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Department of Pediatrics Open Positions

Associate/Full Professor, Regular-Ladder Rank/In Residence/Clin X
Clinical Pediatric Geneticist/Section Chief/Endowed Chair

The University of California, Davis School of Medicine is recruiting for a full-time academic faculty member to lead the Section of Pediatric Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics. The successful candidate is expected to provide energetic and high quality leadership for this clinical service. The position will function as Section Chief with appointment as the Albert Holmes Rowe Chair in Human Genetics at the Associate or Full Professor rank in the Regular, In Residence, or Clinical Professor series. Depending upon the series, this position will include leadership in clinical practice and high quality teaching of residents, fellows and medical students. A demonstrated record of clinical or translational research is especially desirable, and protected time with access to appropriately equipped research laboratories will be available for applicants with existing research funding or approved research development plans.

The UC Davis Children’s Hospital is based on the UC Davis Health System campus in Sacramento, California and serves a population of over 1 million children in the Northern California Central Valley and Western Nevada regions. Sacramento is an easily accessible, family-oriented city in close proximity to the San Francisco Bay area, Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the California coast, and Napa Valley.

The Section of Pediatric Genetics is currently comprised of 3 geneticists (1 clinician-scientist and 2 clinical physicians), 1 Ph.D. Cell Biologist research faculty and 2.5 Genetic Counselors. Services for adults and adolescents are provided at the UC Davis MIND Institute in Sacramento, California. The MIND Institute was founded in 1998 as a unique interdisciplinary research center where parents, community leaders, researchers, clinicians and volunteers collaborate to study and treat autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. The institute has major research efforts in Autism, Tourette Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Successful candidates should have a proven track record of accomplishment in teaching, research in pediatric genetic disease, and clinical service. Current areas of interest of the group include craniofacial genetics, enzyme replacement for lysosomal storage disorders, connective tissue disorder, skeletal dysplasias and neurodevelopmental genetics. Additional programs focus on the analyses of both single-gene and multifactorial craniofacial anomalies, such as craniosynostosis, autism and other neurobehavioral phenotypes and human disorders due to intracellular trafficking defects.

Criteria specific to the position description include:

• Leadership of the clinical, teaching, and research programs of the Section of Pediatric Genetics
• Clinical care is required
• A productive research program is required for appointment to the Clinical Pediatrics or Regular series
• Excellent teaching of medical students and postgraduate trainees is required
• University service is required

Specific responsibilities include:

• Provide care for patients with a variety of genetic disorders such as lysosomal storage disease, connective tissue, skeletal dysplasias, neurocutaneous diseases, other RASopathies, dysmorphology and neurodevelopmental genetic disorders. Experience in inborn errors of metabolism is desirable.
• Attend outpatient clinics at both the UCDMC campus and at the Shriner’s Hospital for Children and inpatient consultations for the Mercy Healthcare System
• Coordinate consultative services of the Section to other clinical services as needed
• Develop new clinical programs for pediatric genetics as appropriate for the regional population and evolution of the clinical discipline
• Develop pediatric initiatives and programs as needed for the Center of Human Genetics and Genomics of the School of Medicine
• Teach pediatric residents during their genetics rotation
• Teach medical students during their general pediatric and/or genetics rotation; serve as junior medical student preceptor on a rotational basis every 1 – 2 years
• Provide both formal didactic sessions and clinical supervision for students and housestaff
• Participate in research activities, section meetings, conferences, and serve on certain departmental and School of Medicine committees
• University service including committees, leadership ability and community outreach
• Diversity/Collegiality – Ability to work cooperatively and collegially within a diverse environment
• Administration – Ability to adhere to policies and procedures

Required background and qualifications include:

• Must possess a medical degree
• Must have completed an approved pediatric residency training program and pediatric genetic fellowship
• Must be Board certified or Board eligible in Pediatric Genetics within 3 years of employment
• Eligible for licensure in the State of California
• Demonstrated experience in clinical, translational, or bench research (depending upon series)
• Possess teaching experience to demonstrate proficiency in the teaching of students, fellows and housestaff
• Research experience as demonstrated by publications (number, quality of journals, focus areas, first/last author) and grant funding (number, amount, funding agency)
• Possess leadership ability and community outreach experience
• Ability to work cooperatively and collegially within a diverse environment

This position may at times require the incumbent to work with or be in areas where hazardous materials and/or infectious diseases are present. Specific hazards of the position may include but are not limited to exposure to patients with infections.

