The Department of Pediatrics, Section of Genetics, of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine located at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas, is seeking candidates for an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the clinical-educator pathway. M.D. degree and board eligibility/board certification in Medical Genetics is required. Expertise in biochemical genetics/inborn errors of metabolism is desirable, but not essential. The position is available immediately.

Arkansas Children’s Hospital is among the largest children’s hospitals in the United States and is the only tertiary care facility for children in the state of Arkansas. The Department of Pediatrics employs over 185 faculty members and 75 residents. Research is a strong interest of this department and is encouraged. The Genetics section has close ties to the Arkansas Department of Health Newborn Screening Program and the Arkansas Birth Defects Center for Research and Prevention. Arkansas Children’s Hospital also has a treatment facility for lysosomal disorders. Additional resources include the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences cytogenetics laboratory, as well as selected biochemical genetic assays performed in the Arkansas Children’s Hospital clinical laboratory. Excellent new research lab facilities are available at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute. Other research facilities include the GCRC with a pediatric component, and a USDA Human Nutrition Center.

The UAMS Department of Pediatrics employs over 200 faculty members and over 80 residents. Arkansas Children’s Hospital is among the largest children’s hospitals in the United States. Located in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, Little Rock offers Midwestern family values combined with the genteel civility and friendliness of the South, affordable housing, quality school options, a mild climate, excellent cultural and artistic venues, professional minor league baseball, world class hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreational opportunities plus extraordinary natural beauty. With a population in excess of 500,000, Greater Little Rock offers the most desirable features of large cities without sacrificing ease of access and convenience.

For more information regarding the Department of Pediatrics, see the Department’s web site: http://uams.edu/pediatrics/.

Interested individuals should contact:

Stephen G. Kahler, M.D.

Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

College of Medicine

Department of Pediatrics

Director of Clinical Genetics

Arkansas Children's Hospital

800 Marshall St.

Little Rock, AR 72202-3591

Phone: (501) 364-2966

Fax: (501) 364-1564

Email: KahlerStephenG@uams.edu

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and has a Conrad 30 waiver program. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

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