Glaucoma Specialist

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston/McGovern Medical School invites applications for a full-time faculty position in Glaucoma at the assistant or associate professor level. Through the UT Houston/McGovern Medical school, the Ruiz Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science has a Clinical Educator Faculty track that emphasizes excellent clinical care with a large interest in resident education. The clinical educator track is unique in that there is less emphasis on research as a requirement for promotion.

Position Key Accountabilities:

This position will be 90% clinical time split between Lyndon B Johnson General Hospital (LBJ) and at Cizik Eye Clinic with the majority of time at LBJ. These provide for a busy subspecialty clinic and surgical schedule consisting of complex cataracts and glaucoma subspecialty care. The position at LBJ is a mixture of staffing resident clinics and surgeries.

Qualifications:

Applicants should have completed fellowship training or equivalent in glaucoma, be board certified/eligible in ophthalmology, and be eligible for a medical license in the state of Texas.

Qualified applicants must demonstrate a commitment to excellence, discovery and service, have potential to be outstanding in their field of expertise, and share an interest in fulfilling the common goals of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. Preferred applicants will possess and demonstrate knowledge or skills such as, excellent communication and interpersonal skills with strong potential for a leadership role within the department.