Open Rank Academic Emergency Medicine Clinical Educator/Researcher

Dept Number/Name: 0-6148-000 / Emergency Medicine

College Division: USFHealth-College of Medicine

Salary Plan: Faculty

Job Code/Title: 9003 / Assistant Professor

Hiring Salary/Salary Range: Negotiable

Position Number: 00058353, 00058378, 00058379, 00058380

ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY:

USF Health's mission is to envision and implement the future of health. It is the partnership of the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, the College of Nursing, the College of Public Health, the Taneja College of Pharmacy, the School of Biomedical Sciences and the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences; and the USF Physician's Group. USF is a global research university ranked 34th in federal research expenditures for public universities. For information regarding the USF Health, please visit our website at http://health.usf.edu/index.html

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine is seeking a faculty member in the tenure or non-tenure track. The successful candidate will receive institutional support for three years during which time they will be expected to initiate a competitively funded research program. The candidate should have expertise in a specific area of Emergency Medicine. Applicants must have an MD or DO degree and board certified or board eligible in Emergency Medicine. Candidates should have formal post-doctoral training in research methods or in a specific discipline area (e.g. a PhD) and/or have completed an emergency medicine fellowship. Areas of emphasis include social medicine, toxicology, ultrasonography, and molecular medicine. Funding will be available to support approximately 50% research/academic program development effort during the first three years.
 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Research Duties: Successful candidates are expected to develop and maintain a competitively funded, independent, research or scholarly/academic program and participate in interdisciplinary research in fields associated with Emergency Medicine.  The successful candidate will be expected to compete for and obtain federal funding within 3 years of the appointment.

Clinical Duties: Clinical responsibilities will include patient care in the emergency department at Tampa General Hospital and or satellite locations

Responsible to a Chair or other appropriate higher-level administrator of a State university.
Responsible for teaching, research, service, and related administrative activities.
Responsible for academic advising and related activities.
May represent the university, college/school, or department.
 

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

MINIMUM:

Doctoral degree from an accredited institution or the highest degree appropriate in the field of specialization with a demonstrated record of achievement in teaching, academic research, and service.  Must meet university criteria for appointment to the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. For Associate/Full Professor - Normally will have produced creative work, professional writing or research in refereed and other professional journals, and be a recognized authority in the field of specialization.

Candidate must be Board Eligible or Board Certified in Emergency Medicine

PREFERRED:

Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) degree or equivalent in addition to MD/DO or Post-doctoral research training and/or completing of a fellowship in emergency medicine.
 

Working at USF

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