Chair, Department of Pediatrics

About the role

The new chair will report to the dean of the medical school and leadership at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. In their role, the new Chair is responsible for oversight of the academic, research, clinical, and administrative affairs of the Department at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Pediatric Faculty Foundation, and school of medicine.

Responsibilities

• Oversee academic affairs of the Department
• Oversee research affairs of the Department
• Oversee clinical affairs of the Department
• Oversee administrative affairs of the Department

Qualifications

• MD or MD/PhD with board certification
• Eligible for a faculty appointment as a full-time Professor
• Proven scholarly accomplishments and national recognition in a clinical or science discipline

About the institution

The Department of Pediatrics is home to over 800 medical school faculty working in 23 subspecialties. The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago ranks among the top children's hospitals in U.S. News & World Report, with 9 clinical specialties in the US News and World Report survey of children's hospitals ranked within the top 25 nationally. In 2023, the US News & World Report ranked the Feinberg School of Medicine 13th in the nation as a research-intensive medical school supported by $706 million of annual research funding. The medical school is embedded among the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and two additional U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll hospitals, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.

Benefits

For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week, Lurie Children's Medical Group offers a generous benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer paid group term life and disability
• Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave
• 403(b): with a mandatory 5% contribution, 10% employer match
• Various voluntary benefits: Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability; Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Tuition assistance from Lurie Children's Hospital
• Student loan servicing and support
• Adoption benefits
• Backup Childcare and Eldercare
• Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
• Discount on services at Lurie Children's facilities
• Discount purchasing program

Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

Application process

Please email nominations and CVs of appropriate candidates to Dr. Ila Allen at pediatricsearch@northwestern.edu. Applications will be taken until the position is filled.