Position Description

The University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics, along with the Seattle Children’s Research Institute Center for Child Health, Behavior & Development, invites applications for a full-time position at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor (without tenure by reason of funding), on the faculty-scientist track. Salary and academic appointment at University of Washington will be commensurate with experience, qualifications and academic rank. Associate Professor and Professors hold indefinite appointments that align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30). Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off. Anticipated start date: Spring or Summer 2026.

Positive factors for consideration include, but are not limited to candidates who have an established, funded research program focused on implementation science in pediatric/family health. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute expertise in dissemination and implementation frameworks, and develop expertise in at least one of the following areas: practice redesign, shared decision-making, digital health, human centered design, community engagement, pragmatic research methods, practice-based research, primary care delivery, and/or rapid evidence-to-care-change cycles. The candidate is expected to sustain a funded research program at Seattle Children’s Research Institute. The candidate will also be expected to contribute to the department’s teaching and mentoring mission, and engage in individual and programmatic initiatives with research mentorship of trainees.

This position provides an opportunity to work at the Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development (CHBD) at Seattle Children's Research Institute. Applicants will have a faculty appointment at the University of Washington and will join a group of highly collaborative scientists at CHBD studying a range of interdisciplinary topic areas such as chronic condition management, environmental health, hospital and post-acute care, mental and behavioral health, and pain management, with expertise in community-engaged methods, digital health, behavioral science, health services research, and implementation science.

SCRI is ranked 4th in NIH pediatric research funding and provides a rich, vibrant, and collaborative environment. SCRI has excellent facilities that foster close relationships between clinical, translational, and basic science researchers. In 2024, SCRI had more than $215 million in extramural research awards (with about $30 million awarded to CHBD). With a workforce greater than 2,400, the research institute fosters a cutting-edge academic environment, supporting multidisciplinary research, collaboration, and professional development. SCRI is organized into interdisciplinary research centers and has many resources for investigators including a statistical and analytic core, community engagement core, research computing core, pilot funding, and clinical and behavioral laboratory space to conduct study visits.

As the second largest Department in the UW School of Medicine, Pediatrics has twenty-one clinical divisions with approximately 1,400 academic appointments, including approximately 650 paid faculty members, 134 residents, 70 ACGME fellows, 230 staff employees and over 600 volunteer/affiliate faculty and continues to grow each year. The Department of Pediatrics is a close affiliate of Seattle Children's Hospital (SCH) and Seattle Children's Research Institute (SCRI). Faculty members appointed in the Department are located at various institutions (including Seattle Children’s, UW Medicine, and FHCRC), and are part of the Children’s University Medical Group (CUMG) clinical practice plan.

This position could, although is not required to and only if available, provide clinical service and consultation within pediatric primary care affiliated with the University of Washington and/or Seattle Children’s. This clinical service may include direct patient care in faculty practice as well as precepting residents.

The base salary range for this position will be: Associate Professor: $13,750 - $21,667 per month ($165,000 - $260,004 annually) Professor: $16,667 - $25,000 per month ($200,004 - $300,000 annually), commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

All University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research and service.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have earned a doctorate degree in a relevant field (MD or PhD or foreign equivalent) with documented expertise in implementation science. The applicant must already be an Associate Professor or Professor or equivalent or soon be expected to transition to the rank of Associate Professor or Professor.

Successful applicants will have a history of and existing external research funding and evidence of mature and consistent scholarship.

In order to be eligible for University sponsorship for an H-1B visa, graduates of foreign (non-U.S,) medical schools who will engage in clinical patient care must show successful completion of all three steps of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) or equivalent as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Application Instructions

Interested applicants should submit a CV, cover letter and diversity statement. The diversity statement should address current and/or future commitments to and experience in research-focused equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.

Benefits Information

A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.

Commitment to Diversity

The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).