Department

Medicine - Cardiology - 411405

Posting Open Date

09/17/2022

Application Deadline

Open Until Filled

Yes

Position Type

Permanent Faculty

Working Title

Open Rank

Appointment Type

Open Rank

Vacancy ID

FAC0004209

Full-time/Part-time

Full-Time Permanent

Hours per week

40

FTE

1

Position Location

North Carolina, US

Hiring Range

Proposed Start Date

07/01/2023

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

Position Summary

The Division of Cardiology, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announces the opening of an open rank faculty appointment (MD) for an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist. The successful candidate will have clinical experience in assessment and management of VAD patients, heart transplant and ECMO. Responsibilities will include outpatient cardiology clinic, attending on inpatient heart failure service, and teaching of cardiovascular fellows and heart failure fellows. UNC has an ACGME approved fellowship in advanced heart failure. A record of successful research (clinical or translational) with the ability to obtain external funding and/or experience in cardiac imaging are pluses. Position rank and track (fixed term vs. tenure track) is dependent upon applicant qualifications and experience. The successful candidate will have proficiency in the full range of advanced therapies for heart failure.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

MD Degree.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

The successful candidate will be ABIM-board certified in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology and in Cardiovascular Disease.

Special Physical/Mental Requirements

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