Open Rank Professor - Division of Pediatric Rheumatology

Job Description

The University of Tennessee Health Sciences is seeking a full-time non-tenure Open Rank clinical-educator or clinical-scientist. The primary role of this position contributes to the clinical, educational, and research mission of the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology. Involvement in outpatient and inpatient. Academic rank at the time of appointment shall be commensurate with experience and credentials.

Job Description

The University of Tennessee Health Sciences is seeking a full-time non-tenure Open Rank clinical-educator or clinical-scientist. The primary role of this position contributes to the clinical, educational, and research mission of the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology. Involvement in outpatient and inpatient. Academic rank at the time of appointment shall be commensurate with experience and credentials.

Responsibilities

• CLINICAL CARE: Providing direct clinical and clinical administrative Rheumatology services.
• EDUCATION AND TRAINING: Responsibilities include training students and professional trainees both in Pediatrics and in other professions in an interdisciplinary graduate-level training program, and supervision of students/trainees in the context of Pediatric Rheumatology programs.
• SERVICE: The Department is supportive of university, hospital, and community leadership and advocacy roles.
• RESEARCH AND ACADEMICS: The Department is supportive of contributions to scholarly activity, including research. Should research effort be pursued, successful acquisition of funding would allow increased time and protected effort for research and related academic activities as appropriate for the position. Other academic obligations include participation in department and division teaching conferences and serving on hospital and university committees as directed by the Chair of Pediatrics or Division Chief of Rheumatology.

Qualifications

• EDUCATION: MBBS, MD, or DO or equivalent degree.
• LICENSES: Licensed or license-eligible in Tennessee as a Physician, Health Service Provider, should be board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics within three years.

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCES

The University of Tennessee Health Sciences is a statewide flagship, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Sciences is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering collaborative education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UT Health Sciences contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee. Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Sciences is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges -- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UT Health Sciences spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UT Health Sciences is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs. Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization. Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.