Description
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology is accepting applications for an Assistant/Associate Professor/Professor, Surgical Oncologist (Academic). This is a fulltime, tenure-track position, and faculty rank is commensurate with experience and credentials.
The successful applicant will be engaged primarily in facilitating a busy sarcoma/melanoma practice at UTHSC. The opportunity for engagement in the management of other disease site malignancies is possible. Interest in pursuing clinical research is desirable.
This position will require active participation in the Division of Surgical Oncology educational efforts including the Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship. Clinically, this position will be active within the Division of Surgical Oncology and will participate in the call coverage pool for the Surgical Oncology Division.
In addition to outstanding clinical care, the successful candidate will participate in the education of medical students, residents, and fellows.
Basic Qualifications:
Candidate must be Board-eligible/Board Certified
Committed to providing quality clinical care, student/resident teaching and research
For benefits information, please visit https://www.uthsc.edu/hr/benefits/documents/benefits-preview-packet.pdf
Applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to and knowledge of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action.
The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA/V institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is the flagship statewide, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated, collaborative, and inclusive education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UTHSC contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.
Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Science Center is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges -- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UTHSC spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UTHSC is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs.
Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization.
Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.
