The Division of General Pediatrics at Cohen Children's Medical Center and Zucker School of Medicine of Northwell Health seek candidates for Full, Associate, or Assistant Professor position who are clinician-educators or clinician-investigators. Applicants must have an M.D. and/or PhD or equivalent degree and have demonstrated excellent qualifications in education and research. In particular, we are seeking clinician-educators or clinician-investigators with interest in the following areas:
- Advocacy and Community Health, with leadership opportunities in the pediatric residency program
- Children and Adolescents with Medical Complexity
- Transition to Adulthood and Adult Care Services
- Obesity and Weight Management Services
We seek candidates with strong academic credentials and a record or promise of external research funding. The successful candidate will join a highly collaborative Division working to achieve optimal child health and well-being by informing program and policy changes through interdisciplinary research. Priority will be given to candidates pursuing research relevant to pediatric population health and/or health services research, those with greater experience following graduate training, and those with an established track record of high impact publication and extramural funding. Interdisciplinary or community-engaged research is strongly encouraged as well as research incorporating a health equity focus. Appointments will be made in the Department of Pediatrics. Secondary appointments with other departments can be explored.
In addition to the renowned tertiary clinical resources that we offer, our faculty will have appointments in the Institute of Health System Science within the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research of Northwell Health. Faculty will enjoy access to the scholastic and research resources of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research.
The Division of General Pediatrics sees nearly 40,000 patients annually, while the Northwell Pediatrics Ambulatory Care Network sees over 200,000 patients annually. The Division is the ambulatory training site for nearly 100 pediatric residents, over 120 medical students, and several allied health professionals. The Division has a strong research and quality improvement portfolio, and has over $2 million in annual federal, state, and foundation grant funding. The Division is in the process of expanding to two satellite locations within Queens and Nassau County.
Cohen Children's Medical Center opened in 1983 as the New York metropolitan area's only hospital designed exclusively for children. Today, it is the largest pediatric teaching hospital in the region, with over 750,000 visits annually and serving 1.8 million children in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. It is the tertiary pediatric medical center of the Northwell Health System and the only Level-1 Pediatric Trauma Center in Nassau and Queens. Northwell's Cohen Children's Medical Center was named the No. 1 children's hospital in New York State and earned top 50 national rankings for exceptional care in 10 pediatric subspecialties: https://www.northwell.edu/news/the-latest/cohen-childrens-ranked-best-childrens-hospital-in-new-york
We seek candidates who embrace and reflect diversity in the broadest sense. This will be a full time position offering a competitive salary and benefits package. Cohen Children's Medical Center of Northwell Health and the Zucker School of Medicine is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse student body, faculty and administrative staff. The university strives to promote a culture of inclusiveness, respect, communication and understanding.
Interested individuals should forward a letter of interest and their curriculum vitae to:
Sophia Jan, MD, MSHP
Chief, Division of General Pediatrics
Cohen Children's Medical Center of Northwell Health
SJan1@northwell.edu