Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism

Job Description

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida is seeking a research-oriented clinician at the Assistant/Associate/Professor level to pursue a tenure or non-tenure track career in the Division of Genetics and Metabolism. The Department provides comprehensive clinical care and diagnostic genetics services to pediatric patients referred for the evaluation of genetic disorders. The division's mission is to effectively teach medical genetics to students and residents at all levels of their training, and to conduct clinical and molecular-based genetics research and expert clinical care. The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida-College of Medicine is the premier academic medical center for children in northern Florida, and hosts a broad range of NIH-funded biomedical scientists and clinical researchers who benefit from robust institutional support. There is an abundance of research opportunities and possibilities for collaboration throughout the university.

The position will provide genetic care services to patients in numerous locations including: Tallahassee/Pensacola outreach clinics, Pediatrics Specialties clinics, and UF Health Shands Children's Hospital, Telemedicine and any other locations established or expanded. Effort will be devoted to the FL DOH CMS Longterm Genetics and NBS contract. Incumbent will also participate in teaching housestaff, fellows and medical students assigned to inpatient and outpatient services. Individual will also develop a research program in area of interest.

Minimum Requirements

• Applicants must have a M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. or other equivalent and be licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of Florida in Pediatrics and be board certified /eligible in General Pediatrics or the appropriate subspecialty.

Special Instructions to Applicants

• Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and names and contact information for three professional references, or three letters of reference.
• The position will remain open until filled, with applications reviewed every seven days. This requisition has been reposted. Previous applicants are still under consideration and need not apply.
• Final candidate will be required to provide official transcript to the hiring department upon hire.
• A transcript will not be considered “official” if a designation of “Issued to Student” is visible.
• Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/.

Health Assessment Required

Yes