Clinician Educator-Professor of Pathology

Posting Number	req36466
Employment Type	Faculty
Faculty Type	Clinician Educator
Hiring Department	Pathology (254B)
Academic Location	School of Medicine
Benefits Eligible	The University of New Mexico provides a comprehensive package of benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. In addition, UNM offers educational benefits through the tuition remission and dependent education programs. See the Benefits home page for more information.
Position Summary	The Department of Pathology at the University of New Mexico is seeking a part-time forensic pathologist to fill a Professor position, in the Clinician Educator Track, to join our board-certified forensic pathologists at the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator. This individual will perform medicolegal and hospital autopsies, teach medical students, pathology residents and forensic pathology fellows, and will be encouraged to develop a program of scholarly inquiry. The Office of the Medical Investigator is a statewide, centralized, academically based medicolegal death investigative agency for New Mexico. This agency investigates approximately 7,000 of the 18,000 deaths that occur each year in New Mexico and performs approximately 2,000 autopsies and 2,500 whole body CT exams each year. The office has been NAME accredited since 1976. When fully staffed, the pathologist’s caseload is compliant with NAME phase I standards. Detailed death investigation data (1977-present) is recorded in an electronic database. The office occupies a state-of-the-art facility completed in 2010 including a fully Biosafety Level 3 autopsy laboratory that houses both CT and MR Scanners. New faculty will be trained in the incorporation of imaging technology into daily practice. The office has faculty providing expertise in neuropathology, anthropology, odontology, epidemiology, and radiology and forensic imaging. The OMI forensic pathology fellowship program has 4 slots/year and has trained 100 fellows who are in practice throughout the US and internationally.
Qualifications	Minimum requirements: MD degree or equivalent Board certified/eligible in Anatomic Pathology Acceptance to, or currently in, a Forensic Pathology Fellowship or Board certified/eligible in Forensic Pathology. Desirable qualifications: Experience or training in a subspecialty of medicine, pathology or science applicable to forensic pathology Experience teaching medical students, residents, and fellows Evidence of scholarly productivity Evidence of public speaking and writing skills Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities.
Application Instructions	Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a 3rd party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application. Please attached your current CV.
For Best Consideration	For best consideration, please apply by 5/2/2026. This position will remain open until filled.
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