The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Pediatrics, is seeking applicants for a full-time, tenure track academic position. Academic rank at the time of appointment shall be commensurate with experience and credentials. The successful applicant will be a pediatric provider in any relevant sub-specialty with experience in managing programs in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion. A history of scholarship in these areas is preferred. This individual will serve as the Vice Chair of DEI in the Department of Pediatrics and Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, reporting directly to the Chair of Pediatrics and serving on the senior leadership team of the Department. The role will involve recruitment, retention, mentoring, and career development of other faculty members and trainees. The successful candidate will demonstrate clinical skills in pediatrics or a pediatric subspecialty and a history of working with a culturally diverse pediatric population. The position involves education of trainees at all levels in the individual's sub-specialty. A personal research program will be encouraged.

Qualifications

Requires a MD, DO, PhD, PsyD, or equivalent degree in a clinical field, and board certification or board eligibility in the relevant sub-specialty.

Preferred Qualifications are:

The successful candidate will be appointed as academic faculty at the rank of associate or full professor (commensurate with qualifications and experience) on the tenure-track in the department of Pediatrics. The successful candidate should have prior experience developing or managing programs in an academic setting. A history of scholarship in the areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion is preferred.

Applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to and knowledge of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action.

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is the flagship statewide, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated, collaborative, and inclusive education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UTHSC contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.

Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Science Center is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT's doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UTHSC spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UTHSC is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state's largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs.

Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization.

Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley's Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.