Associate or Full Professor (WOT) Fellowship Director, Department of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics

Position Description

The University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics invites applications for a full time faculty position as an Associate Professor without tenure by reason of funding (WOT) or Professor (WOT), with rank commensurate with experience and qualifications on the Clinician-Scholar track. As a Director of the ACGME Fellowship in Child Abuse Pediatrics in the Safe Child and Adolescent Network, the successful applicant will engage in clinical work and post-graduate medical education.  Anticipated start date is Winter/Spring 2023.

Associate and Full Professors hold indefinite appointments that align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30). Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off.  

All University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research and service.  The successful clinician-scholar will be expected to engage in an area of scholarly activity that complements the clinical work proposed. The position includes protected time for scholarly work.

Protected administrative time will also be provided for fellowship direction. The director is expected to recruit and oversees selection of new fellows, develop and maintain a curriculum of didact and experiential learning that meets ACGME requirements, and provide support and mentorship to fellows as they develop clinically, academically and interpersonally.

Qualifications

Applicant must have:

• An MD, DO, or (foreign equivalent)
• Board certification in pediatrics
• Completed fellowship training in child abuse pediatrics 
• Board-certification or board-eligibility in child abuse pediatrics
• Relevant academic scholarship (publications, curriculae)
• Demonstrated expertise in the field of child abuse pediatrics

In order to be eligible for University sponsorship for an H-1B visa, graduates of foreign (non-U.S.) medical schools must show successful completion of all three steps of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE), or equivalent as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.