Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor
- Employer
- LSU HSC - Pediatrics
- Location
- New Orleans, LA
- Posted Date
- Jan 25, 2017
- Reference
- 1108
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- Specialty
- Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Position Type
- Permanent
Pediatric Gastroenterologist -Open Rank
Expiration Date: Open Until Filled
Department: Pediatrics
Position Type:Faculty
Location: New Orleans
Description
The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in New Orleans, is seeking a full-time academic Pediatric Gastroenterologist specialist to join our faculty group. Academic appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (non-tenure, clinical track) depending on prior experience.
The Department boasts approximately eighty faculty members representing all pediatric sub-specialties. Training programs include an annual medical school class of two hundred and approximately one hundred post-graduate trainees in categorical pediatrics, medicine-pediatrics, child neurology, combined pediatrics and emergency medicine, and most pediatric sub-specialty fellowship areas.
The successful candidate will participate in a broad range of pediatric gastroenterology activities. Primary clinical responsibilities of the position include patient care and consultations in a variety of settings including inpatient consultations at Children's Hospital of New Orleans and other local hospitals as well as outpatient clinics.
Educational responsibilities include supervision and instruction of medical students, residents, and other learners from the multi-disciplinary LSUHSC community. Faculty members are expected to contribute to the advancement of scholarly or educational activities within the Department. There are abundant opportunities for educational, clinical, translational, and quality and outcomes research initiatives across the health sciences center.
The Department of Pediatrics and Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology are located predominantly at Children's Hospital of New Orleans. Children’s Hospital is Louisiana’s only free standing children’s hospital. The 247-bed tertiary care teaching and clinical care complex is located in the heart of New Orleans. Children’s is in the beginning stages of a 5-year and $225 million expansion project.
Qualifications
- MD or MD/PhD or equivalent
- Board certified/board eligible in Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Licensed to practice medicine in the State of Louisiana by start date
Additional Position Description
The LSUHSC School of Medicine in New Orleans encourages women and minority candidates to submit applications for this position.
The School of Medicine does not participate in sponsoring faculty candidates for the Department of Health and Hospitals’ Conrad 30 Program.
Applicant Instructions
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, CV, and list of references electronically at: https://lsuh.sc/jobs/?id=1108
LSUHSC-NO is an Equal Opportunity Employer for females, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans
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