Assistant​/Associate​/Professor of Pediatrics; Neonatology

Assistant/Associate/Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology)

Hiring Department
: UICOMP-Pediatrics

Location
:
Peoria, IL USA

Requisition : 1039107

Posting Close Date
: 4/6/2026

Budgeted Salary Range
: $250,000 to $300,000 per year

The University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria seeks a board‑certified or board‑eligible Neonatologist to join the Department of Pediatrics. This full‑time Neonatologist position will join a busy academic comprehensive care NICU in the OSF Healthcare Children’s Hospital of Illinois.

• Quaternary Care NICU:
  As a regional referral center, our 64‑bed unit manages various neonatal pathologies and handles approximately 700 ICU admissions per year and supports over 2,300 deliveries annually.
• Level IV NICU:
  The Level IV NICU manages complex neonates, offering ECMO, high‑frequency ventilation, therapeutic hyperthermia, and complex cardiac and neonatal surgical care.
• Collaborative Environment:
  Our neonatologists work alongside a full multidisciplinary pediatric team including Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs), Neonatal‑Perinatal Fellows, and Residents.
• Education Focus:
  As a regional campus of one of the nation’s largest public medical schools, we prioritize high‑quality educational opportunities for students and faculty, and there are ample teaching opportunities to provide education/mentorship to our resident trainees (Pediatric and Medicine‑Pediatric) and our Neonatology Fellows.
• Children’s Hospital Neonatal Consortium (CHNC):
  Our NICU actively participates in the CHNC Database Network, contributing to outcomes‑based research, clinical trials, and quality improvement projects.

Join the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria as a full‑time Neonatologist. We are searching for a Board‑certified or Board‑eligible Neonatologist interested in providing clinical care and teaching in an academic setting. You will be part of a physician team at a busy 64‑bed Level IV NICU in Illinois’s 3rd largest Children’s Hospital.

• Provide acute and ongoing consultative care to neonatal children with problems in the hospital and outpatient setting.
• Participate in undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs of the Department of Pediatrics.
• Participate in collaborative research and scholarly quality improvement activities within the Neonatology Division and Pediatrics Department.
• Perform other duties of a University faculty member, including committee assignments, curriculum development, student counseling, and mentoring.

• 3 years residency and 3 years neonatal‑perinatal fellowship in an ACGME‑accredited program.
• Board certification in Pediatrics is required.
• Board‑certified or board‑eligible in Neonatology.
• Eligible for licensure in Illinois.
• Enthusiasm to provide clinical care and teaching in an academic setting.

To apply, please visit this job listing on the UIC Job Board at , scroll towards the bottom of the page and click “Apply Now”. For full consideration please apply by 1/27/2026.

The budgeted salary range for the position is $250,000 to $300,000 per year.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. The University of Illinois encourages applications from individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, and veteran or disability status. The University of Illinois conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process; however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.