Assistant / Associate Professor (Pediatric Infectious DiseasesPhysician)

The Division of Pediatric Infectious

Diseases at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at

Columbia University Irving Medical Center invites applications from

well qualified MDs and MD / PhDs to join our faculty. We are seeking

new faculty members with academic interests in infection prevention

& control, epidemiology, transplant ID and / or basic science

research in addition to strong clinical skills. As an academic

medical center, we are eager to find highly motivated individuals

who can develop their own research projects in collaboration with

the established investigators here at Columbia in Pediatrics as

well as other Departments. The successful applicant can expect to

work along with many other investigators at the Vagelos College of

Physicians & Surgeons. Columbia provides an exceptionally rich

academic atmosphere. We have exceptionally strong basic science

faculty who support translational projects in a broad range of

disciplines. We are eager to support early career investigators and

many members of the Department of Pediatrics have active K awards

and are supported by a strong mentorship program.

Columbia has a varied and exciting clinical practice, focused

primarily upon inpatient consultations. We are especially eager to

recruit individuals with expertise in infectious prevention &

control. Our children’s hospital, New York-Presbyterian Morgan

Stanley Children’s Hospital, is the largest children’s hospital in

NYC which assures us more than ample exposure to a diverse patient

population. Clinical responsibilities are shared among the members

of the ID division and include daily rounding on a busy inpatient

service with trainees and an ID- PharmD.

We have a very active hospital epidemiology service and members of

the division are actively involved in IP&C and antimicrobial

stewardship. These activities include research, mentorship, and

additional skill development. Our group is highly collaborative,

working closely with colleagues in other sub-specialty divisions as

well as with the epidemiologists and ID physicians throughout the

New York-Presbyterian 9 acute care campus

system.

We are also actively involved in

teaching at all levels, with learners from VP&S, the Mailman

School of Public Health, pediatric residents and post-doctoral

fellows. Our faculty frequently serves as mentors on the scholarly

projects of these learners.

Depending upon the

applicant’s background salary and academic rank will be

commensurate with qualifications and experience. The position will

be a full-time Columbia University faculty position which includes

full fringe benefits. The Department of Pediatrics and the

University are committed to identifying job candidates who reflect

the breadth of diversity we enjoy in New York. Underrepresented

minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and other

underrepresented minorities in particular are encouraged to

apply.

We encourage inquiries and all

applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a statement of career

and research goals, and the names of potential references to : Alice

Prince, MD, Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of

Pediatrics, Columbia University, asp7@columbia.edu. Columbia is an

equal opportunity / Affirmative Action

employer.