Open Rank
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Job Info

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Department:

Med-Geriatric Medicine - 411440

Posting Open Date:

11/30/2023

Open Until Filled:

Yes

Position Type:

Permanent Faculty

Working Title:

Open Rank

Appointment Type:

Fixed Term Faculty

Vacancy ID:

FAC0004874

Full-time/Part-time:

Full-Time Permanent

Hours per week:

40

FTE:

1

Position Location:

North Carolina, US

Proposed Start Date:

07/01/2024

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit:

The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation's leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow's health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

Position Summary:

The Division of Geriatric Medicine at the UNC School of Medicine is recruiting for clinician educator-scholars to join its faculty.
The Division of Geriatric Medicine and the Center for Aging and Health support excellence in clinical care, education and research. Faculty clinical opportunities include work in our interdisciplinary, award-winning Geriatrics Clinic, multiple continuing care retirement communities, skilled nursing facilities, home care, and Acute Care of the Elderly Inpatient Service. The UNC School of Medicine is ranked #1 in Primary Care by US News and World Report.
Our education and training programs are supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Duke Endowment, the Moore Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute on Aging. Research training programs include the NIA funded T-35 Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) program and T-32 program in Geriatric Oncology.
Clinician-investigators will find rich opportunities for interdisciplinary research on our unique 5-school Health Affairs campus (Schools of Public Health, Pharmacy, Nursing, Social Work, and Medicine). UNC is home to the NIH-funded Transitional and Clinical Sciences Institute, the Cecil Sheps Center for Health Services Research, and the Lineberger Cancer Center, among others.
Our highly qualified and nationally known faculty members are dedicated to innovations in care with resulting improvements in health outcomes and quality of life for the aging population.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

MD, with residency training in Internal Medicine and fellowship training in Geriatric Medicine

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:

Board Certified/Board Eligible in Geriatrics

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities:

Not Applicable.

Special Instructions:

Applicants need to apply online athttps://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/270487and include a cover letter and curriculum vitae.

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