UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Department of Pediatrics

Division of Nephrology

The Division of Nephrology at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, is recruiting a clinical physician on the non-tenure track at the rank of Assistant Professor. The ideal candidate for this position will have demonstrated excellence in clinical care and teaching. The successful applicant will provide patient care, teach fellows and residents, and participate in clinical research or other scholarly endeavors that will lead to academic promotion. The candidate must have an MD/DO (or foreign equivalent) and be board-eligible/certified in pediatric nephrology.

The Division of Nephrology at the University of Pittsburgh has a strong track record supporting faculty career development. The division has consistently been listed in the US News and World Report's top Pediatric Nephrology programs. We have an active dialysis and transplant program for children with end-stage kidney failure and provide a high volume of acute kidney replacement therapies. The candidate will join a collegial group of eight pediatric nephrologists and an advanced practice provider. There is a strong history of collaboration with the Adult Renal-Electrolyte Division, including an NIDDK-funded National Resource Center of the George M. O'Brien Kidney Resource Alliance (OKRA) in the Pittsburgh Center for Kidney Research and a newly funded U2C/TL1 Pittsburgh Center for Training in Kidney, Hematology and Urology (PCT-KUH), as well as opportunities to work with investigators at Carnegie Mellon University.

UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, included in the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News World Report’s 2023-2024 list of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals,” is a 317-bed, free-standing children’s hospital located in the thriving Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. UPMC Children’s Hospital cares for over 90% of all hospitalized children in our region, a large catchment area that includes Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio, Northern West Virginia, and Southwestern New York. Overlooking the Allegheny River and much of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, the hospital is minutes away from the downtown cultural district, home stadiums for three major league sports teams, an internationally recognized culinary scene, and renowned centers of higher education at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie-Mellon University.

We seek candidates who embrace and reflect diversity.

The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and values equality of opportunity, human dignity and diversity. EEO/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled

Interested candidates can inquire about potential opportunities available in the Department of

Pediatrics by indicating their area of specialty and applying to requisition number # 24006795 on Pitt

Talent Center by visiting https://www.join.pitt.edu/

The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer and values equality of opportunity, human dignity and diversity, EOE, including disability/vets.

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