Faculty position, Infectious Diseases - Open-Rank Clinical Innovation and Translational Science Faculty

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital•Memphis, TN

About The Position

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital’s Department of Infectious Diseases invites applications from clinicians, clinician-investigators, and translational leaders seeking to improve outcomes for children with complex infectious diseases. The role offers opportunities to provide or advance evidence-based pediatric infectious diseases care and to build academic portfolios while developing models of care that move knowledge into practice and strengthen systems across institutions and communities. Appointments may be made at the Assistant Member, Associate Member, or Member level, on the faculty track best aligned with the candidate’s experience and proposed contributions. Faculty will develop and lead clinical, quality, epidemiologic, translational, or implementation programs; generate scholarship appropriate to their rank and track; collaborate to improve safety and care outcomes; educate and mentor trainees and clinical teams; and contribute to departmental operations, strategy, and professional service. Strategic areas include clinical and translational research, healthcare epidemiology, infection prevention and control, antimicrobial stewardship, HIV prevention and treatment, transplant and cellular therapy infectious diseases, clinical trials and therapeutics, precision diagnostics, clinical informatics and learning health systems, implementation science, quality improvement and patient safety, outcomes and health services research, and global infectious diseases. The department offers opportunities for clinical, educational, operational, and research leadership; multidisciplinary collaboration; mentorship and sponsorship; and the design, evaluation, and dissemination of innovative pediatric infectious diseases care models. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a cover letter describing clinical, scholarly, and leadership interests, a statement of proposed contributions, and contact information for three professional references.

Requirements

MD, DO, MD/PhD, or equivalent degree.
Board certification or board eligibility in Infectious Diseases or another relevant specialty.
Eligibility for medical licensure in Tennessee.
Record of clinical, scholarly, educational, or operational achievement appropriate to rank and track.
Commitment to collaboration, mentorship, and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading clinical programs, quality initiatives, research studies, or implementation efforts.
Record of scholarship, funding, guideline development, or measurable program impact.
Interest in developing multidisciplinary or multicenter collaborations.

Responsibilities

Provide or advance exceptional, evidence-based pediatric infectious diseases care.
Develop, lead, and evaluate innovative clinical, quality, epidemiologic, translational, or implementation programs.
Generate scholarship appropriate to rank and faculty track.
Build collaborative initiatives that improve safety, outcomes, and consistency of care.
Educate and mentor fellows, trainees, clinical teams, and emerging leaders.
Contribute to departmental operations, strategy, and professional service.