Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology

Overview

Be a Tar Heel!: A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the Department Med Ad-Deans Office - 420104. Posting Open Date 07/30/2025. Open Until Filled:
Yes. Position Type:
Permanent Faculty.

Working Title:

Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology. Appointment Type:
Open Rank. Vacancy . Full-time/Part-time:
Full-Time Permanent. Hours Per Week: 40. Fte: 1.

Position Location:

North Carolina, US. Hiring Range:
Dependent on Qualifications. Proposed

Start Date:

01/01/2026.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation’s top public universities. UNC-Chapel Hill offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package, paid leave, and a variety of health, life and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance. This description reflects the unit context and does not alter the official job posting information.

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 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 prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research:
We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

The School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks an accomplished and visionary leader to serve as Chair for the Department of Ophthalmology. This recruitment is Open Track/Open Rank, and the appropriate track and rank will be determined once the top candidate is selected. The Department’s vision is to improve the health of our patients by providing the highest-quality clinical care, pioneering new approaches to treating and preventing eye disease, and educating the next generation of ophthalmologists.

The Department is comprised of multiple divisions, programs, and specialized internal clinical research units. The department also works in partnership with the UNC Gene Therapy Center, Lineberger Cancer Center, Carolina Nanomedicine Institute, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, and UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Our clinical programs serve patients from across North Carolina by providing both comprehensive and subspecialty ophthalmic care.

We offer advanced diagnostic services, medical treatments, and surgical interventions for a wide range of eye conditions. Our team includes experts in retina, glaucoma, cornea and external disease, oculoplastics, neuro-ophthalmology, pediatric ophthalmology, and uveitis. In addition to our main facility at the Kittner Eye Center, we extend our reach through 10 care locations, including UNC Hospitals, Hillsborough Hospital, Person Memorial Hospital, Chatham Hospital, Holly Springs, Pittsboro, Roxboro, Burlington, North Raleigh, and the Fayetteville VA Medical Center.

The UNC Department of Ophthalmology is proud to offer a highly regarded residency program that provides rigorous, well-rounded clinical training in all major subspecialties of ophthalmology. Our three-year ACGME-accredited program emphasizes early surgical exposure, strong mentorship, and a comprehensive curriculum. In addition to the residency program, we offer fellowships in cornea, glaucoma, and medical and surgical retina. Across all levels of training, our department fosters an environment of academic excellence, collaboration, and compassionate patient…