Assistant​/Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Description

The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Virginia seeks applicants for multiple tenure-eligible or tenure-ineligible positions to serve as an Assistant/Associate or Professor of Emergency Medicine. These individuals will work directly with Department leadership and the Chair on research productivity, academic instruction, and service activities with a focus on the clinical programs. Positions include protected time to support scholarly pursuits based on a prior sustained record of achievement.

This position carries a faculty appointment in the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

The Department of Emergency Medicine is led by Andrew

E. Muck, MD, MBA, and includes adult care, pediatric care, and active air and ground transport programs. There is an established emergency medicine residency program and fellowships in Medical Toxicology, EMS, Cardiovascular Emergencies, Ultrasound, Research, Administration, Global Health, and Education. The UVA Health System is a 700‑bed tertiary care and Level 1 trauma center with an annual ED census of 75,000 located at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Charlottesville, Virginia.

• Clinical Activities – Faculty serve as attending physicians within the UVA emergency department. Completion of residency training in emergency medicine and board‑eligibility/certification will be required. Preference is given to applicants who have completed additional fellowship training and board certifications.
• Teaching – Teaching encompasses all activities that directly facilitate student learning, including contact hours in the classroom, office hours, class preparation, grading, answering student email, student advising, evaluating and making available course materials, facilitating e‑learning, and related duties.
• Research – The research component normally includes scholarly publication, attendance at academic conferences, and obtaining grants. More senior scholars often take leadership roles in scholarly associations and act as editors, board members, and referees for grant‑giving organizations, academic presses, and scholarly journals. External grant funding is encouraged and a support system exists to assist in seeking and obtaining grant funding.
• Service – University service involves membership in departmental, college‑level, and university committees, attendance at departmental meetings, student recruitment, and routine paperwork such as filling out reports, answering email, participating in surveys, and voting in university elections.
• Additional duties may be assigned.

Qualified candidates must have an MD or DO and residency training in Emergency Medicine. Applicants with specific fellowship training and/or a continued record of academic accomplishment are encouraged to apply. Successful applicants will demonstrate a commitment to advancing their academic career by joining a diverse and highly accomplished faculty. They will have a proven track record or significant potential for leadership and collaboration to promote the continued growth of the emergency medicine program.

These opportunities are for the EM physician with an interest in a balanced career of research, clinical care, service, and teaching, with time allocated from the Department to support scholarly pursuits.

Questions related to this opportunity should be directed to Shannon K. Hughen‑Giger, MHA, Chief Operating Officer, at cwa6tr.

This position will remain open until filled. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. A completed pre‑employment health screen is required for this position.

• CV
• Cover Letter – please include how you learned about this position and a statement of contributions or potential contributions to the UVA Health ASPIRE Values.
• Contact information for at least 3 references

Upload all materials into the submission fields. Multiple documents can be submitted in a single merged PDF file. Applications that do not contain all required documents may not receive full consideration.

Salary, rank, and tenure are commensurate with education and experience. For more information about UVA, the Charlottesville community, and available benefits, visit the provided university web pages.