Assistant​/Associate Professor in Thoracic Surgeon

Overview

Assistant/Associate Professor in Thoracic Surgeon – Augusta University, Medical College of Georgia, Department of Surgery. Full-time faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Thoracic Surgery. Board-Certified or Board Eligible (ABTS) with fellowship training in Thoracic Surgery. Robotic training/experience required, including robotic bronchoscopy and EBUS training/experience. New graduate or less than 5 years post-fellowship experience. This position is not on tenure track.

The candidate will be involved in the treatment of patients with benign and malignant thoracic diseases. Oncology patients will be managed in multidisciplinary clinics at the Georgia Cancer Center (GCC) with colleagues in interventional pulmonology, medical oncology and radiation oncology. The institution has a lung cancer screening program and a pulmonary nodule clinic led by the Thoracic Surgery team. The GCC uses an Artificial Intelligence Diagnostic Tool (Optellum) to help manage indeterminate pulmonary nodules.

The new faculty member will have blocked operating time (DaVinci Xi robotic and non-robotic rooms) and blocked diagnostic time in the Physician Diagnostic Center for robotic bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound and esophageal endoscopy. The new faculty member will join a team of thoracic surgeons and thoracic surgery specialists, PAs, NPs, residents, medical students, and supportive staff in the GCC, clinics, operating rooms, ICUs, and on hospital floors.

In addition to clinical duties, the faculty member will provide educational training to medical students and residents and contribute to research and academic goals. Applicants should expect a friendly environment with a collegial administration focused on quality care and employee wellness.

• MD/DO degree; candidates should be board eligible in general surgery
• Board-C Certified or Board Eligible (ABTS)
• Fellowship trained in Thoracic Surgery
• Robotic trained and/or Robotic experience required
• Robotic bronchoscopy and EBUS trained and/or experience preferred
• New graduate or less than 5 years post-fellowship experience

Assistant Professor – Early level career as a faculty member with appropriate post-graduate training.

Associate Professor – Mid level career faculty member with at least five years at rank of Assistant Professor or comparable training, background, and experience.

Requirements for all USG institutions and all academic ranks include:

• Consistent with SACSCOC accreditation requirements
• Evidence of ability as a teacher
• Evidence of scholarly activity and ability in all assigned duties
• Successful experience (waived for those just entering academia who meet other requirements)
• Desirable personal qualities judged by interview, biographical data, and recommendations

This is a full-time, year-round position (1.0 FTE).

Salary and compensation for each rank are commensurate with education, experience, and achievements, and subject to fund availability.

Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, 13 paid holidays, vacation leave, sick leave, retirement plans, tuition waiver, wellness options, and more. Eligible full-time employees with more than 6 months of service may be considered for Tuition Assistance.

Rank and salary are determined at hire and may consider experience, education, credentials, and market data. Advancement through the faculty ranks follows the annual Promotion and Tenure process (typically five-year increments). For details, refer to Augusta University Promotion and Tenure information.

The Medical College of Georgia is one of the nation's largest medical schools by class size, with approximately 260 students per class. The institution operates on the Augusta main campus, regional clinical campuses, and a second four-year campus in Athens in partnership with the University of Georgia. MCG partners with more than 350 sites for clinical education and trains over 500 residents and fellows across 50 ACGME programs.

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