What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Professor of Gastrointestinal Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania position at University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine?
University of Pennsylvania: Perelman School of Medicine: Perelman School of Medicine - Surgery
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Open Date
Oct 16, 2026
Deadline
Oct 16, 2028 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description
The Department of Surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Associate Professor position in the non-tenure clinician educator track. Expertise is required in the specific area of minimally-invasive gastrointestinal surgery. Applicants must have an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent degree. They must also be certified by the American Board of Surgery or eligible for such certification.
Teaching responsibilities may include clinical and didactic instruction of fellows, residents and medical students rotating on the GI Surgery service.
Clinical responsibilities may include in- and out-patient clinical care of general and gastrointestinal surgery patients – especially within the foregut and hernia realms.
Research or scholarship responsibilities may include basic science or clinical studies in the field of gastrointestinal surgery.
This position will be housed at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Preference will be given to candidates possessing fellowship training in minimally-invasive surgery and who possess robotic surgery skills. Advanced endoscopic skills are also welcomed.
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Open Date
Oct 16, 2026
Deadline
Oct 16, 2028 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description
The Department of Surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Associate Professor position in the non-tenure clinician educator track. Expertise is required in the specific area of minimally-invasive gastrointestinal surgery. Applicants must have an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent degree. They must also be certified by the American Board of Surgery or eligible for such certification.
Teaching responsibilities may include clinical and didactic instruction of fellows, residents and medical students rotating on the GI Surgery service.
Clinical responsibilities may include in- and out-patient clinical care of general and gastrointestinal surgery patients – especially within the foregut and hernia realms.
Research or scholarship responsibilities may include basic science or clinical studies in the field of gastrointestinal surgery.
This position will be housed at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Preference will be given to candidates possessing fellowship training in minimally-invasive surgery and who possess robotic surgery skills. Advanced endoscopic skills are also welcomed.