Associate Professor (Term) - Pediatric Genetics

Department:

Location:

Health Sciences Center

Time Type:

Full time

Worker Type:

Regular Term (Fixed Term)

Job Req ID:

R107194

Position Description:

Pediatric Clinical Geneticist

The division of Pediatric Genetics is seeking a board certified/board eligible physician in both pediatrics and clinical genetics. The candidate will join a dynamic, interdisciplinary team of professionals that consists of medical geneticists, genetic counselors, metabolic nutritionists.  The division provides developmental pediatrics, clinical genetic and laboratory services including cytogenetics, Fluorescence in situ Hybridization and chromosome microarray analysis through the Novak Center for Children’s Health and Norton Children’s Hospital located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. 

The Novak Center for Children’s Health is a 176,000-square-foot center opened in 2018 and was designed to create a better way to deliver health care for the children of Kentucky and the surrounding region. Located in the heart of the UofL Health Sciences campus and close to Norton Children’s Hospital in downtown Louisville, the center is one of the largest and most technically advanced pediatric outpatient centers in the country. This center provides the resources and space necessary to offer an integrated health care model serving as the home of UofL Physicians pediatric specialty clinical practices, lab and radiology services, medical education conference rooms, multi-disciplinary spaces and more all in one convenient outpatient care location for families. 

Norton Children’s Hospital (NCH) is the region’s full-service, free-standing children’s hospital.  NCH is affiliated with the University of Louisville School of Medicine and serves as our primary pediatric teaching facility.

Opportunities for a great life abound in Louisville, Kentucky.  Candidates must be board certified or eligible in Genetics and be eligible to obtain a medical license in the state of Kentucky.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

Assistance and Accommodations

Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 215 Central Avenue, Ste 205 - Louisville, Kentucky 40208.

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