The Division of Pediatric Diabetes/Endocrinology in the Department of Child Health at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine is seeking a full-time Assistant/Associate Professor tenure track. Candidates will have expertise in the clinical and laboratory diagnosis and treatment of children with pediatric diabetes or endocrine disorders. Applicants must be board certified in Pediatrics and either board certified/eligible in Pediatrics Endocrinology/Diabetes and must have a record of medical and academic excellence.

The applicant will join a busy Pediatric Diabetes/Endocrinology Division and will be responsible for re-igniting our research efforts for this division. You will also be required to provide care for outreach clinics located at various sites within the state. 

The Children’s Hospital at the University of Missouri Health Care has more than 115 inpatient beds, and is the only hospital in the area with specialized pediatric services and a hospital school.  The hospital offers a wide variety of pediatric medical and surgical sub-specialities and comprehensive laboratory services including molecular genetics.

Join A Highly Respected Academic Health System

University of Missouri Health Care is one of the most comprehensive health care networks in Missouri.  Our three hospitals and numerous clinics, all staffed by University Physicians, offer the finest primary, secondary, and tertiary health care services.  We also provide education for our future health care providers and participate in important research.  Our extensive network of facilities comprises the MU School of Medicine, MU Sinclair School of Nursing, MU School of Health Professions, University Hospital, Children’s Hospital, Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, Missouri Rehabilitation Center, Columbia Regional Hospital, and University Physicians & Clinics.

About Columbia, MO

Columbia, home to the University of Missouri, is centrally located between Kansas City and St. Louis and within easy reach of the recreational Lake of the Ozarks and the rivers of the Ozark foothills.  The college community of approximately 90,000 offers an unusual combination of rural and metropolitan experiences.
Home to eight hospitals and more than 700 practicing physicians, health care is the dominant industry in Columbia with one in five employed residents working in a health-related profession.  Columbia also has one of the highest rates of physicians per capita in the nation. Higher education and the insurance industry are also major employers in the area.

 

 

Columbia has been listed among the top 20 US cities to live in several national rankings based on the community's low cost of living; its stable, service-oriented economy; crime rate; and the availability of affordable housing and outstanding health care. Columbia's excellent public schools, its weather, and its leisure and cultural activities were also highly rated in the assessment.