Assistant Professor, Clinician Educator

University of Pennsylvania; United (PA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Pennsylvania is seeking an Assistant Professor, Clinician Educator in Philadelphia, PA, to advance public health-focused community-engaged research and implementation science addressing interpersonal violence. The role emphasizes teaching, clinical collaboration, and scholarly work within emergency medicine.

The successful candidate will contribute to bedside teaching across medical education levels, develop prevention initiatives, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or equivalent degree required.
• Experience in community-engaged research and implementation science.
• Ability to conduct bedside and classroom teaching across trainees.

Responsibilities

• Teach bedside to public health students, medical students, residents and fellows.
• Design, evaluate, and implement prevention initiatives in clinical settings.
• Collaborate on research in emergency care, trauma, and violence prevention.
• Develop evidence-based care pathways and support risk reduction efforts.
• Engage with communities and stakeholders to address social determinants.

Skills

Public health research

Implementation science

Community engagement

Violence prevention

Education

PhD or equivalent degree

Job description

Assistant Professor, Clinician Educator

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Open Date: Jul 17, 2026

Deadline: Jul 17, 2028 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

The Department of Emergency Medicine at the Perelman School ofMedicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for anAssistant Professor position in the non-tenure clinician educatortrack. Expertise is required in the specific area of public healthfocused on community-engaged research and implementation scienceand interventions to reduce interpersonal violence. Applicants musthave a Ph.D. or equivalent degree.

Teaching responsibilities may include bedside teaching to publichealth students, medical students, residents, and fellows.Additional teaching responsibilities include lectures, journalclubs, case conferences, simulation teaching, small groupdiscussions, and other formats. Dedication to teaching is highlyvalued in our department.

Clinical responsibilities may include collaborating withinterdisciplinary clinical teams; designing, evaluating, andimplementing prevention initiatives; informing care pathways;addressing social and structural risk factors; identifying upstreamcontributors to injury; facilitating connections to supportiveresources; integrating evidence-based interventions into careworkflows; advancing prevention efforts; and supporting riskreduction and improved outcomes.

Research or scholarship responsibilities may include collaboratingand developing the candidate's expertise in implementation scienceand community engaged while contributing to research efforts onadditional projects related to emergency care, trauma, violence,injury prevention, and reduction in poor health outcomes. Thesuccessful candidate will work collaboratively with faculty andtrainees in the department and collaborating programs.

The committee seeks candidates who demonstrate the ability toconduct impactful community-engaged and implementation scienceresearch addressing violence prevention, injury prevention,emergency care, and safe communities and health care settings.Particular value will be placed on evidence of successful communitypartnerships, stakeholder-engaged research, and experience workingwith populations and systems relevant to the communities served bythe institution. Familiarity with the tri-state region and/orestablished regional collaborations is considered an asset but isnot required.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer.Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race,color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin(including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenshipstatus, age, disability, veteran status or any class protectedunder applicable federal, state, or local law.