The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) seeks candidates for a clinical track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor (open rank commensurate with experience) in Tissue Typing/HLA Laboratory Testing.

The Department of Pathology at UIC provides testing in all major disciplines including microbiology, chemistry, hematology, transfusion medicine, tissue typing/transplant, cytogenetics and molecular pathology including next-generation sequencing along with an active surgical pathology service.  The division's expertise is shared not only with the UI Health Hospital and Clinics but with physicians and other medical facilities through the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System Reference Laboratory System. The UI Health Hospital and Clinics has active solid organ and hematopoietic clinical transplantation programs including liver, renal, small bowel, pancreas and stem cell transplant. UI Health Tissue typing/HLA Laboratory is a state of the art laboratory that performs all transplant related testing in-house. It supports an active solid organ transplant program that performed about 150 kidney transplants, 20 pancreas, 70 liver transplants and 3 small bowel transplants in 2020. UIC Stem Cell transplant program performed about 50 transplants in 2020.

This faculty position will be responsible for (1) assisting with oversight for and performance of a combination of HLA/Tissue Typing diagnostic service and another Pathology subspecialty, (2) participating in teaching medical students, residents, fellows, and house staff and (3) developing or continuing a basic or translational research program.

The Department of Pathology offers a collaborative work environment and provides all faculty with professional development opportunities to advance in their careers.

For fullest consideration, please submit a curriculum vitae and names of three references via: https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=142944.

The University of Illinois at Chicago and the State of Illinois offer competitive wages, benefit programs and resources for employees. UIC is strongly committed to providing equitable benefit options throughout each stage of employment. Many benefits become effective on the first day of employment. Benefits offered by UIC include health care options, wellness programs, educational opportunities, tuition assistance, vacations, holidays and other leave benefits, and University retirement plans. Detailed information on specific employee benefits may be found online at: https://www.hr.uillinois.edu/benefits/.

The University of Illinois at Chicago is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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

Qualifications:

• MD or MD/PhD degree
• Board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology (AP/CP), or clinical pathology (CP) and hold certification or be eligible for certification as a Laboratory Director by the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI)
• The successful candidate will have experience in Tissue Typing/HLA Laboratory Testing and training or expertise in another pathology subspecialty.