Complex Medical Dermatology Instructorship

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia seeks a Dermatology instructor for Academic Support Staff. The fellowship-style appointment begins as a one-year term with renewal based on performance and funding, and is mentored within the Dermatology program.

The role emphasizes teaching residents, clinical care, and research, with opportunities to contribute to inpatient consults and outpatient medical dermatology under guidance from Dr. Misha Rosenbach.

Qualifications

• Must have MD or MD/PhD or equivalent.
• Dermatology residency completed by fellowship start date.
• Experience in teaching residents and conducting research.

Responsibilities

• Manage patients acutely and longitudinally; prescribe systemic immunomodulatory medications.
• Teach residents in clinical settings and in didactics; mentor in education.
• Be involved in research and publishing; participate in ongoing projects and develop your own investigative work.
• Inpatient consultative dermatology and outpatient advanced medical dermatology under mentorship.

Skills

Teaching

Research & publishing

Clinical dermatology

Education

MD or MD/PhD or equivalent degree

Dermatology residency completed by fellowship start date

Job description

University of Pennsylvania: Perelman School of Medicine: Perelman School of Medicine - Dermatology

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Open Date

Jun 18, 2026

Deadline

Jun 18, 2028 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description

The Department of Dermatology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Instructor position in the Academic Support Staff. This appointment will be initially for one (1) year and continuation during that time period and renewal are based on satisfactory performance and availability of funding (limited to three (3) years). Applicants must have an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent degree. Applicants must have completed dermatology residency by the fellowship start date. Our estimated start date is July 31, 2027. Applications will need to be completed in full by October 15, 2026.

Responsibilities may include management of patients both acutely and longitudinally, gaining experience in prescribing and managing a range of systemic immunomodulatory and immunosuppressive medications. Members of the program are expected to be actively engaged in teaching residents both in clinical settings and in formal didactics, and mentorship in education is a key part of the program. Additionally, participants in this program are expected to be involved in research and publishing and will have opportunities to join projects that are in progress, and mentorship and support in launching their own investigative work.

The successful applicant will have an opportunity to to be mentored in not only the diagnosis and management of patients with complex medical dermatological diseases but also in teaching and research. This is a mentored experience under the direction of Dr. Misha Rosenbach, Fellowship Director, and is focused on developing skills to care for the most challenging and complex patients in dermatology, including inpatient consultative dermatology and outpatient advanced medical dermatology. The focus is on diagnosis, evaluation, and management of patients with skin signs of systemic disease, autoimmune/inflammatory diseases, and hospitalized patients with cutaneous disease.

Responsibilities

Participants are in a hybrid role bridging ongoing training and learning in a mentored environment, and early faculty responsibilities as an independently practicing dermatologist. This ‘fellowship’ is structured to include:

• Collaborative complex medical dermatology outpatient clinics adjacent to and embedded with our advanced medical dermatology team (Drs. Rosenbach, Micheletti, Werth, and Vleugels)
• Independent outpatient medical dermatology clinics with close mentorship available
• Inpatient dermatology consult service with evolving responsibilities over the course of the year – from observer/helper, to teacher, to supervised independent practice.

The ideal participant is a senior dermatology resident or junior faculty person planning a career in academic medical dermatology with a component of inpatient consultative dermatology.