Pediatric Neurologist - Clinical Assistant or Associate Professor

Join the University of Florida's prestigious College of Medicine as a Clinical Assistant or Associate Professor in Pediatric Neurology
. This non-tenure track faculty position offers an exceptional opportunity to advance your career within our dynamic Pediatric Neurology team while making a meaningful impact on children's neurological health.

As part of the University of Florida Health system, you'll join a team dedicated to transforming healthcare through innovation, education, and compassionate care. Our Gainesville campus offers outstanding professional growth opportunities within Florida's flagship university, combined with an exceptional quality of life in North Central Florida.

The Division is comprised of 7 faculty members with a wide variety of subspecialty interests including epilepsy, neuromuscular, critical care, neonatal, and autonomic disorders. The Division of Pediatric Neurology maintains a vigorous clinical service, thriving residency program, and diverse research opportunities. The Division anticipates growth in surgical epilepsy, neonatology, and critical care, and has robust programs in movements disorders, one of the region’s only autonomic labs, myriad community outreach opportunities, and strong research support.

The Division offers extremely broad clinical exposure with opportunities to tailor clinical and research interests as well as scholarship and educational program development. Excellence in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows is particularly valued.

UF Health-Pediatrics

UF Health, the University of Florida’s academic health center, is the country’s only academic health center with six health-related colleges located on a single, contiguous campus. The colleges, major research centers and institutes, and clinical enterprise focus on building collaborative specialized clinical services centered on quality and innovation. The UF College of Medicine, the largest college within UF’s academic health center, is currently the highest-ranked medical school in Florida.

UF Health Shands, UF Health’s private, not-for-profit hospital system, includes seven hospitals, a state-designated Level I trauma center, a Level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a regional burn center, and an emergency air and ground transport program. The Department of Pediatrics clinical services are delivered at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital, which was named the #1 Children’s Hospital in Florida in the 2022-23 U.S. News & World Report rankings.

Nationally ranked in five pediatric specialties, UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital provides the full spectrum of pediatric specialty services and is in the Top 5children’s hospital in the Southeast US. UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital provides care for the children of Florida and is a major destination center for pediatric patients, both nationally and internationally, who require specialized attention for complex medical problems.

UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital represents the only qua ternary-care academic pediatric center in North Florida. The children’s hospital has 208 beds, including fully-equipped pediatric and neonatal intensive care units. UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital is part of the Children’s Miracle Network's alliance of premier hospitals for children. The Department of Pediatrics is committed to fostering innovation and advancing discovery in the biomedical and psychosocial aspects of child health and human development, educating and training pediatric scientists, and directly translating basic scientific discoveries into new patient-oriented therapies.

In the most recent fiscal year, the department was home to over $30.5M in sponsored research. UF Health faculty work in multidisciplinary teams with researchers in the five other Health Science Center colleges, as well as those from across the University. The focus of team efforts is often grown out of the Centers and Institutes, including the Evelyn

F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute, the UF Genetics Institute, the Powell Gene Therapy Center, and the UF Health Cancer Center.

Gainesville, Florida

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