Associate or Assistant Professor - Pediatric Genetics

The University of Minnesota, Department of Pediatrics seeks an MD/DO Physician, board certified or eligible in Pediatrics and Medical Genetics and Genomics, at the rank of Associate or Professor/Academic Track or Assistant Professor/Tenured Track to join the Department of Pediatrics: Division of Pediatric Genetics & Metabolism.

Position Highlights:

• Will work to build partnerships between pediatric and adult medicine to provide care across the lifespan for individuals with genetic disorders
• Will join a group of 6 geneticists and 1 Pediatric APP in our Pediatric Genetics & Metabolism Division
• Will work with a productive group of 10 Genetic Counselors
• Will lead robust interactions with the Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and collaborate with a large Maternal-Fetal Medicine program in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Provide care for a large patient population from across the State of Minnesota and region that includes many with highly acute disorders. We are the largest Genetics service in the State and region, and care for a wide diversity of conditions.

About the Department:

The Department of Pediatrics is a thriving academic department with over 380 full-time faculty and ranks in the top 10 nationally in NIH funding. Children are cared for at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, opened in 2011.

About the Division:

The Division of Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism provides high-quality, compassionate, thoughtful care through commitment, vigorous scientific collaborations, and interdisciplinary efforts.  The faculty are highly interactive and the Department of Pediatrics provides strong support for faculty development. The division has a robust research portfolio and collaborates with other pediatric specialists across the spectrum of the department.

The Division recently led the creation of a new National Organization of Rare Disorders-recognized Rare Disease Center of Excellence (RDCoE) in the Department of Pediatrics and Medical School, which will serve as the epicenter for rare disease research and cutting-edge clinical care programs.

There are a number of Programs and Centers throughout the Medical School and University that are available for collaboration: Learn more about our Gene Therapy Center, Institute for Personalized Medicine, Mucopolysaccharidosis Center, ALD and Leukodystrophy Center, Neurodevelopmental Program in Rare Disease, Lysosomal Disease Network, the UMN Genomics Center, and Center for Orphan Drug Research.

Our goal is to be a Division of Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism with an outstanding national reputation in research, teaching, and service in Medical Genetics.  To achieve this, we:

• Have a strong faculty committed to research as an essential component of their academic career
• Have vigorous scientific collaborations with members of the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, the Department of Medicine, the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain, and other interdisciplinary groups with scientific priorities t