Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at CUMC

The Opportunity

This opportunity to join the Department of Pediatrics at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at the rank of Assistant Professor is an exciting one. Columbia University Irving Medical Center, one of the nation's foremost academic health science centers, works with one of the nation's premier health systems, New York-Presbyterian Hospital. The Division of Rheumatology in the Department of Pediatrics is seeking an academic faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor in Pediatrics. The position will be a full-time Columbia University faculty position with full fringe benefits. The individual must be able to advance medical knowledge and translate it into clinically relevant strategies for diagnosing and treating rheumatologic conditions. Rheumatology is an integral diagnostic and consultation service for our inpatient, infusion, and outpatient services.

Key Responsibilites

Responsibilities will include patient care and clinical and/or basic research participation. The ideal candidate will spend 50% of their effort in the clinical setting and 50% in research and should be able to develop niche clinical programs and compete for independent research funding.

Commitment to Diversity

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Educator. The University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment, and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.

Columbia University welcomes applications from individuals who may have had nontraditional career paths, or who may have taken time off for family reasons (e.g. children, caring for disabled or elderly family), or who have achieved excellence in careers outside of academia (e.g., in professional or industry service). The University is responsive to the needs of dual career couples and is committed to supporting the work-life balance of its faculty. We are interested in candidates who have a record of success advising and mentoring individuals from groups underrepresented in higher education and is particularly interested in candidates who have research interests in subjects that will contribute to the understanding of diversity and equal opportunity.

• Must have an MD or DO degree and an active NYS Medical License.
• Must be board certified/board eligible in Pediatric Rheumatology.
• Prior history of research funding that demonstrates an interest in pursuing an independent research career in the future.
• Consistently strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and sustain effective working relationships with professionals in other disciplines.
• The ability to create a high-energy, results-oriented work environment that encourages colleagues and staff to value each other's contributions and the ability to share and celebrate success with colleagues and staff.