Ophthalmology Academic job located in Texas
Job Description
Faculty Position – Ophthalmology
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(Login for Information) at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston is seeking a faculty ophthalmologist to join our academic and clinical practice within the county hospital system.
This position offers a unique opportunity to play a central role in resident education and surgical training within a busy, mission-driven academic environment. The primary responsibility of this role is to teach and mentor ophthalmology residents in both clinical and surgical settings. The successful candidate will become an integral part of our residency education program and contribute to the department’s academic mission.
We welcome applicants with comprehensive ophthalmology training, as well as fellowship-trained cornea or glaucoma specialists. Appointment may be at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor level, commensurate with experience, academic accomplishments, and clinical expertise.
Faculty will hold an academic appointment with UTHealth Houston / McGovern Medical School and will participate in the clinical, educational, and scholarly activities of the department.
Qualifications:
- MD or DO degree
- Board-certified or board-eligible in Ophthalmology
- Eligible for medical licensure in the State of Texas
- Commitment to resident education and academic medicine
Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.
UTHealth Houston is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law or University policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth Houston policy.