Infectious Disease Educator or Physician Scientist

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinical Educator or Physician Scientist (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor), Arkansas Childrens Hospital/University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

The Section of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) is seeking to hire a full-time faculty on the Clinical Educator or Physician-Scientist track at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor. Our tight-knit Section currently consists of 9 full-time physician faculty, 3 PhD researchers, a nurse practitioner, 2 pediatric infectious diseases pharmacists, and support staff including nursing and administration.

The Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases provides consultative ambulatory and inpatient service for the growing Arkansas Childrens system, including the 336-bed Arkansas Childrens Hospital in Little Rock and Arkansas Childrens Northwest in Springdale. Faculty would have appointments in the Department of Pediatrics, the largest Department in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine and would be members of the Arkansas Childrens Research Institute (ACRI).

ACRI was established in 1992 and now consists of more than 120 pediatric researchers and support staff (e.g., pre- and post-award grants management, clinical research and trials infrastructure), with expertise and experience that span the breadth of medical disciplines. ACRI supports cutting-edge research in infectious diseases, endocrinology, osteogenesis, asthma and allergic disorders, childrens nutrition, pain, health promotion, injury prevention, birth defects prevention, pediatric pharmacology, and population health.

Clinical Educator:
We are looking for a physician who has a passion for clinical excellence, teaching, quality improvement, innovation, and the values of equity and inclusion. The position will include opportunities for the care of immunocompromised children and teaching medical trainees of all levels, including fellows in pediatric infectious diseases.

Physician Scientist:
We are looking for a physician-scientist, at any stage of their career, with a successful track record of clinical, basic science, or translational research. Applicants should also have a passion for clinical excellence, teaching, innovation, and the values of equity and inclusion. The position will include opportunities for the care of immunocompromised children and teaching medical trainees of all levels, including fellows in pediatric infectious diseases.

Candidates must have an MD, DO, MD/PhD, or equivalent and be board-certified or board-eligible by the American Board of Pediatrics in the subspecialty of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

Potential for J-1 Waiver eligibility
:
Yes

Benefits:

Competitive salary, commensurate with experience

Comprehensive UAMS faculty benefits package, including medical and dental insurance coverage as well as vision and pharmacy coverage

Generous leave benefits, including 11 paid holidays and paid parental leave

Robust retirement benefits package