Heersink School of Medicine - Open Rank - Gastroenterology & Hepatology

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Portal•Birmingham, AL

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About The Position

The Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology invites applications for Assistant, Associate or Professor Level. MDs and PhDs are welcomed to apply. We are seeking hepatologists with transplant experience and gastroenterologists with sub-specialty interests in esophageal disease, motility, IBD , oncology, or general GI interest. We also are seeking researchers in the area of mucosal immunology. Academic rank, tenure status and salary will be commensurate with experience. Excellent opportunity for teaching, patient care and collaborative multidisciplinary clinical and translational research. Information about the academic and clinical activities of the division can be found at http://www.uab.edu/medicine/gastroenterology. The University of Alabama at Birmingham ( UAB ) is a research university and academic health center that discovers, teaches, and applies knowledge for the intellectual, cultural, social, and economic benefit of Birmingham, the state, and beyond. UAB is internationally renowned for its intensely collaborative culture that has — for more than five decades — produced breakthroughs in education, health care, research, and service. UAB was ranked #1 in the United States, and in the top 10 worldwide, in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2018 Young University Rankings. UAB Medicine is the third largest public academic medical center in the country, with more than 1,900 beds and almost 18,000 employees. UAB Hospital is the centerpiece of the UAB Health System and is the teaching hospital for the UAB School of Medicine. Situated among major research centers and clinics, UAB Hospital provides patients with a complete range of primary and specialty care services, as well as the most up-to-date treatments and innovations in health care. In addition to UAB Hospital, UAB Medicine includes The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital, UAB Callahan Eye Hospital, as well as several primary and specialty care clinics, a dozen member and affiliate hospitals within Alabama, more than 10 cancer associates in the Southeast, and the Viva Health HMO . Located in the heart of the Southeast, Birmingham is a short drive from Atlanta, Nashville, Chattanooga, New Orleans, Memphis and Gulf Coast beaches. Some of the most beautiful suburbs in the United States surround the city. With its picturesque surroundings, Birmingham has been recognized as an “All American City”, one of the top ten American cities to live and work, and one of the top ten entrepreneurial and job growth hot spots in America. The combination of pleasant weather, geography, diverse culture, activities, and lifestyle make this city a wonderful place to live, raise a family, and practice medicine.

Requirements

Hepatologists with transplant experience and gastroenterologists with sub-specialty interests in esophageal disease, motility, IBD , oncology, or general GI interest.
MD or PhD