Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at CUMC

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.

The Division of Neonatology at CUMC in Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital is seeking a BC/BE neonatologist. This is an academic faculty position with a focus on clinical service and teaching in the NICU and Delivery Room. Excellent neonatology skills are required along with a commitment to teamwork and academic mission. The successful candidate will be appointed at the Assistant Professor level. Competitive salary, benefits, and support are offered commensurate with academic rank and experience. The successful candidate must be eligible to practice in New York State.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsibilities will include service in our outstanding 75-bed level IV NICU and high-risk delivery service with >5000 deliveries per year.
• Participation in weekday service and weekday, weekend and holiday call will be in an amount equal to other full-time clinical faculty.
• Active participation in Departmental and Divisional faculty activities, meetings and conferences is required. University service and public engagement activities are also expected of faculty. You may be invited to participate in Divisional, Departmental and /or medical school committees.

Compensantion

Compensation arrangements are competitive and commensurate with both experience and achievement.

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.

• Must have a MD or DO degree and an active NYS Medical License.
• Must have Board certification in Neonatology or an equivalent board certification with experience in the NICU with clinical training in pediatrics.
• 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.