Senior Rank - Tenure or Clinician Educator - Retina Surgeon

Upenn; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 220,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine, Ophthalmology department, seeks candidates for multiple Associate and Full Professor positions in either the non-tenure clinician educator track or the tenure track. Candidates must hold an M.D.

or equivalent and rank will be commensurate with experience. Responsibilities include teaching residents, students, and fellows at Scheie; mentorship of junior faculty and trainees; clinical retina care at Scheie and satellite offices; and

Qualifications

• Must hold an M.D. or equivalent degree.
• Responsibilities include teaching residents, students, and fellows.
• Research or scholarship within retina with collaborative or independent work.

Responsibilities

• Teach residents, students, and fellows at Scheie.
• Provide medical and surgical retina care at Scheie and satellite offices.
• Lead or participate in research within the retina domain.

Skills

Clinical retina care

Teaching residents

Mentorship

Research collaboration

Education

MD or equivalent degree

Job description

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

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Open Date

May 19, 2026

Deadline

May 19, 2028 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description

The Department of Ophthalmology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for several Associate and Full Professor positions in either the non-tenure clinician educator track or the tenure track. Applicants must have an M.D. or equivalent degree. Rank will be commensurate with experience.

Teaching responsibilities may include teaching residents, students, and fellows at Scheie.In addition, mentorship of junior faculty members, as well as trainees, is expected.

Clinical responsibilities may include providing medical and surgical retina care for patients at Scheie and one of Scheie's satellite offices.

Research or scholarship responsibilities may include collaborative or independent research within the specific area of retina. While both tenure and clinician-educator faculty conduct methodological and collaborative research, tenure track faculty focus primarily on independent, investigator-driven research, while clinician educator-track focus primarily on collaboration.

Application Process

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), citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.