Pediatrics - Infectious Disease Job at Arkansas Children's Hospital/UAMS, Dept. of Pediat in Little Rock, AR

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 Children’s system, including the 336-bed Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock and Arkansas Children’s 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 Children’s 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, children’s 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

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