For full consideration, applications must be received by March 1, 2013. The position will remain open until filled through December 31, 2013. Applicants should submit their letter of interest, current curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of three references to:

Robin Hansen, M.D.
Professor and Section Chief; Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics and Genetics
Department of Pediatrics; University of California Davis Health System
UC Davis MIND Institute
2825 50th Street #2345
Sacramento, CA 95817
robin.hansen@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Please reference Search # PE-06R-13 on all correspondence.

The UC Davis School of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educator.

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Assistant Professor, HSCP/Clin X (Pediatric Gastroenterologists - 2 positions)

The University of California, Davis, School of Medicine is recruiting for two full-time academic Pediatric Gastroenterologists. The positions will function as Pediatric faculty members at the Assistant rank in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor or Clinical Pediatrics series. Depending upon the series, this position will focus on a clinical practice with experience in the teaching of residents and medical students. Demonstrated record of clinical or translational research is encouraged but not necessary and protected time with access to a research laboratory will be considered for applicants with existing research funding.

Successful candidates should have a proven track record of accomplishments in teaching, clinical research and clinical service. Candidates must possess an M.D. degree, have completed an approved pediatric residency training program; have completed a pediatric gastroenterology fellowship and be Board certified or Board eligible in Pediatric Gastroenterology within three years of employment. The candidate must be eligible for licensure in the State of California and will be expected to participate in clinical care, teaching of medical students, residents and fellows. Preferred qualifications include demonstrated experience in translational research (depending upon series), serving on committees, possessing leadership ability, community outreach experience, ability to work cooperatively and collegially within a diverse environment, and ability to adhere to policies and procedures.

Specific responsibilities include:
• Provide care for patients with a variety of gastrointestinal disorders
• Act as a consultant to other services as needed
• Attend inpatient, outpatient and hospital based clinics at both the UCDMC campus and the Shriner's Hospital for Children
• Teach pediatric residents during their gastroenterology rotation.
• Teach medical students during their general pediatric and/or gastroenterology rotations
• Research and publication training including grant funding (if applicable)
• Provide both formal didactic sessions and clinical supervision for students and housestaff.
• Serve as junior medical student preceptor on a rotational basis of every 1 - 2 years.
• Participate in section and departmental meetings, conferences, hospital and departmental committees.

Criteria specific to the position description:
• Clinical care is required for this recruitment as Health Sciences or Clinical Pediatrics Assistant or Associate Professor
• Teaching is required for this recruitment as Health Sciences or Clinical Pediatrics Assistant or Associate Professor
• University service is required for this recruitment as Health Sciences or Clinical Pediatrics Assistant or Associate Professor

For full consideration, applications must be received by August 31, 2013. The position will remain open until filled through December 31, 2013. Applicants should submit their letter of interest, current curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of three references to:

David Kawatu, M.D.
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor and Section Chief Department of Pediatrics
University of California Davis Health System
2516 Stockton Blvd. #370
Sacramento, CA 95817
David.Kawatu@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Please reference search # PE-04R-13 on all correspondence.

The University of California, Davis is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among its faculty, staff and students.

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Assistant Professor, ClinX/HSCP (Section of Nephrology)

The University of California, Davis, School of Medicine is recruiting for 1 (one) full-time academic pediatric faculty member in the Section of Nephrology at the Assistant rank in the Clinical Pediatrics or Health Sciences series. The UC Davis Children’s Hospital provides a full complement of services throughout Northern California.

This position will focus on a clinical practice with experience in the teaching of residents and medical students. The Section of Pediatric Nephrology is composed of 3 faculty. The section cares for approximately 260 new nephrology patients per year and is an active transplant and dialysis center. Proven excellence in clinical care and teaching is required. Opportunities for research are available depending upon the experience and qualification of the candidate. Several intramural research awards (with guaranteed protected time) are available to junior faculty to apply for.

