The VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) and Stanford University invite nuclear medicine physicians to apply to join its full-time faculty in the University Medical Line or Clinician Educator Line at Stanford University School of Medicine. This is an open rank search. Rank, Line, and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Physicians with MD or MD/PhD degree(s) or equivalent will be considered.
The major criteria for appointment for faculty in the University Medical Line are excellence in the overall mix of clinical care, teaching, scholarly activity that advances clinical medicine, and institutional service appropriate to the programmatic need the individual is expected to fulfill. The major criterion for appointment for Clinician Educators is excellence in the overall mix of clinical care and clinical teaching appropriate to the programmatic need that the individual is expected to fulfill.
The VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) consists of three inpatient divisions located at Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Livermore, in addition to seven Community Based Outpatient Clinics. VAPAHCS has 833 operating beds, which include 100 acute care beds located at the Palo Alto division. VAPAHCS provides a full range of patient care services with state-of-the-art technology, as well as education and research. Comprehensive health care is provided through primary, tertiary, and long-term care in areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics, and extended care. VAPAHCS is also home to one of the most advanced educational simulation centers in the VA network. The imaging services recently opened a new building with all new modalities, including a PET/MRI.
An affiliation with the world renowned Stanford University School of Medicine provides a rich academic environment including medical training for physicians in virtually all specialties and subspecialties. The VAPAHCS Nuclear Medicine Service is tightly affiliated with the Stanford Radiology and Combined Nuclear Medicine/Diagnostic Radiology residency programs, which are fully accredited with a total of 56 residents.
VAPAHCS maintains one of the top three research programs across the VA, supporting both basic and clinical research efforts in a wide range of areas including geriatrics, mental health, Alzheimer's disease, spinal cord regeneration, schizophrenia, rehabilitation and regenerative medicine, HIV research, health services and health economics research.
The successful candidate will be involved in the clinical, teaching, and, if applicable, research functions within the Nuclear Medicine Service at VAPAHCS. Candidates must be board-certified or board-eligible in nuclear medicine and have demonstrated or shown potential for an outstanding track record of research productivity. Experience in applying for and obtaining extramural research funding is desirable.
Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford also welcomes applications from others who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical missions.
Please apply by submitting your curriculum vitae and a brief statement (no longer than 3 pages) describing your clinical, teaching, and research, activities and interests, if applicable. The university’s central functions of research and education depend on freedom of thought, and expression. The Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, and Stanford University value faculty who will help foster an open and respectful academic environment for colleagues, students, and staff with a wide range of backgrounds, identities, and perspectives. Candidates may choose to include as part of their research and teaching statements a brief discussion about how their work and experience will further these values.
Salary Range:
The expected base pay range for this position is:
Assistant Professor: $405,000 - $423,000
Associate Professor: $438,000 - $456,000
Professor: $476,000 - $503,000
This pay range reflects base pay, which is based on faculty rank and years in rank. It does not include all components of the School of Medicine’s faculty compensation program or pay from participation in departmental incentive compensation programs. For more information about compensation and our wide-range of benefits, including housing assistance, please contact the hiring department.
Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including equivalent years in rank, training, and field or discipline; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.
Please reach out to Radiology Faculty Affairs with any questions about this position at radfacultyaffairs@stanford.edu.