ACADEMIC PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGIST

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

RANK/TITLE:

Assistant Professor (1-5 years of experience) or Associate Professor (6-10 years of experience) or Professor (10 years of experience) (tenure/nontenure)

DEPARTMENT/DIVISION DESCRIPTION:

· Pediatric Pathology, Department of Pathology, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

· The UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh has 313 licensedbeds and over 13,000 admissions per year.

· The John G. Rango’s Sr. Research Center is a 300,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility on our campus, housing a large group of researchers and academic Departments performing world-class research.

· The Anatomic Pathology section is staffed by six faculty members and has extensive subspecialty support from members of other divisions in the Department of Pathology of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

· The Department of Pathology at CHP handles approximately 10,000 Surgical Pathology accessions, 1,500 cytological specimens and 35-40 pediatric autopsies per year.

· Material ranges from the routine examples of pediatric disease to cases of the highest complexity of modern medicine.

· The Department has an ACGME accredited fellowship program in Pediatric Pathology, which emphasizes academic work with the fellows and requires faculty mentoring.

JOB DUTIES:

· Sign out of surgical pathology cases, review cytological specimens, pediatric autopsies.

· Teach Pathology fellows and Pathology residents.

· Participate in research initiatives as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

· Candidates must have an M.D./M.D.,Ph.D..., D.O. degree or equivalent.

· Board-certification is required in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, or Anatomic Pathology

· Preference will be given to candidates who completed formal training in an ACGME-accredited Pediatric Pathology Fellowship program and are either board-certified or eligible for special certification in Pediatric Pathology.

· Applicants with additional formal training in Molecular Pathology will be preferred.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

The individual will be a full-time faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh, and a participant in the UPMC/UPP faculty practice plan. Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience.

APPLICATION:

Send CV and letter of interest in confidence to University of Pittsburgh Talent acquisition job number 24006562. (https://cfopitt.taleo.net/careersection/pitt_faculty_external)

Contact the following person ONLY for any questions:

Jennifer Picarsic, M.D. Chief of Pathology and Head of Laboratories, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, E-mail: picarsicjl@upmc.eduThe University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer and values equality of opportunity, human dignity and diversity, EOE, including disability/veterans.