Pediatric Infectious Disease - Clinical Assistant​/Associate​/Professor

Job no: 541495
Work type: Non-Tenure-Track Faculty
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Health Care Administration/Support, Medicine/Physicians
Department:  - MD-PEDS-INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Classification

Title:

Pediatric Infectious Disease - Clinical Assistant / Associate / Professor

* M.D degree or equivalent and be licensed or eligible for licensure in the state of Florida in Pediatrics, and be board certified in General Pediatrics.

* Completed a fellowship program in Pediatric Infectious Disease and be board certified / board eligible in Pediatric Infectious Disease.

* Strong clinical and teaching skills

Job Description:

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine is seeking a board-certified/board eligible pediatrician to join the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Clinical Assistant, Clinical Associate, or Clinical Professor level in a non-tenure-track faculty position. The successful candidate will provide clinical services across both inpatient and outpatient settings, with opportunities to care for children with a broad range of infectious diseases, including transplant-related infections.

Additional responsibilities and opportunities may include advancing the safety, quality, and consistency of infectious diseases care across the department; infection prevention and control; HIV care; travel medicine; telemedicine and distance-based care; outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT); and regional outreach clinics. Academic rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

We are a growing and collegial division within the UF College of Medicine, providing comprehensive pediatric infectious diseases care at UF Health Shands Children's Hospital, the only qua ternary-care academic pediatric center in North Central Florida and a major referral center for children with complex medical conditions. The division offers a collaborative environment with opportunities for clinical innovation, education, quality improvement, and scholarly activity.

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UF Health, the University of Florida's academic health center, is the country's only academic health center with six health-related colleges located on a single, contiguous campus. The colleges, major research centers and institutes, and clinical enterprise focus on building collaborative specialized clinical services centered on quality and innovation. The UF College of Medicine, the largest college within UF's academic health center, is currently the highest-ranked medical school in Florida.

UF Health Shands, UF Health's private, not-for-profit hospital system, includes seven hospitals, a state-designated Level I trauma center, a Level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a regional burn center, and an emergency air and ground transport program.

The Department of Pediatrics clinical services are delivered at UF Health Shands Children's Hospital, which was named one of the best Children's Hospital in Florida in the 2025-26 U.S. News & World Report rankings. Nationally ranked in four pediatric specialties, UF Health Shands Children's Hospital provides the full spectrum of pediatric specialty services and is among the top children’s hospitals in the Southeast US.

UF Health Shands Children's Hospital provides care for the children of Florida and is a major destination center for pediatric patients, who require specialized attention for complex medical problems.

UF Health Shands Children's Hospital represents the only qua ternary-care academic pediatric center in North Florida. The children's hospital has 208 beds, including fully-equipped pediatric and neonatal intensive care units. UF Health Shands Children's Hospital is part of the Children's Miracle Network's alliance of premier hospitals for children.

The Department of Pediatrics is committed to fostering innovation and advancing discovery in the biomedical and psychosocial aspects of child health and human development, educating and training pediatric scientists, and directly translating basic scientific discoveries into new patient-oriented therapies. In the most recent fiscal year, the department was home to over $30.5M in sponsored research.

UF Health faculty work in multidisciplinary teams with researchers in the five other Health Science Center colleges, as well as those from across the University. The focus of team efforts is often grown out of the Centers and Institutes,…