Ophthalmologist - Clinical Assistant​/Associate Professor

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The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville seeks to add a full-time Comprehensive Ophthalmologist at the non-tenure level of Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor. Major responsibilities include providing excellence in patient care, teaching, and, if desired, clinical research contributing to a diverse academic eye practice.

CLIN AST/ASO PROF

The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville seeks to add a full-time Comprehensive Ophthalmologist at the non-tenure level of Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor. Major responsibilities include providing excellence in patient care, teaching, and, if desired, clinical research contributing to a diverse academic eye practice. The department includes cornea and external disease, glaucoma, anterior segment surgery, diseases of the retina, uveitis, ocular tumors, oculoplastic and orbital surgery, neuro-ophthalmology, contact lenses, low vision and electrophysiology.

It is a multi-specialty, single-location academic practice with a robust clinical volume and its own ophthalmology-specific surgery center adjacent to clinical offices. The department is open to candidates' interests and career paths, welcoming both experienced staff and recent graduates. Hiring and appointment are through the University of Florida, with excellent benefits including health care, retirement, and paid leave. The compensation structure is competitive and commensurate with experience.

UF Health Jacksonville is the largest UF campus outside Gainesville, with more than 6,200 faculty and staff; more than 650,000 outpatient visits and more than 40,000 inpatient admissions annually.

• UF Health Jacksonville, an academic health center near Downtown Jacksonville and home to the area's only adult and pediatric Level I trauma program
• UF Health North, a 92-bed hospital and outpatient medical campus in North Jacksonville
• UF Health Science Center Jacksonville, which encompasses three UF colleges in Jacksonville:
  Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy
• UF Jacksonville Physicians, Inc., a network of primary and specialty care centers offering exceptional patient care throughout Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia

The UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville is the largest of the three colleges at the Health Science Center Jacksonville. We excel in education, research and patient care that expresses our steadfast values of compassion, excellence, professionalism and innovation. The college's 16 clinical science departments house more than 450 faculty members, 1,560 staff and 384 residents and fellows, as well as medical students from UF and around the country.

We offer an incredible breadth of clinical training programs and are proud to train many of the best primary care providers and specialists throughout the region, the state and the country. Research and innovation are critical aspects of our clinical campus with leading researchers. The UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville faculty work as a team in pursuit of our common mission — to heal, to comfort, to educate and to discover through quality health care, elimination of health disparities, medical education, innovation and research.

To learn more about our college, leadership, mission, faculty resources, and the city of Jacksonville visit .

Expected Salary: Salary and academic appointment will commensurate with training and level of experience.

Minimum Requirements: Candidates should have a MD/DO and have completed residency training in ophthalmology.

Preferred Qualifications: BE/BC Preferred.

Special Instructions To Applicants: The Search Committee will begin to review applications on August 1, 2024. Please provide letter of intent and Curriculum Vitae.

The final candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered official if a designation of Issued to Student is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a credentialing service provider approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

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