The UC Davis Children’s Hospital is based on the UC Davis Health System campus in Sacramento, California and serves a population of over one million children in the Northern California Central Valley and Western Nevada regions. Sacramento is an easily accessible, family-oriented city in close proximity to the San Francisco Bay area, Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the California coast, and Napa Valley.

Minimum qualifications include an M.D. degree, BC/BE in Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephrology and eligibility for licensure in the State of California. Applicants should have the ability to work cooperatively and collegially within the diverse environment of UC Davis.

The position will remain open until filled. For full consideration, interested applicants need to submit a current CV and letter of interest no later than December 31, 2013 to:

Lavjay Butani, M.D.
Chief; Section of Pediatric Nephrology
Department of Pediatrics
University of California Davis Health System
2516 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Lavjay.butani@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Please reference search # PE-01R-13 on all correspondence.

The UC Davis School of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educator.

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Assistant/Associate Professor, ClinX/HSCP (Pediatric Endocrinologist)

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine is recruiting for a full-time academic pediatric endocrinologist. We are recruiting at the Assistant/Associate Professor level in the Clinical X or Health Science Clinical series in the Section of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics. Candidates must possess an M.D. degree, be board certified/eligible in Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology and be eligible for licensure in the State of California. The candidate will be expected to participate in clinical care, teaching of medical students, residents and fellows, and research activities of the Department of Pediatrics and to serve on certain departmental committees.

The candidates must have the following qualifications:

• Successful completion of an approved pediatric residency training program
• Successful completion of a Pediatric Endocrinologist fellowship
• Demonstrated proficiency in the teaching of students and housestaff
• Ability to obtain a Medical License in the State of California
• Demonstrated proficiency to perform clinical research
• Service including committees, leadership ability, and community outreach
• Ability to work cooperatively and collegially within a diverse environment
• Ability to adhere to policies and procedures, and leadership experience and abilities

This position may, at times, require the incumbent to work with or be in areas where hazardous materials and/or infectious diseases are present. Specific hazards of the position may include but are not limited to exposure to patients with infections. For full consideration applications should be received by December 31, 2012 but position will remain open until filled, but no later than June 30, 2013.

Candidates should submit their application, including CV and the names and addresses of three references to: Robin Steinhorn, M.D., Chair, Department of Pediatrics, 2516 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817. Please reference Search #: PE-03R-13 on all correspondence.

The University of California, Davis is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among its faculty and staff.

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Assistant/Associate Professor, Clin X/HSCP (Clinical Pediatric Geneticist)

The University of California Davis, School of Medicine is recruiting for 1 (one) full-time academic pediatric faculty member in the Section of Pediatric Genetics at the Assistant/Associate rank in the Health Science Clinical or Clinical Pediatrics Series. Depending upon the series, this position will focus on a clinical practice with experience in the teaching of residents and medical students. Experience or at least interest in metabolic genetics is highly desirable. Demonstrated record of clinical or translational research is encouraged but not necessary and protected time with access to a molecular research laboratory will be considered for applicants with existing research funding. The Section of Pediatric Genetics is composed of 1 clinical faculty, 1 clinician-scientist, 1 Ph.D. cell biologist research faculty and 2 genetic counselors. Successful candidates should have a proven record of accomplishments in teaching and clinical service. Specific areas of interest of the group include craniofacial genetics, enzyme replacement for lysosomal storage disorders, connective tissue disorder, skeletal dysplasias, metabolic disorders and neurodevelopmental genetics. Additional programs focus on the analyses of both single-gene and multifactorial craniofacial anomalies, in particular craniosynostosis, autism and other neurobehavioral phenotypes and human disorders due to intracellular trafficking defects.

Services for adults and adolescents are provided at the UC Davis MIND Institute in Sacramento, California. The MIND Institute was founded in 1998 as a unique interdisciplinary research center where parents, community leaders, researchers, clinicians and volunteers collaborate to study and treat autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. The institute has major research efforts in autism, Tourette Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome and Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Candidates must be M.D. board eligible/certified in Pediatrics and Clinical Genetics and be eligible for licensure in the State of California. For full consideration, applications must be received by December 31, 2012. The position will remain open until filled. Applicants need to submit a current CV and letter of interest to:

Robin Hansen, M.D.
Professor and Section Chief, Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics and Genetics
Department of Pediatrics
UC Davis MIND Institute
2825 50th Street, Suite 2345
Sacramento, CA 95817
robin.hansen@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Please reference Search #: PE-04R-12 on all correspondence.

