Assistant Professor-Clinician Educator-Academic Neuropathologist-Division of Neuropathology

University of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia seeks an Assistant Professor-Clinician Educator in Academic Neuropathology to join the Division of Neuropathology. The position targets individuals with strong clinical expertise and a track record in teaching and scholarly activity.

Responsibilities include surgical and medical neuropathology, intraoperative consultations, and mentoring fellows, residents, and students, with a translational research program focused on brain tumors.

Qualifications

• MD or MD/PhD or equivalent degree.
• ABPath certification in Anatomic Pathology or Anatomic and Clinical Pathology.
• ABPath certification or eligibility in Neuropathology.
• Eligibility for licensure in Pennsylvania.
• Experience in teaching and clinical care.
• Research on brain tumors desirable.

Responsibilities

• Teaching neuropathology to fellows, residents, medical students and other scientists.
• Clinical responsibilities include surgical and medical neuropathology and intraoperative consultations.
• Research responsibilities include developing a translational, collaborative program, preferably on brain tumors.

Skills

Teaching

Neuropathology

Academic scholarship

Clinical care

Education

MD or MD/PhD

Job description

Assistant Professor-Clinician Educator-AcademicNeuropathologist-Division of Neuropathology

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Open Date: Sep 25, 2025

Deadline: Sep 25, 2027 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the PerelmanSchool of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seekscandidates for an Assistant Professor position in the non-tenureclinician educator track. Applicants must have an M.D. orM.D./Ph.D. or equivalent degree. American Board of Pathologycertification is required in Anatomic Pathology or Anatomic andClinical Pathology. American Board of Pathology certification oreligibility in Neuropathology is required. Eligibility forlicensure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is required.

Teaching responsibilities may include teaching and mentoring ofneuropathology fellows, medical residents, medical students,graduate students and postdoctoral or other scientists.

Clinical responsibilities may include surgical and medicalneuropathology, including intraoperative consultations (frozens)and on call duties.

Research or scholarship responsibilities may include development ofa translational, collaborative research program, preferably onbrain tumors. Faculty on the CE track at the Perelman School ofMedicine are expected to develop and sustain a record of academicproductivity, which includes involvement in collaborative and/orindependent research efforts leading to peer-reviewed publishedworks. Faculty on this track are also expected to demonstrateexcellence in teaching and clinical care.

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.