Assistant Professor - Division of Infectious Diseases

Number of Positions In Requisition

1



Job Details

The Department of Medicine at Sidney Kimmel Medical College is seeking qualified candidates for a faculty position in the Division of Infectious Diseases. The Division of Infectious Diseases is dedicated to the highest ideals of teaching, clinical care, and scholarship in the field of Infectious Diseases. The sixteen faculty members and six fellows see patients at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Methodist Hospital, Jefferson Hospital for Neurosciences, and The Wills Eye Institute. The division has broad expertise in all aspects of infectious diseases, including infectious complications of transplantation and HIV care.

Job Description

Responsibilities include general inpatient ID consultations and general outpatient ID visits. We are continuing to expand our research team to continue work in solid organ transplant, orthopedic infections, infections in individuals with substance use disorder (SUD), HIV infection, and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections. We have established a multi-disciplinary atypical mycobacterial disease program with our Pulmonary/Critical Care Division and a dedicated clinical service to care for individuals with SUD who present with infectious complications. Interest and experience in Infectious Diseases clinical trials and epidemiology, is a plus for this position.

Involvement in teaching medical students, pharmacy students, medical residents, pharmacy residents, and ID fellows is expected.

Candidate Qualifications

• Completed a residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases

• Board Certified in Internal Medicine and BE/BC in Infectious Disease

• Possess academic credentials for appointment to the rank of Assistant Professor

• Possession of or eligible to receive an unrestricted medical license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Procedure for Candidacy

Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, current CV, and at least two letters of recommendation to the address below. Personal statements summarizing teaching experience, clinical and research interests, and contributions to diversity are strongly encouraged.

Send correspondence to:

Ms. Tina Melton [email protected]

Division of Infectious Diseases

1101 Market Street, Suite 2720

Philadelphia, PA 19107

Phone: 215-503-8575

Fax: 215-503-2624

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

1101 Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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