Clinical Instructor, Division of Transplant Surgery

Clinical Instructor, Division of Transplant Surgery

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 Division of Transplant Surgery of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking candidates for a full time faculty position. The appointment will be at the Clinical Instructor level on the Fixed-Term track. The successful applicant will provide clinical services for patients with liver disease, renal disease, and Type 1 diabetes. Duties include, but are not limited to, attending on abdominal transplant inpatient services and outpatient clinics for patients being evaluated for transplantation and those patients in the post-transplant period. The individual will be involved in all facets of transplant surgery including: kidney transplant, liver transplant, pancreas transplant, multi-organ transplants and organ procurements both living and deceased. The individual will also be involved in research activities leading to grant submissions and publications.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
MD

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
The successful applicant will have completed a Transplant Surgery fellowship through the American Society of Transplant Surgeons or comparable organization.

Please apply online at https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/213298

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.