Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor, Retina Specialist - Ruiz Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, McGovern Medical School

Location: Texas Medical Center-Houston, Texas

Category: Faculty

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

Requisition #: 240000E9

McGovern Medical SchoolatUTHealth Houston, is seeking a board-eligible or board-certified clinician with retina fellowship training to joinThe Department of Ophthalmology and Visual ScienceThis is an academic track position, with research and teaching opportunities and expectations. We will entertain all applicants at the assistant/associate or full professor level. Those with an established funded research program may be considered for appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor.

Position Key Accountabilities:

This is an academic track position, with research and teaching opportunities and expectations. Clinic time will be split between our primary teaching location,Lyndon B Johnson Hospital, and theCizik Eye Clinic, located within theTexas Medical Center. The exact proportion at each location will be dependent upon physician interest and need.

Qualifications:

• Completed fellowship training or equivalent in medical retina.

• Board certified/eligible in ophthalmology.

• Eligible for a medical license in the state of Texas.

Qualified applicants must demonstrate a commitment to excellence, discovery and service, have potential to be outstanding in their field of expertise, and share an interest in fulfilling the common goals of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Preferred applicants will possess and demonstrate knowledge or skills such as, excellent communication and interpersonal skills with strong potential for a leadership role within the department.

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)

Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.

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Work location is based on the needs of the department and may be adjusted.