The Division of Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension in the Department of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the non-tenure academic clinician track. Expertise is required in the specific area of general nephrology, including the evaluation and management of acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease across all stages, kidney failure, and dialysis (in-center and home modalities), with the clinical skills necessary to provide high-quality inpatient and outpatient nephrology care. Applicants must have an M.D. or equivalent degree. Applicants must be board certified or board eligible in Nephrology.
Teaching responsibilities may include teaching medical students, internal medicine residents, and nephrology fellows at the Perelman School of Medicine, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and affiliated Penn Medicine sites through clinical supervision, bedside teaching, and other educational activities.
Clinical responsibilities may include providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care for patients with a broad range of kidney diseases, including acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). Responsibilities may include ambulatory general nephrology care, inpatient nephrology consultations, and management of patients receiving in-center and home dialysis at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and affiliated clinical sites. Opportunities may also include clinical involvement in specialized areas of nephrology based on the candidate's expertise and the needs of the Division.
The Division of Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension in the Department of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks an outstanding candidate for an Assistant Professor position on the Academic Clinician track specializing in general nephrology.
The Division is one of the nation's leading academic nephrology programs, with a long tradition of excellence in patient care, education, and discovery. Faculty provide comprehensive kidney care across general and consultative nephrology, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, and in-center and home dialysis, and train nephrology fellows in an ACGME-accredited fellowship program. The successful candidate will join a collaborative, collegial group of clinicians, educators, and investigators, with access to the clinical, educational, and research resources of Penn Medicine.
We seek a dedicated clinician who demonstrates strong clinical skills, a commitment to high-quality patient care, and enthusiasm for teaching and interdisciplinary collaboration. Candidates with focused clinical interests, such as home dialysis, glomerular disease, onco-nephrology, or hypertension, are encouraged to apply.
Participation in clinical research, quality improvement, and educational scholarship is encouraged and supported but not required. Faculty on the Academic Clinician track are expected to maintain an active, high-quality teaching commitment (100 teaching credits per year).
The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
