Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at CUMC (Clinical Genetics)

THE OPPORTUNITY

This opportunity to join the Department of Pediatrics at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at the rank of Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at CUMC is an exciting one. Columbia University Irving Medical Center, one of the nation’s foremost academic health science centers working together with one of the nation’s premier health systems, New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• You will provide the highest level of care to pediatric and adult patients in genetics.
• You will share the responsibility of teaching residents and fellows with the other attending physicians.
• Specific clinical responsibilities will be determined by the division chief in discussions with you, but in general terms, you will be involved in providing rapid and timely management of patients, and dealing promptly with the calls and concerns of referring physicians.
• This position is 100% clinical, and will consist of a combination of ambulatory sessions and inpatient consults.

COMMITMENT OF DIVERSITY

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Educator.  The University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment, and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.

 Columbia University welcomes applications from individuals who may have had nontraditional career paths, or who may have taken time off for family reasons (e.g. children, caring for disabled or elderly family), or who have achieved excellence in careers outside of academia (e.g., in professional or industry service).  The University is responsive to the needs of dual career couples and is committed to supporting the work-life balance of its faculty.  We are interested in candidates who have a record of success advising and mentoring individuals from groups underrepresented in higher education and is particularly interested in candidates who have research interests in subjects that will contribute to the understanding of diversity and equal opportunity.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have a MD or DO degree and an active NYS Medical License.
• Must be Board-certified or, for new graduates only, board-eligible in Genetics.
• Consistently strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and sustain effective working relationships with professionals in other disciplines.
• The ability to create a high-energy results-oriented work environment that encourages colleagues and staff to value each other’s contributions.
• The ability to share and celebrate success with colleagues and staff.