Assistant Professor of Clinical Optometry | Alabaster, AL

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  • Location: Dorchester, MA

  • Company: New England College Of Optometry

is a small, independent graduate institution thatcurrently enrolls students from 34 states and 8 countries. The College has its primary didacticteaching location at 424 Beacon Street, Boston and an additional Clinical Training Center locatedwithin the largest of its three owned and operated eye clinics (Boston-Commonwealth).

The New England College of Optometry (NECO) Clinical Network is the patient care and clinicaleducation subsidiary of the New England College of Optometry and encompasses a wide network oflocal, national and international sites throughout which our students do their clinical training. As oneof the largest providers of optometric services in Massachusetts, our faculty

and students provideoptometric services to nearly 90,000 patients annually in more than 43 locations, including many of Greater Boston's community health centers.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Optometry The New England College of Optometry (NECO) Clinical Network invites applications to jointhe professional staff as an attending optometrist and clinician educator. We are seeking adoctor interested who has a keen interest in providing clinical care in the community healthcenter setting at the Codman Square Health Center and one other health center site to bedetermined. This person should have a desire to teach tomorrow's optometrists the principles ofoptometric and interdisciplinary

care. Other responsibilities may include vision screenings andlaboratory instruction.

This position would be an Assistant/Associate Professor of Clinical Optometry. Our mission is to improve the vision and eye health of populations through excellence incollaborative and community-oriented patient care, service, education, and research. A NECO healthcenter optometrist is an exceptionally qualified doctor of optometry and clinician-educator who worksin a dynamic team-oriented, multidisciplinary non-profit eye care network serving the vision and eyehealth needs of populations in greater Boston. Clinical attending optometrists are also facultymembers that have teaching appointments with NECO, and thus advance both the service andteaching missions.

This is a non-tenure, clinical track position. Salary commensurate withexperience. NECO is an Equal Opportunity employer and encourages all qualified candidates to apply. The NECO Commonwealth Eye Care Clinic has free parking available to its staff. New England College of Optometry offers a robust benefits program including: 3 plan options for BCBS medical coverage (employer subsidized at 75% or greater) Mental Health and Wellness benefits BCBS Dental Discounted vision services 13 paid holidays and generous paid time off for sick, vacation, and personal days Employer-paid life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability Voluntary Insurance: life, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident, Voluntary Benefits: employee discounts and pet insurance 9% employer contribution to a 403(b) retirement plan after 1 year of service with no vesting schedule or match requirement Qualified Public Service Loan Forgiveness Employer Requirements: Qualifications include an OD degree with TPA+ licensure in Massachusetts, advanced professionalcredentials such as residency training or equivalent clinical experience, appropriate credentials for afaculty appointment, and an active commitment to excellence in patient care and teaching.

The start date for the position is as of November 1, 2023, or as soon as credentialing is completeafter that date. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Amy Moy (). Applicants shouldsubmit a current curriculum vitae and a cover letter, names and contact information of threeprofessional references on the NECO website for employment opportunities. To apply please upload a resume and cover letter. PI3ba5846d816b-31181-32942998

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