"SOM-Open Rank-Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism-Medicine"

The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Heersink School of Medicine, Department of Medicine Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism seeks applicants committed to an academic career with responsibilities in teaching, clinical services and clinical and/or laboratory-based research. Appointments will be at the assistant, associate or full professor level, tenure earning, tenured or non-tenure earning, commensurate with experience. Applicants must have an MD or pertinent PhD degree. Physicians must be board certified or board eligible in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Candidates are sought with emphasis on clinical care or laboratory-based research, particularly in areas of diabetes, metabolism, bone and/or general endocrinology. The Division enjoys a strong clinical endocrinology presence within a major academic medical center and robust medical education and research programs.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a research university and academic health center that serves students, patients, the community and the global need for discovery, knowledge dissemination, education, creativity and the application of groundbreaking solutions. It is a leader among comprehensive public urban research universities with academic medical centers. UAB, which has over 26,000 employees, is internationally renowned for its intensely collaborative culture that has — for more than five decades — produced breakthroughs in education, health care, research, and service.

In 2024, UAB Hospital was once again named the Best Hospital in Alabama by U.S. News & World Report. In 2023, Forbes named UAB as a Best-In-State Large Employer. In 2021, Forbes named UAB as America's No. 1 Best Large Employer, topping a list of more than 500 public and private corporations, hospitals, universities, Fortune 500 companies and more, across dozens of industries. In 2023, UAB was recognized as one of the Great Colleges to Work For®. In 2022, U.S. News & World Report ranked UAB in the top 8% of global universities, making it the highest-ranked school in Alabama. UAB continuously ranks in the top 30 for NIH research funding. UAB was ranked #1 in the United States for 2018 and 2019 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Young University Rankings.

UAB Hospital is the centerpiece of the UAB Health System and is the teaching hospital for the Heersink School of Medicine. The 1,157-licensed-bed hospital is among the 20 largest and best equipped in the nation. Situated among major research centers and clinics, UAB Hospital provides patients with a complete range of primary and specialty care services, as well as the most up-to-date treatments and innovations in health care.

In addition to UAB Hospital, UAB Medicine includes UAB Highlands Hospital, UAB Women and Infants Center, The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital, UAB Callahan Eye Hospital, as well as several primary and specialty care clinics, a dozen member and affiliate hospitals within Alabama, more than six cancer associates in the Southeast.

Located in the heart of the Southeast, Birmingham is a short drive from Atlanta, Nashville, Chattanooga, New Orleans, Memphis and Gulf Coast beaches. Some of the most beautiful suburbs in the United States surround the city. With its picturesque surroundings, Birmingham has been recognized as an