The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, and Children’s Health Dallas seeks to hire outstanding individuals to join our rapidly growing, collaborative and academic group in the Division of Pediatric Nephrology. We welcome candidates with an interest as a clinician, clinical researcher or basic science researcher.

Clinically Focused Positions

• Clinical focused faculty members are responsible for attending inpatient, dialysis and ambulatory services. Responsibilities include supervision and teaching of pediatric residents, medical students and pediatric nephrology fellows from UT Southwestern Medical School
• Our program is one of the largest and most modern dialysis units in the country with approximately 50 chronic dialysis patients divided between hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
• The main hospital has a large intensive care patient population housed in the PICU, NICU, and CVICU for which we provide consultation and all modalities of CRRT including PrisMax, Aquadex, Carpediem, and MARS
• Robust outpatient general nephrology program, multidisciplinary stone center, and an active kidney transplant program
• Additional programmatic development in acute care nephrology, cardiorenal syndrome, and nephro-urology are under development, which will provide additional opportunities and resources for clinical/translational research projects
• We perform 10-20 kidney transplants per year and follow more than 200 kidney transplant patients

Research Focused Positions

• Research focused faculty should have experience in basic science and/or clinical translational research
• Strong footprint of basic science exists within the Department of Pediatrics and the Division
• Numerous resources and interdepartmental collaboration especially with Internal Medicine Nephrology

About the Division and UT Southwestern

• ACGME accredited fellowship program funded by Children’s Health
• Divisional support encompassing 6 advanced practice providers in the inpatient and outpatient setting 
• Historical record of supporting outstanding clinically focused nephrologists and NIH-funded basic scientists
• Institutional commitment in support of clinical research endeavors and physician scientists by providing additional funding from the Dean’s office and financial incentives for extra-mural funding
• UTSW is home to a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program, which provides many opportunities for internal funding and other resources
• Children’s Clinical Research Advisory Council Grants (CCRAC)
• 39 CORE Facilities
• Robust faculty development opportunities, including grant writing courses, leadership training, as well as many opportunities to participate in educational endeavors, quality improvement projects, and to collaborate with basic scientists and other clinical researchers within the medical school 

Clinical applicants must be eligible for licensure in the state of Texas, be board eligible or certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephrology. Clinical or Research candidates are required to have an MD, MD/PhD, PhD or equivalent degree. Academic rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience. Consideration may be given to applicants seeking less than a full-time schedule.

For consideration or more information forward  a curriculum vitae and a letter of interest to: OARS@utsouthwestern.edu

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status.

About UT Southwestern

For more than 75 years, UT Southwestern Medical Center has been healing, discovering, and educating health professionals as one of the nation’s top academic medical centers. More than 18,000 employees strong, the UT Southwestern family is diverse and driven to succeed. We seek challenges and opportunities for growth, and we are dedicated to making a difference in the world. In other words, we are people like you. If you’re ready to push boundaries and work alongside the sharpest minds in health care and biomedical science, consider joining UT Southwestern, where you’ll enjoy generous benefits, and a world of opportunity where you can help shape the future of medicine, today.