The UC Davis School of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educator.

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Associate/Full Professor, Regular-Ladder Rank/Clin X

The University of California Davis, School of Medicine is seeking a clinician scientist and Section Chief in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at the High Associate or Full Professor rank (commensurate with credentials) in the tenure-track or Clinical X Series. This position will focus translational research involving (but not limited to) developmental therapeutics, clinical trials, residual disease, bleeding clotting disorders and stem cell research with appropriate protected time and support. Endowment financial support (Pediatric Cancer Fund – FFE) is available to support the position. Proven excellence in clinical care, research, leadership and administrative experience is required. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with other investigators in the NCI-designated UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (Veterinary Cancer Center), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, and the Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology. The department is especially interested in recruiting an individual with expertise in Stem Cell Biology or Stem Cell Transplant to work with the Institute for Regenerative Cures. The Center recently relocated into a new 7000 square foot laboratory housing multidisciplinary teams and is a Good Manufacturing Practice facility.

The Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology is composed of both clinical and research faculty. The section cares for approximately 50-70 new oncology patients per year and participates in the Children’s Oncology Group. Services for children and adolescents with hemophilia, sickle cell disease and various other hemoglobinopathies are provided for in a regional, treatment center. In addition, the institution receives support for a 340b Hemophilia Treatment Program. As part of a major UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center expansion, a new Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic and Infusion Center opened in 2012 The UC Davis Children’s Hospital is based on the UC Davis Health System campus in Sacramento, California and serves a population of over 1 million children in the Northern California Central Valley and Western Nevada regions. Sacramento is an easily accessible, family-oriented city in close proximity to the San Francisco Bay area, Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the California coast, and Napa Valley.

Candidates must possess an M.D. or D.O. degree, be board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and be eligible for licensure in the State of California. For full consideration, applications must be received by June 30, 2013. The position will remain open until filled. Applicants need to submit a current CV and letter of interest to:

Robin H. Steinhorn, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Physician in Chief, UC Davis Children's Hospital
University of California Davis Health System
2516 Stockton Blvd., #320
Sacramento, CA 95817
Robin.steinhorn@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Please reference Search #: PE-03R-12 on all correspondence.

The University of California, Davis is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among its faculty, staff, and students.

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Assistant/Associate Professor, HSCP/ClinX (Pediatric Cardiologist)

The University of California, Davis, School of Medicine is recruiting for one (1) full-time academic cardiologist with special expertise in pediatric non-invasive cardiac imaging. The successful candidate should have special expertise in pediatric echocardiography and is expected to provide leadership for this clinical service. The position will function as a Pediatric faculty member in the Division of Cardiology at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor or Clinical Pediatrics series. Depending upon the series, this position will focus on a clinical practice with experience in the teaching of residents and medical students. Demonstrated record of clinical or translational research is encouraged but not necessary and protected time with access to a research laboratory will be considered for applicants with existing research funding.

Successful candidates should have a proven track record of accomplishments in teaching, clinical research and clinical service. Candidates must possess a medical degree and be Board certified or Board eligible in Pediatrics. Within three years of employment, the successful candidate must also be Board certified or eligible for Board certification in Pediatric Cardiology. The candidate must be eligible for licensure in the State of California. The candidate will be expected to participate in clinical care and research activities in the Department of Pediatrics, teach medical students, residents and fellows, and serve on certain departmental committees.

The UC Davis Children’s Hospital is based on the UC Davis Health System campus in Sacramento, California and serves a population of over 1 million children in the Northern California, Central Valley and Western Nevada regions. Sacramento is an easily accessible, family-oriented city in close proximity to the San Francisco Bay area, Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the California coast, and Napa Valley.

Applicants need to submit a current CV, letter of interest and three references to Mark Parrish, M.D.; Professor and Division Chief; Department of Pediatrics; University of California Davis Health System; 2516 Stockton Blvd.; Sacramento; CA 95817. For full consideration, applications must be received by June 30, 2013. The position will remain open until filled. Please reference Search #: PE-06R-11 on all correspondence.

The University of California, Davis is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among its faculty, staff and students.