School of Medicine - Ophthalmology

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Contact Information:

Administrator
Department of Ophthalmology
1120 15th Street BA-2701
Augusta, Georgia 30912
Phone 706-721-1164
Fax 706-721-1158

  • Assistant or Associate Professor
    Position No.  00001441 / 52883
    Description:  Invites applications for a full-time faculty at the Assistant/Associate Professor level. Academic rank and salary will be commensurate with credentials and experience. Candidates must have completed an approved ophthalmology residency program as well as fellowship training in Retina. In addition, he/she must be Board Certified or Board Eligible. Responsibilities include patient care, teaching, and research. There are excellent opportunities for laboratory and clinical research - the position offers 65% protected research time.
    Application Deadline:  Until Filled

    Please send curriculum vitae and a list of at least three references including addresses and telephone numbers to:

    Julian J. Nussbaum, M.D., Professor and Chairman
    Department of Ophthalmology                                                        
    Medical College of Georgia
    1120 15th Street
    Augusta, GA     30912                                                                    
    Phone (706) 721-1148
  • Assistant, Associate, Professor

Position No. 00008997 / 58213

Posted:  02/12/2009

Description: 

The Medical College of Georgia seeks an energetic and enthusiastic clinical co-director for its newly launched Vision Discovery Institute developed to engage in high impact research and discovery related to visual function and disease.

We invite applications from outstanding clinician-scientists for a faculty position at the rank of Professor of Ophthalmology. The individual will work with our basic science co-director and interact with our existing group of 23 faculty members who have research expertise in retinal diseases, corneal pathology, glaucoma and low-vision rehabilitation.   Applicants should have a strong record of publications and extramural funding and must be board certified in ophthalmology.

 

The incumbent will be provided research space, a competitive start-up package to establish their research laboratory and salary commensurate with experience.   Applicants should submit their CV and a statement of research interests and clinical expertise together with the names of at least three references to either:

Application Deadline:  Until Filled

Please send curriculum vitae and a list of at least three references including addresses and telephone numbers to the following:

Julian J. Nussbaum, MD,

Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and

interim clinical co-director of the Vision Discovery Institute

(jnussbaum@mail.mcg.edu)

or

Sylvia Smith, Ph.D., Professor of Cell Biology/Anatomy and Ophthalmology

and basic science co-director of the Vision Discovery Institute

(sbsmith@mail.mcg.edu),

Medical College of Georgia

Augusta, GA  30912-3400

Phone:  (706)-721-1148

Fax:  (706)-721-1158

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