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Assistant/Associate Professor/Professor-Pediatrics (Psychiatry) (Job ID #156133)
College of Medicine Peoria
Faculty
Peoria
05/23/2022

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The Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria is seeking pediatricians with expertise in Pediatric Psychiatry at the level of Assistant/Associate Professor or Professor to enhance an important clinical program. UICOMP is one of the regional campuses that make up the nation’s largest public medical school. The Peoria campus is known among students for its small class sizes, rigorous curriculum and hands-on clerkships; to residents and fellows for the strong academic setting, large referral base and exceptional facilities; and by physicians seeking the ideal combination of teaching and practicing medicine in a research-based university setting. UICOMP’s main clinical partner is OSF Healthcare Children’s Hospital of Illinois (CHOI), a 144-bed, full-service hospital, with physicians in more than 140 sub-specialties. Located on the campus of OSF St. Francis Medical Center, it’s the pediatric teaching affiliate of UICOMP, the state’s only major pediatric teaching hospital outside Chicago—and home to groundbreaking pediatric research in medicine. The hospital is also proud to house the St. Jude Midwest Affiliate, which brings some of the care and services offered by St. Jude in Memphis to central Illinois. Malpractice insurance is provided by the University of Illinois system and an excellent benefits package available including vacations, sick time, CME, health and life insurance and retirement plan. 

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. 

The University of Illinois at Chicago is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer including Disability/Vets.

For fullest consideration please apply by March 8, 2022 at https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=156133.

Participate in undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs of the Department.

Provide outpatient diagnostic and management services for patients in the region with general Psychiatry needs.

Provide inpatient Psychiatry consultation for children.

Organize and conduct research programs in Child Psychiatry.

Perform other duties of a University faculty member including committee assignments, curriculum development, student counseling, and administration. 

MD/DO degree or foreign equivalent.

Hold or be eligible for an Illinois license.

3 years pediatric residency, BC in Psychiatry and BC/BE in Pediatric Psychiatry.

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The University of Illinois at Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability.


Offers of employment by the University of Illinois may be subject to approval by the University’s Board of Trustees. The University of Illinois may conduct background checks and other pre-employment assessments on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background Checks will be performed in compliance with state and federal law.

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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

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