Position Overview

Organization: Medicine, Cardiology

Title: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor (WOT), UW Heart Failure Cardiology

Position Details

Position Description

The Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine and UW Heart Institute is recruiting a full-time Assistant, Associate, or full Professor (without tenure by reason of funding), heart failure cardiologist to join the Advanced Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support services at the University of Washington Medical Center. Salary and academic appointment at University of Washington will be commensurate with experience, qualifications, and academic rank. Assistant Professors WOT are eligible for multi-year appointments that align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30). Associate and Professor WOT hold indefinite appointments that align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30). Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off. The successful candidate will provide clinical care in the inpatient setting focused on patients with advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support or cardiac transplant. The teaching activities of this position will include attending on clinical service and mentoring trainees. The anticipated start date is September 1, 2023.

The base salary range for this position will be $16,250-$33,333 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. Other compensation associated with this position may include an administrative salary supplement (ADS), and incentive through UW Physicians (UWP) practice plan.

For practitioners holding an appointment in one of the physicians practice plans, see the link for additional benefits that may be available. For UWP: https://faculty.uwmedicine.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/UWP-Benefits-Summary-for-recruitingef-edits-v3.pdf

University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, scholarship and service.

Qualifications

Applicants must have an MD or DO degree (or foreign equivalent) and be board certified/eligible in cardiovascular diseases (or foreign equivalent). The applicant should possess strong clinical skills in the management of end-stage heart failure and transplant/post-transplant patients. Candidates should have a demonstrated record of research and publication. In order to be eligible for University sponsorship for an H-1B visa, graduates of foreign (non-US) medical schools must show successful completion of all three steps of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE), or equivalent as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Instructions

Interested applicants should apply via Interfolio

Please include CV, cover letter, a statement of past and planned contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and contact information for three professional references.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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.

Benefits Information

A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.

Commitment to Diversity

The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).

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Disability Services

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or dso@uw.edu.

COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements and Information

Under University of Washington (UW) Policy, University-compensated personnel must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof thereof, or receive a UW-approved medical or religious exemption. This requirement will be a condition of any offer associated with this recruitment. For more information, please visit https://www.washington.edu/coronavirus/vaccination-requirement/.