Assistant Professor, Clinician Educator, Pediatric Oncology- Hematologic Malignancies Program

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine – Pediatrics Oncology invites applications for an Assistant Professor in the non-tenure clinician educator track. Expertise in pediatric leukemia and lymphoma required.

Responsibilities include inpatient and outpatient care for children and young adults at Philadelphia University City Hospital, teaching, and mentoring fellows. The successful candidate will contribute to translational and clinical research, with an expected 50% protected

Qualifications

• MD or MD/PhD or equivalent required.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in pediatric hematology/oncology.
• At least two years of attending physician experience after fellowship.
• Experience in pediatric leukemia/lymphoma preferred.
• Strong research and collaboration capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Teach medical students, residents, and fellows and act as educational liaison with advanced practice providers.
• Provide inpatient and outpatient care for children, adolescents, and young adults with hematologic malignancies at Philadelphia University City Hospital.
• Engage in fellowship training and mentoring of trainees.
• Participate in early-phase clinical trials and translational research in pediatric hematologic malignancies.

Education

MD or MD/PhD

Job description

University of Pennsylvania: Perelman School of Medicine: Perelman School of Medicine - Pediatrics: Perelman School of Medicine - Pediatrics - Oncology

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Open Date: Oct 06, 2025

Deadline: Oct 06, 2027 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Division of Oncology in the Department of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seek candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the non-tenure clinician educator track. Expertise is required in the specific area of pediatric leukemia and lymphoma. Applicants must have an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent degree. Board-certified or board-eligible in pediatric hematology/oncology.

Teaching responsibilities may include didactic and clinical instruction of medical students, residents, post-doctoral fellows, instructors, and/or clinical research assistants and educational liaison with advanced practice providers.

Clinical responsibilities may include inpatient and outpatient care focused on children, adolescents, and young adults with hematologic malignancies at the Philadelphia University City Hospital and active involvement in fellowship training and mentoring. The ideal candidate will also have interests in early phase clinical trials of precision medicine therapeutics for children with relapsed/refractory or high-risk leukemias. This position is not intended for applicants with primary clinical interests in cellular immunotherapy or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The candidate must have at least two years of experience as an attending physician after completion of fellowship training.

Research or scholarship responsibilities may include expanding translational and clinical research efforts in pediatric hematologic malignancies. The successful applicant will be academically productive, collaborative, and able to expand our already robust research enterprise. The successful candidate must have an established record of peer-reviewed scholarship and extramural grant funding and is expected to have 50% independent research effort funding within three years of appointment.