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The University of Chicago's Department of Pediatrics and Department of Human Genetics are searching for full-time faculty members at any rank in medical genetics.  Clinical responsibilities will include outpatient clinic and inpatient consults at our main campus and at affiliated sites.  Other duties include teaching and supervision of trainees and students, and scholarly activity.  Academic rank and compensation (including a generous package of fringe benefits) are dependent upon qualifications.

Appointees will join the Chicago Pediatric Genetics and Genomics Group, a multidisciplinary program comprising faculty members from the Departments of Pediatrics and Human Genetics at the University of Chicago and affiliated sites: Advocate Children's Hospital, and NorthShore University Health System.  The group is responsible for the diagnosis and management of children in the largest pediatrics program in the state of Illinois, the Chicagoland Children's Health Alliance. Our program includes 2 attending medical geneticists, genetic counsellors, nurses, a clinical trials office, and a comprehensive program of basic and translational geneticists. We also have one of the highest ambulatory clinic volumes in the country, with clinic sites throughout Chicago, the Chicago suburbs, Northern Illinois, and Northern Indiana. We are particularly interested in individuals with expertise in neurodevelopmental disorders, biochemical genetics and lysosomal disorders, cardiovascular genomics, craniofacial genetics, and/or connective tissue disorders and skeletal dysplasias.

Prior to the start of employment, qualified applicants must: 1) have a medical doctorate or equivalent, 2) hold or be eligible for medical licensure in the State of Illinois, and 3) be board certified or board eligible in Clinical Genetics and Genomics or Medical Biochemical Genetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics.

To be considered, those interested must apply through The University of Chicago‚ Academic Recruitment job board, which uses Interfolio to accept applications: http://apply.interfolio.com/96375.  Applicants must upload: a CV including bibliography and cover letter. Review of applications ends when the position is filled. 

For instructions on the Interfolio application process, please visit http://tiny.cc/InterfolioHelp.

All University departments and institutes are charged with building a faculty from a diversity of backgrounds and with diverse viewpoints; with cultivating an inclusive community that values freedom of expression; and with welcoming and supporting all their members.

We seek a diverse pool of applicants who wish to join an academic community that places the highest value on rigorous inquiry and encourages diverse perspectives, experiences, groups of individuals, and ideas to inform and stimulate intellectual challenge, engagement, and exchange. The University's Statements on Diversity are at https://provost.uchicago.edu/statements-diversity.

The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Disabled/Veterans Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination.

Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-834-3988 or email equalopportunity@uchicago.edu with their request.

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