Heersink School of Medicine - Open Rank - Pediatrics Nephrology

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Portal•Birmingham, AL

About The Position

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine is hiring a full-time, open-rank faculty member for a twelve-month position in the Division of Nephrology, with corresponding administrative responsibilities. The role includes clinical work, interdisciplinary teaching, community activities, and may include research. The successful candidate will participate in graduate medical education through clinical education. Pediatric Nephrology is part of the UAB Department of Pediatrics at Children’s of Alabama. The division evaluates and treats children from infancy through adolescence and provides acute and chronic dialysis, as well as pediatric kidney transplantation in conjunction with UAB’s Division of Transplantation Surgery. The division’s research and clinical interests include cardiovascular risk mitigation, chronic allograft nephropathy, quality improvement in pediatric kidney transplantation, neonatal and childhood acute kidney injury, childhood hypertension, drug discovery and pharmacokinetics, chronic kidney disease, and renal care delivery in low-resource settings. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits. Rank and salary will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience and will include a guaranteed salary and a productivity-linked incentive plan.

Requirements

MD, DO, or MD/PhD.
Board certified or board eligible in Pediatric Nephrology.

Nice To Haves

Experience in academic medicine.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical care within the Division of Nephrology.
Participate in interdisciplinary teaching and graduate medical education through clinical education.
Take part in community activities.
May participate in research.
Carry out corresponding administrative responsibilities within the division.