Assistant/Associate/Professor-Pediatric Neurology (Job ID #157109)

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP) seeks Pediatric Neurology physicians for multiple positions at the level of Assistant/Associate Professor or Professor of Pediatrics to enhance a growing division. The ideal Child Neurology candidate will be BC/BE in Pediatrics or in Neurology with a Pediatric Neurology concentration and will hold or have applied for an Illinois physician's license. Extensive clinical experience in pediatric neurology with advanced training in EEG and epilepsy is desired. The position includes patient care services, teaching medical students and residents, and opportunities to pursue research.

The primary teaching hospital of the UICOMP is OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois (CHOI), a tertiary care facility serving a 37 county region with a population base of over two million. CHOI provides comprehensive services to children, including Level IV NICU and a state-designated Pediatric Critical Care Center. CHOI is a major medical facility with 124 beds and a 32 bed critical care unit and the only Level 1 trauma center in Illinois outside of Chicago. The Jump Trading Simulation Education Center, a state of the art simulation facility with over 40,000 square feet of space for faculty and other resources, is a joint venture between UICOMP and CHOI and is located on the OSF campus. 

The University of Illinois System provides generous paid leave, enrollment in the State University Retirement System pension, and malpractice coverage.

Practice locations include two state-of-the-art hospitals that serve a diverse urban and rural patient base population of about 2 million people across Illinois; two outpatient clinics provide care to the medically underserved.

Peoria is among four campuses of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, the largest and among the most diverse public medical schools in the U.S.

The University of Illinois at Chicago is an equal opportunity employer including Disability/Vets. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer.  Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit https://www.hr.uillinois.edu/cms/One.aspx?portalId=4292&pageId=1411899 .

Applications for this position can be submitted at https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=157109 . For fullest consideration please submit your application by Wednesday, December 15, 2021.