"Assistant/Associate Professor in Thoracic Surgeon"

Job Summary

Job ID 268447. Position # 40069931. The Medical College of Georgia, Department of Surgery at Augusta University, is seeking a full-time faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor, as a general Thoracic Surgeon. Qualified candidates should be: Board-Certified or Board Eligible (ABTS), Fellowship trained in Thoracic Surgery, Robotic trained and/or Robotic experience required, Robotic bronchoscopy and EBUS trained and/or experience required and new graduate or less than 5 years post-fellowship experience. This position is not considered to be on tenure track.

Responsibilities

The candidate will be involved in the treatment of patients with benign and malignant thoracic diseases. The oncology patients will be managed in multidisciplinary clinics located at the Georgia Cancer Center (GCC) with our colleagues in interventional pulmonology, medical oncology and radiation oncology. Our institution has a well-established lung cancer screening program and a pulmonary nodule clinic that is led by the Thoracic Surgery team. GCC is one of only five sites in the US that is using an Artificial Intelligence Diagnostic Tool (Optellum) to help management of indeterminate pulmonary nodules. The new faculty member will have blocked operating (DaVinci Xi robotic and non-robotic rooms) time as well as blocked diagnostic time in the Physician Diagnostic Center for robotic bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound and esophageal endoscopy. The new faculty member will join a team of well-established thoracic surgeons and thoracic surgery specialists that include PAs, NPs, junior and senior residents, medical students and outstanding nursing support in the GCC, clinics, operating rooms and on the hospital floors and ICUs. In addition to clinical duties, the new faculty member will provide educational training to medical students and residents, and actively contribute to our research and academic goals. Applicants should expect to work in a friendly environment with a collegial and supportive administration with a focus on quality care and healthy wellness of employees.

Required Qualifications

• MD/DO degree; candidates should be board eligible in general surgery
• Board-Certified or Board Eligible (ABTS).
• Fellowship trained in Thoracic Surgery.
• Robotic trained and/or Robotic experience required.
• Robotic bronchoscopy and EBUS trained and/or experience preferred.
• New graduate or less than 5 years post-fellowship experience.

Assistant Professor- Early level career as a faculty member with appropriate post graduate training. Associate Professor- Mid level career faculty member with at least five years at rank of Assistant Professor or comparable training, background, and experience. Required faculty employment qualifications for all USG institutions and all academic ranks within these institutions shall be: Consistent with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)'s requirements for institutional accreditation; Evidence of ability as a teacher; Evidence of activity as a scholar and ability in all other duties assigned; Successful experience (which will necessarily be waived for those just entering the academic profession who meet all other requirements); and, Desirable personal qualities judged on the basis of personal interview, complete biographical data, and recommendations.

Shift/Salary/Benefits

This position is fiscal year based and works year-round. The intended work commitment or full-time equivalent (FTE) for this position is 1.0 and considered full-time. Assistant Professor- Salary and compensation is commensurate with education, experience, and achievements. The salary is subject to availability of funds. Associate Professor- Salary and compensation is commensurate with education, experience, and achievements. The salary is subject to availability of funds. Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, 13 paid holidays, vacation leave, sick leave, generous retirement plans, tuition waiver, wellness options, and much more! Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program. Rank and salary are determined at the time of hire and are based on a variety of factors including but not limited to experience, education, credentials, specialty, training, etc. while also considering internal equity and market data. Advancement through the faculty ranks at Augusta University is only through the annual Promotion and Tenure process in which faculty may apply if eligible (typically five-year increments). For more information on ranks, please review the Augusta University Promotion and Tenure Website: https://www.augusta.edu/faculty-affairs/promotionandtenure.php.

College/Department Information

The Medical College of Georgia is one of the nation's largest medical schools by class size, with 260 students per class. The educational experience is anchored by the main campus in Augusta, regional clinical campuses for third- and fourth-year students across the state and a second four-year campus in Athens in partnership with the University of Georgia. MCG's expanding partnerships with physicians and hospitals across Georgia currently provides about 350 sites where students can experience the full spectrum of medicine, from complex care hospitals to small-town solo practices. MCG and its teaching hospitals also provide postgraduate education to more than 500 residents and fellows in 50 different Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-approved programs. Our researchers and clinicians focus on what most impacts the health of Georgia's and America's children and adults, including cardiovascular biology and disease, cancer, neurosciences and behavioral sciences, public and preventive health, regenerative and reparative medicine, personalized medicine and genomics. Our physician faculty also share their expertise with physicians and patients at about 100 clinics and hospitals statewide.