"Associate Professor with tenure - Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine"

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine invites applications for a full-time Associate Professor with tenure position. Applications are sought in the broad area of musculoskeletal outcomes research, with an emphasis on enhancing patient function and recovery following orthopaedic injuries and surgery. Potential areas of focus include, but are not limited to, epidemiology of musculoskeletal pathologies, musculoskeletal health and aging, and novel use of digital health technologies to monitor and assess surgical outcomes. The position also includes a leadership role in integrating departmental clinical outcomes research and establishing collaborative relationships with orthopaedic clinical and research faculty. We are seeking a highly motivated candidate who will work collaboratively with clinical and basic science faculty within the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, and who will develop programmatic efforts to enhance collaborations with established outcome and epidemiology research efforts within the UW SOM such as the Clear Center (https://theclearcenter.org) and the Institute for Translational Health Sciences (https://www.iths.org). Teaching of undergraduates, graduate students, and residents via active learning pedagogy is encouraged. The successful applicant will be expected to promote and enhance diversity and inclusion in musculoskeletal clinical research. This is a 12-month service period position (July-June) with an indefinite term length and an anticipated start date in Winter 2026. All University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research, and service. The University of Washington is one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions and our faculty are committed to excellent teaching, outstanding research, and exemplary service. In addition to its internationally recognized clinical care over five hospitals, the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine pursues a wide range of research that ranges from skeletal biology and tissue regeneration to clinical trials to enhance patient care (http://www.orthop.washington.edu). The University of Washington is uniquely positioned among biomedical research institutions in its ability to lead in both basic discovery and its application to the treatment of disease. The University and its affiliated institutions, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Children's Hospital, are widely regarded as leaders among the premiere biomedical research institutions in the world, via state-of-the-art clinical practice and demonstrated ability to develop and assess new clinical interventions. Applicants must have a PhD (or foreign equivalent) in a relevant field by the date of appointment. The successful applicant will demonstrate high quality scientific productivity, and previous success in securing extramural funding from national agencies. University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.