Clinical Associate Professor - Cornea Surgical Education

Clinical Associate Professor - Cornea Surgical Education

• Syracuse
• Physician, Faculty & Librarians
• Part‑time
• Opening on:
  Feb 10 2026
• Ophthalmology & Visual Science
• State of New York
• Clinical Associate Professor HS, NSC4
• 87956
• UUP (State University Professional Services Unit)

Clinical Care:
Active clinical practice by College of Medicine faculty members is the basis for the education of medical students, residents and fellows. Active clinical practice also provides a means to stay current with state‑of‑the‑art medical treatments, procedures, medications, etc. For these reasons, faculty clinical practice programs are essential to Upstate's instructional mission and participation in these programs is a critical responsibility of members of the faculty in clinical departments.

Therefore, it is an expectation that you will perform excellent clinical care in the area of Ophthalmology, including provision of primary care and consultant responsibilities from private patients and those patients being followed in the public clinics of Ophthalmology and serve as preceptor for house staff and students in caring for patients on the Ophthalmology service during assigned periods. You will develop clinical activities that promote excellence in clinical care, i.e., assume a leadership role and demonstrate innovation in clinical services.

You will establish and maintain reputation as a successful and innovative clinician.

Teaching:
Offer clear and effective instruction within your expertise to students in the Colleges of Medicine and Graduate Studies and serve as preceptor/mentor for house staff. It is our expectation that all faculty participate in teaching, both within their Department and in multidisciplinary courses in the College of Medicine. You will be assigned, by your department chair, to participate in these courses as a lecturer or small group leader/participant as part of your professional obligation.

Service:
Participate in governance, curriculum development and other forms of academic service, by serving on departmental, institutional and professional committees as appointed or elected.

Mentoring:
Offer clinical and research training to such medical, graduate, and post-doctoral students as you are able to recruit, support financially if needed, and accommodate in your assigned space.

Fellowship-trained in cornea/refractive surgery and anterior segment surgery; board-certified in ophthalmology

Variable

DOQ

Please submit CV and cover letter with application.

Recruitment Office:
Aurora Venden, Faculty Affairs & Faculty Development