Director, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology- UPMCChildren's- Pittsburgh, PA- Academic Opportunity

The Division of Pediatric

Hematology-Oncology in the Department of Pediatrics at the

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is recruiting a

Division Director. The ideal candidate for this position is a

physician-scientist with a strong record of research

accomplishments in patient-oriented, translational, or basic

science research. The Division Director also should have excellent

mentoring, clinical, and teaching skills as well as administrative

experience sufficient to lead the division. The Division Director

will be supported by generous development funds and will be offered

an endowed chair.

The Division of

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh

encompasses the largest, most comprehensive childhood cancer and

blood disease center in the Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio, and

Northern West Virginia regions. The Division currently includes 21

faculty members and 10 Advanced-Practice Providers, who provide

compassionate, state-of-the-art care for children with cancer and

hematologic disorders. Members of the Division have extensive

research interests spanning basic research to understand cancer

mechanisms, high-impact translational research, and NIH-funded

clinical trials. The Division also is home to an outstanding

fellowship program to train future leaders in pediatric hematology

and oncology.

The Department

of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is

comprised of 20 divisions, six centers, and two institutes, with

over 350 faculty members. The Department receives around $60

million in annual research support from the NIH and other federal

and non-federal funding agencies.

UPMC Children's

Hospital of Pittsburgh, included in the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S.

News & World Report's 2023-2024 list of

"America's Best Children's Hospitals," is a

317-bed, free-standing children's hospital located in the

thriving Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

UPMC Children's Hospital cares for over 80% of all

hospitalized children (and over 90% of all hospitalized children

under the age of 12) in our region, a large catchment area that

includes Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio, Northern West

Virginia, and Southwestern New York. Overlooking the Allegheny

River and much of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, the hospital is

minutes away from the downtown cultural district, home stadiums for

three major league sports teams, an internationally recognized

culinary scene, and renowned centers of higher learning at the

University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie-Mellon University.

We seek candidates who

embrace and reflect diversity and belonging. The University of

Pittsburgh and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh are

equal opportunity employers. Interested individuals should forward

a letter of intent and curriculum vitae. Informal inquiries also

are encouraged. We seek applicants as well as nominees.

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