Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor - MSK Radiologist

Classification Title:

Clinical Assistant, Associate Professor

Job Description:

Musculoskeletal Imaging Radiologist with Academic focus at UF Jacksonville Health System at the non-tenure accruing level of Assistant, Associate Professor with 100% specialization, under new leadership with new vision. The successful candidate will be Fellowship trained in Musculoskeletal Imaging. As the Chief of MSK, the successful candidate will be responsible for fostering a positive environment for faculty, fellows and residents.

Candidates must be Board Certified/Board Eligible in Diagnostic Radiology. Fellowship training in Musculoskeletal Imaging be considered. Candidates must be able to obtain a license to practice medicine in the state of Florida and meet the qualifications for a full time faculty position at the University of Florida. J1-Wavier will be considered. Responsibilities include working with the chair of radiology to provide quality service, serve as mentor to train a great group of residents.

UF Health-Jacksonville is the only university-based academic practice in Northeast Florida. We are subspecialized across the department. Our MSK program is growing, encompassing both diagnostic imaging, arthrography and joint injections. There are numerous academic and research opportunities available. Research team is available to faculty interested in perusing scholarly activity.

The University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville is the largest of the three colleges at the Health Science Center Jacksonville. The college is affiliated with UF Health in Jacksonville, a health system comprised of two hospitals — the 603-bed UF Health Jacksonville and 92-bed UF Health North — and more than 60 primary and specialty care practices throughout Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.

The college's 16 clinical science departments house more than 440 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 program sand proud to train many of best primary care providers and specialists throughout the region, the state and the country.

The college offers 38 accredited graduate medical education programs and 14 non-standard programs. More than 100 residents and fellows from programs across the U.S. come to UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville to participate in various clinical rotations as well.

In addition to graduate medical education, clinical rotations in all the major disciplines are provided for students from the UF College of Medicine in Gainesville. Third-year medical students enrolled at UF spend about 25 percent of their training at the Jacksonville campus, gaining valuable experience in an urban setting. While third-year rotations are only offered to UF students, elective rotations in the final year of clinical training are available to students from accredited schools in the US and Canada.

For practicing physicians, the college offers a continuing medical education program that recruits national and international speakers who are well known and respected in their fields.

The college's faculty, residents and fellows are active in clinical research. Residents and fellows regularly present their findings at locations across the country and publish their projects in well-known publications. In 2019, the campus received $23.1 million in external research funding, approximately 50% of which was federally sponsored projects.

The campus houses a 16,000-square-foot clinical and translational research facility. To support faculty and resident research, the college has a Center for Data Solutions, offering researchers analytics, epidemiology and biostatistics support, and a Center for Research Training, helping develop the next generation of highly collaborative clinical researchers.

Located in the Northeastern part of the state on the Atlantic Ocean, Jacksonville’s weather is sunny and pleasant. We enjoy an average of 320 days of sunshine each year, yet have the coolest summers in the state. Known as the River City, Jacksonville is a major port city with numerous waterways, two Naval bases, several nature preserves, marshes, lakes, wetlands and miles of beaches. Flowing through Jacksonville is the 310-mile St. Johns River, which plays a major role in our work and play.

To learn more about the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville & Jacksonville, FL, please visit:

https://med.jax.ufl.edu/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu3_1vtlqY8

https://www.visitjacksonville.com/

Expected Salary:

Salary is negotiable; commensurate with experience and qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

Fellowship trained Musculoskeletal Imaging. Candidate must be able to obtain a Medical License in the state of Florida. BC/BE Eligible in Diagnostic Radiology.

Preferred Qualifications:

Fellowship trained in Musculoskeletal Imaging. BC/BE Eligible in Diagnostic Radiology.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Review of applications will start on July 27, 2022 and applications will be accepted until the positions is filled. Please upload Cover Letter and CV with application.

Final candidate will be required to provide 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 professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/ .

The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff.

The University of Florida is An Equal Employment Opportunity Institution. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352/392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800/955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.

Health Assessment Required:
Yes