Job Description
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine UAB Heersink SOM is currently seeking an energetic and innovative leader to serve as the Director of the Division of Allergy and Immunology. The Division Director is responsible for the comprehensive leadership and management of the Divisions activities and for advancing UABs and Childrens of Alabamas excellence in clinical care research advocacy and education. This opportunity is for fulltime regular twelvemonth faculty position with corresponding administrative responsibilities within the division. Faculty rank and tenure is open and commensurate with qualifications and experience. This position incorporates clinical interdisciplinary teaching community activities and may include research. Applicants must have an MD or DO and be BC/BE in a relevant discipline and leadership experience in an academic medicine setting. MD/PhD candidates are encouraged to apply. The Division of Pediatric Allergy serves to provide expertise in clinical care education research and service for both the University Health System and Childrens of Alabama COA . The Division specializes in the treatment of patients with IgE and nonIgE mediated diseases including asthma allergic rhinitis atopic dermatitis food allergy urticaria angioedema stinging insect and drug allergy. Division clinical immunologists diagnose and treat children with primary immune deficiencies including Severe Combined Immune Deficiency SCID primary antibody phagocyte and complement deficiencies. Faculty research interests include studies related to the diagnosis and management of drug and food allergy and the role of chronic infection particularly with mycoplasma infection. Other research interests include the pathophysiology of asthma and allergic diseases as well as primary immune deficiencies and autoimmunity. For more information about our thriving Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Division visit our website at https://www.uab/medicine/peds/allergyimmunology . UAB ranks 10th in NIH funding for public universities and 22nd among medical schools. UAB also has long standing strength in Immunology and has made a strategic investment and research focus in the new Immunology Institute https://www.uab/medicine/immunologyinstitute/ led by Dr. Fran Lund. Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama with a metropolitan population over 1 million. The city is thriving with a growing restaurant and arts scene charming neighborhoods and many outdoor park and entertainment spaces. Birmingham is well located in the Southeast with easy access to lakes mountains and gulf beaches. UAB is located in downtown Birmingham is a great place to work and was named Americas No. 1 Best Large Employer 2021 by Forbes. Diversity is a defining feature of Birminghams past present and future. At UAB we are committed to capitalizing on what makes Birmingham and the University trailblazers in moving inclusion forward. We are invigorating conversations fostering civic engagement widening perspectives stimulating innovation and connecting people. Every day we seek ways to actively promote and recognize principles of fairness and equity in relation to and across intersections of race age color disability faith religion ancestry national origin citizenship sex sexual orientation social class economic class ethnicity gender identity gender expression and all other identities represented among our diverse communities. The position offers a competitive salary along with a comprehensive benefits package. Rank salary and tenure status will be commensurate with the experience of the candidate and will consist of a guaranteed salary as well as a generous incentive plan linked to productivity. For more information regarding this opportunity please contact: Dr. Randy Q. Cron MD PhD Director of UAB Pediatric Rheumatology Search committee chair for Pediatric Allergy & Immunology Division Director Email:
Required Qualifications
MD DO or MD/PhD
Required Experience:
IC