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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Division of Human Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seek candidates for several Associate Professor positions in either the non-tenure clinician educator track or the tenure track. Expertise is required in the specific area of human genetics research as detailed above, with a track record of publication and good communication skills.

Teaching responsibilities may include participation in the clinical education of medical students, residents and fellows, along with a focus on research mentorship.

Clinical responsibilities may include providing outpatient and inpatient consultative services, with a narrow focus on the clinical expertise of the selected candidate.

Research or scholarship responsibilities may include engaging in independent or highly collaborative funded research involving human genetics, genomic medicine, or translational therapeutics with a focus on having an high impact to new disease discovery or producing knowledge to better understand existing conditions. 

Clinician Educator track faculty will typically be focused on collaborative research and scholarship as co-investigators. Tenure track faculty will be principal investigators of extramurally funded research projects and publish in peer-reviewed journals.

Applicants must have an M.D. or M.D/ Ph.D or equivalent degree. Candidates must be certified or board certified/eligible in Clinical Genetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics.

Applicants in mid-career with established records of scholarly activity and/or research programs are encouraged to apply.

To apply, visit apply.interfolio.com/102366

We seek candidates who embrace and reflect diversity in the broadest sense. The University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are EOEs. Minorities/women/individuals with disabilities/protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

About Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is the nation's first hospital devoted exclusively to the care of children. Since our start in 1855, CHOP has been the birthplace for countless breakthroughs and dramatic firsts in pediatric medicine. Built on a foundation of delivering safe, high-quality, family-centered care, the Hospital has fostered medical discoveries and innovations that have improved pediatric healthcare and saved countless children’s lives. Today, families facing complex conditions come to CHOP from all over the world, and our compassionate care and innovation has repeatedly earned us a spot on the U.S. News & World Report's Honor Roll of the nation's best children's hospitals. The Perelman School of Medicine is recognized worldwide for its superior education and training of the next generation of physician-scientists and future leaders of academic medicine. With a top five ranking from US News and World Report, the nation's oldest medical school is indeed one of its best. Our students are among the finest in the nation. They are matched in quality by the high level of instruction and research that we offer. Penn ranks among the top AMCs in the country in research... and training grants awarded to medical schools by the National Institutes of Health and is a leader in the commercialization of discovery. Our research strengths encompass all basic science, clinical, and population science disciplines, contributing to a rich and vibrant intellectual environment that generates wide-ranging innovation and advancement in patient-centric care.

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