THE OPPORTUNITY

This opportunity to join the Department of Pediatrics at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at the rank of Assistant Professor is an exciting one. Columbia University Irving Medical Center, one of the nation's foremost academic health science centers working together with one of the nation's premier health systems, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The section of Adolescent Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, in the division of Child and Adolescent Health, is seeking a full-time faculty member to join our group of six adolescent medicine attending physicians. Clinical practice settings include a community-based primary care setting, a growing adolescent medicine faculty practice in midtown Manhattan, and an inpatient consult service at the NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital. Skill in placing and removing LARCS is essential. Applicants will participate in the teaching of medical students, pediatric residents and adolescent medicine fellows, and are expected to develop a scholarly niche. We are looking for applicants with strong clinical skills and a commitment to academic excellence.

COMMITMENT OF DIVERSITY

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Educator. The University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment, and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.

Columbia University welcomes applications from individuals who may have had nontraditional career paths, or who may have taken time off for family reasons (e.g. children, caring for disabled or elderly family), or who have achieved excellence in careers outside of academia (e.g., in professional or industry service). The University is responsive to the needs of dual career couples and is committed to supporting the work-life balance of its faculty. We are interested in candidates who have a record of success advising and mentoring individuals from groups underrepresented in higher education and is particularly interested in candidates who have research interests in subjects that will contribute to the understanding of diversity and equal opportunity.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

* Must have a MD or DO degree and an active NYS Medical License

* Must be board-certified or board-eligible in Adolescent Medicine

* Consistently strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and sustain effective working relationships with professionals in other disciplines;

* The ability to create a high-energy results-oriented work environment that encourages colleagues and staff to value each other's contributions; and

* The ability to share and celebrate success with colleagues and staff.

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Pay Transparency Disclosure

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

Minimum Salary: 31200.00 Maximum Salary: 31200.00 Salary Unit: Yearly