Posting Information
Department: Pathology Lab Med - Clinical - 413802
Posting Open Date: 07/17/2024
Open Until Filled: Yes
Position Type: Permanent Faculty
Working Title: Academic Molecular Pathologist
Appointment Type: Faculty
Vacancy ID: FAC0005146
Full-time/Part-time: Full-Time Permanent
Hours per week: 40
FTE: 1
Position Location: North Carolina, US
Proposed Start Date: 01/01/2025
Position Summary: The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is recruiting an academic Molecular Pathologist for a tenure-track/tenured, fixed-term, or variable track position at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. The successful applicant will function as an attending pathologist in the UNC Hospitals Clinical Molecular Genetics Laboratory, a full-service laboratory that performs cancer and heritable disease testing on approximately 20,000 cases annually. Responsibilities include molecular pathology case interpretation and diagnostic reporting, oversight of new assay development, and collaboration on clinical trials utilizing genomic data. Faculty will participate in multidisciplinary tumor boards and molecular tumor board. Faculty are expected to engage in scholarly work to include research projects and teaching a variety of learners, including medical students, residents, fellows, and staff. The successful candidate will be eligible for membership in the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Regular opportunities are available for teaching in the School of Medicine and the Graduate School.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: Applicants must have an MD, DO, or PhD degree. MD and DO applicants must be board-certified or board eligible in Molecular Genetic Pathology and be eligible to obtain a medical license in North Carolina. PhD applicants must be board certified or board eligible in Laboratory Genetics and Genomics or both Clinical Cytogenetics & Genomics and Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience: For successful applicants with appropriate experience, opportunities for Medical Director leadership in the Molecular Genetics Laboratory and/or in other areas of McLendon Clinical Laboratories will be considered. MD and DO applicants with fellowship training and/or expertise in hematopathology will also be considered for duties with our department's hematopathology section.
Special Instructions: For the required Other Document, please upload a summary of career goals. For the List of References, please provide the names and contact information for four (4) references.
Department Contact Information:
Department Contact Name and Title: Herb Whinna, Chair of the Search Committee
Department Contact Telephone or Email: Herbert.Whinna@unchealth.unc.edu
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.
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