Assistant Professor

Position Information Position/Rank Assistant Professor (Clinical) Department 00965 - Occ. Environmental Health City Salt Lake City, UT Track Non Tenure Track New Position to Begin July 1, 2027 Details Faculty Position Description: Clinical Instructor/Assistant Professor, Clinical track Position Description The Division of Occupational and Environmental Health is seeking an outstanding clinical physician educator to join our multidisciplinary faculty. You will be joining a strong Occupational Medicine faculty group and have opportunities to teach occupational medicine residents, medical students, and other health science trainees. You will serve as a physician faculty member in the Division of Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of Utah. This position requires a commitment to excellence in patient care, the highest standard of training for medical students and residents, and participation in multidisciplinary scholarship. It will be an ambulatory-based position with clinical work conducted at the division’s clinical sites. We focus on interdisciplinary team-based care, including clinical care, regulatory exams, return to work, fitness for duty, and medical surveillance. Responsibilities: 1.0 FTE Clinical care. Provide full-spectrum, primary to tertiary occupational medicine clinical services at the University of Utah occupational medicine clinics. This also includes frequent precepting and mentoring of residents in the clinic. Qualifications: Board certification by The American Board of Preventive Medicine, Occupational Medicine. Or successful completion of residency training in occupational medicine and must be board certificated by The American Board of Preventive Medicine, Occupational Medicine within 2-years of graduation. Unrestricted Utah State medical license Experience in clinical medicine, teaching, and scholarship is preferred Application specifics: Candidates should submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae. For additional information, please contact Melissa Cheng MD, MOH , FACOEM at: View email address on click.appcast.io Quicklink Posting: The University of Utah was founded in 1850, is a member of the prestigious American Association of Universities and the Big 12. The University is ranked as one of the top US public research universities, and is particularly distinguished in medicine, genetics, and engineering. Located in Salt Lake City adjacent to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, the University of Utah is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah, serving over 31,000 students, including over 2,000 international students and scholars from over 114 different countries. The University of Utah Health (U of U Health) is a patient focused center distinguished by collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. The U of U Health values candidates who are committed to fostering and furthering the culture of compassion, collaboration, innovation, accountability, acceptance, integrity, quality, and trust that is integral to our mission. The University of Utah Values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds, and possess a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students. EEO/Non-Discrimination Information The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. 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