Faculty.Professor.Assistant - Full-Time

RANK/TITLE: Assistant Professor (1-5 years of experience) appointment stream DEPARTMENT/DIVISION: Department of Pathology University of Pittsburgh, Division of Breast and Gynecologic Pathology, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

• The Women’s pathology division at Magee-Womens Hospital is the department’s centerpiece women care facility where all breast, gynecologic, placental/perinatal specimens and gynecologic cytology is received and processed for diagnostic purposes.
• Responsibilities will include sign out of breast and gynecologic surgical pathology and possibly gynecologic cytology (Pap tests) specimens, teaching and training residents, medical students, and fellows.
• The division faculty interprets and report 26,000 women’s surgical pathology specimens, and ~45,000 gynecologic cytology specimens.
• Division’s clinical research focuses on immunohistochemistry, gynecologic cytology, image analysis, and molecular approaches to gynecologic and breast malignancies, and perinatal pathology.
• Opportunities to support basic research at Magee-Womens Research Institute through the development of peer-reviewed funded research programs and collaborative opportunities with faculty engaged in molecular biology, genomics, proteomics, etc.
• Teaching opportunities available with medical students in the School of Medicine, pathology fellows, and residents. JOB DUTIES:
• Sign out breast and gynecologic surgical pathology
• Sign out gynecologic cytology (Pap tests) specimens, if proficient
• Teach Pathology fellows and Pathology residents
• Participate in translational research initiatives
• Participate in department QA program.

QUALIFICATIONS

• M.D. degree
• Pennsylvania medical license
• Residency training in Anatomic Pathology
• Experience and/or fellowship training in breast/gynecologic surgical pathology
• Experience and/or fellowship training in cytopathology SALARY AND BENEFITS: Salary will be commensurate with experience. The individual will be a full-time faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh, as well as a participant in the UPMC/UPP faculty practice plan. APPLICATION: To apply: Go to TALENT CENTER at www.join.pitt.edu and search for requisition 26006006 in the keyword. For questions contact: Rohit Bhargava, M.B.B.S. Chief of Pathology, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital ( bharrx@upmc.edu ). The University of Pittsburgh is an Equal Opportunity Employer.