Tenure-Track Professor: Ocular Surface & Dry Eye Research

University of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia invites applications for a full-time Professor (Tenure Track) in the Department of Ophthalmology, focusing on mechanisms of ocular surface homeostasis and chronic inflammatory disease. The candidate will lead an NIH-funded program with wet lab and clinical components.

Teaching duties are limited; mentoring fellows and graduate students is expected within a collaborative environment of translational eye research.

Qualifications

• M.D. and/or Ph.D. or equivalent degree required.
• Strong commitment to independent, NIH-funded research.
• Experience in ophthalmology research or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish and sustain an independent, high-impact research program in ophthalmology.
• Secure extramural funding from federal agencies (e.g., NIH), foundations, and industry.
• Collaborate with dry eye researchers in the Department and inflammation researchers at the University.
• Publish findings in high-impact peer-reviewed journals and present at national and international conferences.
• Mentor trainees, including fellows and graduate students.

Education

MD and/or PhD or equivalent degree

Job description

University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia invites applications for a full-time Professor (Tenure Track) in the Department of Ophthalmology, focusing on mechanisms of ocular surface homeostasis and chronic inflammatory disease. The candidate will lead an NIH-funded program with wet lab and clinical components.

Teaching duties are limited; mentoring fellows and graduate students is expected within a collaborative environment of translational eye research.