Associate/Full Professor & Division Chief - Pediatric Rheumatology, Memphis

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Rheumatology is seeking applicants for a full-time, open rank non-tenure position. Academic rank at the time of appointment shall be commensurate with experience and credentials. Responsibilities of this position will include leading the Division of Rheumatology, supporting faculty development of Rheumatologists, the practice of Rheumatology, commitment to clinical care, supervision of residents and student.

Qualifications

Requires an M.D., M.D./Ph.D., or equivalent degree, and board certification in Pediatric Rheumatology.

Board certified in Pediatric Rheumatology. Expertise is preferred in the specific area of leadership in building clinical and research teams and mentoring established and junior researchers and trainees. Research or scholarship responsibilities may include experience in clinical, translational, or basic research, as well as in quality, health services and outcomes, epidemiology, implementation and dissemination research, or medical informatics. Established applicants with a clinical, translational, or basic research program who are looking to expand their personal research efforts, and to nucleate development of a larger Program that includes investigators focused on areas of rheumatic or non-rheumatic pediatric medicine are particularly encouraged to apply.

Applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to and knowledge of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action.

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is the flagship statewide, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated, collaborative, and inclusive education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UTHSC contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.

Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Science Center is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges - Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UTHSC spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UTHSC is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs.

Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization.

Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.