Assistant Professor

Department

SOM KC Internal Medicine - Dermatology

Medicine-Dermatology

Position Title

Assistant Professor

Job Family Group

Academic

Job Description Summary

Tenure track appointments are full-time with an initial probationary period of seven years. Criteria for promotion includes significant achievements in teaching, research/scholarship, and service. The award of tenure is based on potential for sustained contributions, performing beyond expected duties, and demonstrating leadership and innovation in activities that enhance the reputation of the University.

The Clinical Scholar Track is for full-time faculty members who are heavily involved in clinical service, education, and related scholarship. This track has two career paths: Clinician-Educator concentrating on teaching and Clinician-Investigator for concentrating on research/scholarship. Significant contributions in professional and academic service are required for both paths.

Job Description

The Division of Dermatology at KUMC is seeking board certified / board eligible academic general / medical dermatologists to join our expanding academic dermatology division. We have a busy academic clinical practice with a wide range of pathologies seen in the outpatient and inpatient setting. The Kansas University Hospital is a 1054 bed tertiary care hospital and the University of Kansas Cancer Center that is the only NCI-designated cancer center in the area. Kansas University transplant physicians perform over 300 hematopoietic stem cell transplants and 400 solid organ transplants each year.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Board Certified/Eligible in Dermatology.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience: Clinical experience in Dermatology.
  
  

Job Duties Outlined

• Provide patient care in ambulatory clinic. Model best practices for diagnosis and treatment of illnesses and conditions. Complete appropriate documentation of patient encounters for medical follow-up and timely billing.
• Instruct medical students, residents, and fellows in clinical and classroom settings. Coach and guide learners appropriate to their educational level. Evaluate learner's progress.
• Contribute to various scholarly and research activities of the Division of Dermatology. Research could include clinical trials or investigator initiated studies.
• Participate in Division, Department, and School faculty activities as allowed by schedule constraints.
• For those interested, there are opportunities for professional development in Immunodermatology, Complex Medical Dermatology and Inpatient Dermatology, DermatoOncology, and Transplant Dermatology. A Clinician-Investigator Track is also available.
  
  

Required Documents

• Resume/CV
  
  

If selected as a final candidate for this position, you may be required to complete the Association of American of Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers. A copy of the Representations and Warranties document can be found here.

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Employee Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time