population; (2) nuclear imaging and therapeutic procedures in a cost effective environment; (3) programs and projects conducted to advance fundamental or clinical understanding of oncology and nuclear medicine; (4) education for medical students, residents, fellows, graduate students, and technologists; and (5) multidisciplinary and collaborative approaches to patient-centered imaging, transformative research, prevention and exceptional education.

The members of the Department are appointed upon the recommendation of the Chair of the Department of Nuclear Medicine with concurrence of the Division Head of Diagnostic Imaging, and approval by the President of the Institution. This position is supervised by the Section Chief(s) for day-to-day clinical operations. The primary evaluator on an Annual Faculty Performance Appraisal is the Department Chair, reflecting faculty member's education, research, patient care, and administrative activities. These functional responsibilities require the mental ability to reason deductively; act decisively; communicate and execute the Institution's acceptable standards of conduct; interact with highly sophisticated technology; and understand complicated, comprehensive concepts, and technologies. This faculty position will provide onsite services, as assigned, in the Texas Medical Center (TMC) and Houston Area Locations (HALs).

Required Qualifications: Medical Degree, Board Certification by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine, Licensure by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, and BLS certification prior to employment.

Not required but promise of ability to participate in collaborative research and in team science* is desired.

• Shows evidence of excellence in clinical care & performance
• Shows evidence of ability to develop an essential role in patient care services
• Demonstrates potential for institutional service
• Shows promise for effective participation in teams as appropriate for appointment role(s)
• Has taken steps to initiate education activities, including mentoring

Additional Preferred Qualifications: Board Certified by the American Board of Radiology, A record of high-quality peer-reviewed publications, ACLS certification preferred.

Refer to the position description and the Department of Nuclear Medicine web page for additional information about the department and its programs.

Interested applicants should apply in Taleo and send curriculum vitae (updated within the last 3 months) and names and addresses of at least three references.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.