Clinical Assistant Professor

The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.

OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation's leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.

OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.

Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We will prepare tomorrow's health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.

Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the North Carolina Children's Hospital is seeking a Pediatric Endocrinologist to support the Division's clinical and academic activities. This position is for a Clinical Assistant Professor, fixed term, 0.5 FTE to 1.0 FTE Academic appointment that will be offered to commensurate and candidates experience. North Carolina Children's Hospital is a top-tier academic medical center, with a mission to align clinical care, advocacy, research, and education to deliver world-class family-centered care. The Hospital is ranked among the best children's hospitals by US News and World Report, and the Division is accredited by the American Diabetes Association.

The faculty member will report directly to the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and will join a well-established team of medical professionals, including board-certified pediatric endocrinologists, nurse practitioner, clinical pharmacist, pediatric endocrinology fellows and pediatric residents, Certified Diabetes Educators, nutritionists, and nurses who work together to provide the best care to the patients of UNC Children's Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes services.

Clinical duties will include inpatient and outpatient care of children with diabetes and other endocrine disorders. Outpatient clinical activities will occur at the UNC Children's Specialty clinics located in Chapel Hill, NC and Raleigh, NC, along with for regional care at our UNC Health Children's clinic in Wilmington, NC. Involvement in scholarly activity including quality improvement, clinical research, and/or medical education is also expected.

The successful candidate will be MD or MD/PhD educated and board certified/eligible in Pediatric Endocrinology.

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Please note: The Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost office will not be able to provide specific updates regarding position or application status.

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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.