Description

The UAB Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology seeks to hire for an assistant or associate professor (tenure earning/non-tenure earning). Currently, the UAB Liver Center has five hepatologist with expertise and extramural funding in acute liver failure, cirrhosis, NAFLD, viral hepatitis and porphyria. Academic rank, tenure status and salary will be commensurate with experience. Excellent opportunity for teaching, patient care and collaborative multidisciplinary clinical and translational research. Information about the academic and clinical activities of the division can be found at http://www.uab.edu/medicine/gastroenterology. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a research university and academic health center that discovers, teaches, and applies knowledge for the intellectual, cultural, social, and economic benefit of Birmingham, the state, and beyond. UAB is internationally renowned for its intensely collaborative culture that has — for more than five decades — produced breakthroughs in education, health care, research, and service. UAB was ranked #1 in the United States, and in the top 10 worldwide, in the Times Higher Education WorldUniversity Rankings, 2018 Young University Rankings. UAB Medicine is the third largest public academic medical center in the country, with more than 1,900 beds and almost 18,000 employees. UAB Hospital is the centerpiece of the UAB Health System and is the teaching hospital for the UAB School of Medicine. Situated among major research centers and clinics, UAB Hospital provides patients with a complete range of primary and specialty care services, as well as the most up-to-date treatments and innovations in health care. In addition to UAB Hospital, UAB Medicine includes The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital, UAB Callahan Eye Hospital, as well as several primary and specialty care clinics, a dozen member and affiliate hospitals within Alabama, more than 10 cancer associates in the Southeast, and the Viva Health HMO. Located in the heart of the Southeast, Birmingham is a short drive from Atlanta, Nashville, Chattanooga, New Orleans, Memphis and Gulf Coast beaches. Some of the most beautiful suburbs in the United States surround the city. With its picturesque surroundings, Birmingham has been recognized as an “All American City”, one of the top ten American cities to live and work, and one of the top ten entrepreneurial and job growth hot spots in America. The combination of pleasant weather, geography, diverse culture, activities, and lifestyle make this city a wonderful place to live, raise a family, and practice medicine. In tandem with our institution’s strong diversity efforts, UAB highly encourages candidates from underrepresented minorities to apply. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of, race, national origin, age, genetic or family medical history, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans. In alignment with UAB School of Medicine’s mission to reflect the diversity of our community and meet the needs of our diverse population, candidates are required, as part of the application process, to provide a statement that is up to one page single-spaced describing their contributions to promote diversity and inclusion.

On average, the Liver Transplant team has performed 110 liver transplants annually over the past seven years. It is the only liver transplant program in the State and has a one-year survival rate of 96%. Excellent start up package available. 

Requirements

Board certified, board eligible or a trained hepatologist; UNOS certification in transplant hepatology a plus; strong clinical skills in hepatology and transplantation with a genuine interest in teaching and research in an academic setting.