Neonatology Faculty and Fellowship Program Director

Position Overview

Salary range: $279,000-$374,696. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan.

Open date:
November 4, 2025

Next review date:
Sunday, Nov 23, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date:
Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Neonatology Faculty Position and Fellowship Program Director

UC Davis Children's Hospital
School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Neonatology

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine is launching a national search for a full‑time academic neonatology faculty clinician‑scientist or clinician‑educator who will serve as the Program Director for our Neonatal‑Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program. This position is open to Assistant/Associate/Full Professor level candidates (commensurate with credentials) in the Clinical X or Health Sciences Clinical Professor series and is open to applicants at least three years from training.

Ideal candidates will have a strong interest in fellowship mentorship, education, and training, and preferred candidates will have some administrative experience in program leadership.

Candidates will be expected to participate in clinical care, teaching of medical students, residents and fellows, scholarly and/or research activities of the Department of Pediatrics, and serve on departmental committees. Candidates will also be expected to work with the Assistant Program Directors to lead our 8‑fellow program in clinical, educational, and research excellence.

The UC Davis Children’s Hospital is based on the UC Davis Health campus in Sacramento, California and serves a population of over 1 million children in the Northern California, Central Valley and Western Nevada regions. Sacramento is an easily accessible, family‑oriented city in close proximity to the San Francisco Bay area, Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the California coast, and Napa Valley.

With more than 180 physicians in 33 pediatric subspecialties, the UC Davis Children’s Hospital is a 121‑bed hospital housed within the 619‑bed University of California, Davis Medical Center. It is the only designated Children’s Hospital in the Sacramento region, and is known for offering comprehensive, compassionate, family‑centered care. The Children’s Hospital has a Level IV 49‑bed Neonatal Unit with an ACGME accredited fellowship program in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine.

The Children’s Hospital provides a full complement of pediatric sub‑specialty care including pediatric and cardiovascular surgery, as well as ECLS. UC Davis Children’s Hospital is also a Level I Children’s Surgery Center, verified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC), funded by the NIH since 2006 and located on the Sacramento campus, provides support for translational and clinical research through integrated CTSC programs and national initiatives.

Candidates should submit their application online at: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./JPF
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• M.D. or D.O.
• Successful completion of an approved pediatric residency training program
• Board eligibility/certification in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
• Eligibility for a California Medical License
• Ability to foster collegiality and work collaboratively in a diverse environment
• At‑least three years of experience post‑training

• Successful completion of an approved Neonatal‑Perinatal Medicine Fellowship at time of hire

• Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Statement of Research (Optional)
• Statement of Teaching
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