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Chief of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

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Position description

UC Davis Children’s Hospital
School of Medicine

Department of Pediatrics
Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics

The University of California Davis, School of Medicine is seeking a Division Chief in Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics at the Associate or Full Professor rank (commensurate with credentials) in the Health Science Clinical Professor or Clinical X Series. Proven excellence in clinical care, education, research, community engagement, leadership and administrative experience is required. Candidates must possess an M.D. degree, be board certified in Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics and must possess or be eligible for licensure in the State of California.

The Division of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics is one of 15 divisions within the Department of Pediatrics. The division’s academic and clinical offices are based at the UC Davis MIND (Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders) Institute, an internationally renowned interdisciplinary research and clinical center on the University of California, Davis Medical Center campus. The Division includes a federally funded University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, an MCHB funded fellowship program in Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics and the Fragile X Research and Treatment Center, all closely affiliated with the MIND Institute. Division faculty are also affiliated with the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) at the MIND Institute, with over 50 affiliated interprofessional faculty and 71 externally funded projects. The MIND Institute Massie Family Clinic provides assessment and treatment for a wide range of neurodevelopmental and behavioral disorders seen by clinicians representing Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, Genomic Medicine, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Neonatology and Psychology.

The Department of Pediatrics is a leader in health professions education within the School of Medicine and has an exceptional Pediatric Residency Program, the only one of its kind in the Greater Sacramento Region. With more than 120 physicians in 33 pediatric subspecialties, the Children's Hospital is a 118-bed hospital housed within the 619-bed University of California, Davis Medical Center.

Priorities for the Chief of the Division of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics will be to demonstrate excellence in leadership and effective management to leverage current strengths of the Division in research, training, clinical care and community engagement/advocacy. The successful Chief will be a superb clinician, patient and family advocate; possess effective professional management skills; and demonstrate exemplary leadership in the field.

The UC Davis MIND Institute and Children’s Hospital are based on the UC Davis Health System campus in Sacramento, California and serve a diverse population of over 1 million children in the Northern California, Central Valley and Western Nevada regions. Sacramento is an easily accessible, family-oriented city in close proximity to the San Francisco Bay area, Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the California coast, and Napa Valley.

For full consideration applications should be received by August 12, 2016. This position will be open until filled through June 30, 2017. Candidates should submit their application online at: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/apply/JPF01119.

The University of California, Davis is an affirmative action / equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among its faculty and staff.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter

  • Statement of Research (Optional)

  • Statement of Teaching

  • Statement of Contributions to Diversity - Diversity contributions documented in the application file will be used to evaluate applicants. Visit http://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/diversity/equity_inclusion/index.html for guidelines about writing a diversity statement and why one is requested.

Reference requirements
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Job location

Sacramento, CA