Assistant Professor (Clinical)

Posting Details

The University of Utah, an AA/EO employer, encourages applications from all qualified individuals, and provides reasonable accommodation to the known disabilities of applicants and employees. The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students, staff, faculty and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education, employment opportunities, and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented groups.

Position Information

Position/Rank Assistant Professor (Clinical) Department 00965 - Occ. Environmental Health City Salt Lake City, UT Track Non Tenure Track New Position to Begin July 1, 2027 Details

Faculty Position Description: Clinical Instructor/Assistant Professor, Clinical track

Position Description

The Division of Occupational and Environmental Health is seeking an outstanding clinical physician educator to join our multidisciplinary faculty. You will be joining a strong Occupational Medicine faculty group and have opportunities to teach occupational medicine residents, medical students, and other health science trainees.

You will serve as a physician faculty member in the Division of Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of Utah. This position requires a commitment to excellence in patient care, the highest standard of training for medical students and residents, and participation in multidisciplinary scholarship. It will be an ambulatory-based position with clinical work conducted at the division's clinical sites. We focus on interdisciplinary team-based care, including clinical care, regulatory exams, return to work, fitness for duty, and medical surveillance.

Responsibilities:

1.0 FTE

• Clinical care. Provide full-spectrum, primary to tertiary occupational medicine clinical services at the University of Utah occupational medicine clinics. This also includes frequent precepting and mentoring of residents in the clinic.

Qualifications:

• Board certification by The American Board of Preventive Medicine, Occupational Medicine. Or successful completion of residency training in occupational medicine and must be board certificated by The American Board of Preventive Medicine, Occupational Medicine within 2-years of graduation.
• Unrestricted Utah State medical license
• Experience in clinical medicine, teaching, and scholarship is preferred

Application specifics:

Candidates should submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae.

For additional information, please contact Melissa Cheng MD, MOH, FACOEM

at:

Melissa.cheng@hsc.utah.edu

Quicklink Posting:https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/205671

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The University of Utah Health (U of U Health) is a patient focused center distinguished by collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. The U of U Health values candidates who are committed to fostering and furthering the culture of compassion, collaboration, innovation, accountability, acceptance, integrity, quality, and trust that is integral to our mission.

The University of Utah Values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds, and possess a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students.

EEO/Non-Discrimination Information

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.

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Special Instructions for Candidates Open Date 07/29/2026 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Requisition Number PRN04089F Type Faculty

Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• Do you have an M.D. or equivalent degree?

• yes

• no

• Are you board certified or board eligible in Occupational Medicine?

• Yes

• No

• Within the next year

• How many years of related work experience do you have?

• Less than 2 years

• 2 year or more, but less than 4 years

• 4 years or more, but less than 6 years

• 6 years or more, but less than 8 years

• 8 years or more

• Do you have prior training and/or experience in teaching residents and medical students? (Open Ended Question)

(Open Ended Question)

• Are you legally authorized to work in the United States?

• Yes

• No

• One measure of faculty diversity at the School of Medicine is the proportion of faculty members who come from a rural background. Did you graduate high school from a town with less than 10,000 persons?

• Yes

• No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• List of References

Optional Documents