Division Head, Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care

The Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine seeks a full-time pediatrician and academic at the rank of either Associate Professor or Professor on the non-tenure eligible Clinical-Educator track to serve as the Division Head for the Division of Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care. The Division Head in the Division of Advanced General Pediatrics serves a critical role in setting and executing the division's strategic goals in the clinical, research, education, and advocacy domains. We are seeking applicants with interest or experience in health equity, health services research, community engaged research, or implementation science.

The Division of Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care
The Division of Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care at Lurie Children's offers pediatric primary care services as well as a broad range of pediatric specialties, including a multidisciplinary Wellness and Weight Management program. Our team cares for children from the time of birth through adolescence, specializing in providing care to children with complex medical, behavioral, and social needs. Our experienced, multi-disciplinary team includes board-certified attending physicians in general pediatrics, specialized experts, advanced practice nurses, fellows, and resident physicians. The Division includes 26 faculty, 1 advanced practice nurse, 1 fellow, and 12 administrative staff, supporting over 26,000 patient visits per year.

Members of our division are actively engaged in education, research, and advocacy activities at Lurie Children's as well as at local, regional, and national levels.

Educating the next generation of pediatricians is central to the mission of the Division. The Division is home to the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine's Pediatrics Residency program's continuity clinic experience, with nearly all faculty serving as preceptors. Faculty are consistently recognized by trainees and awarded for their excellence in teaching and mentorship. Additionally, the Division offers a two-year Pediatric Health Services & Population Health Research Fellowship program in which Fellows use rigorous research methods to develop and investigate relevant and interesting questions in pediatric population health.

Researchers in the Division, including five NIH-funded faculty, engage in research projects covering a wide range of topics such as medical education, health care delivery, health care priorities for children with medical complexity, adversity, racism, and inequities in healthcare, the use of digital technology to improve asthma management, and more.

Advocating on behalf of children and pediatricians is a priority for faculty in the Division, who are engaged in advocacy work through the Physician Advocacy Board, the Patrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities, the Lurie Children's Government Relations team, the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP), and nationally through the AAP.
Qualified candidates should be Board certified in Pediatrics with evidence of nationally recognized scholarly productivity and clinical experience. Fellowship training in general academic pediatrics and/or a master's level degree is preferred. Candidates should have an interest in faculty and fellow mentorship, as a key responsibility is to support division members' career growth and development. This individual will act as the representative in interactions with Department leadership, hospital and research institute administration, external groups and philanthropic donors. The individual in this role is responsible for oversight of divisional operational, and philanthropic funding in partnership with the Division Administrator. Rank to be commensurate with experience and track record. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Interested candidates should apply via the NU Careers site link below with a CV and cover letter. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

The Division of Advanced General Pediatrics and the Department of Pediatrics are strongly committed to diversity, and equity is critical to the mission of advancing excellence in academic programs, world-class research, and health programs. As our healthcare and academic institutions serve increasingly diverse constituencies, it is vital to understand the ways in which differences in gender, class, race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, and other identities can both divide us and offer us better ways of thinking and working. Applications are encouraged from diverse applicants as these varying perspectives are valuable component to success in the role. The Department is committed to supporting faculty to work in an increasingly diverse society by promoting equity and justice for all individuals, actively working to eliminate barriers and obstacles created by institutional discrimination. Engagement in discrimination or harassment against any person because of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military service, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression will not be tolerated.

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (Lurie Children's) is a free-standing children's hospital located just off the Magnificent Mile and Lake Michigan, and adjacent to the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine campus.

Lurie Children's has more than 1,100 pediatric specialists focusing on 70 specialties in multiple locations and routinely provides care to more young people than any other Chicago-area hospital or medical center.

The patient population represents a broad spectrum of socioeconomic status, racial/ethnic backgrounds, and geographic distribution that ranges from the immediate Chicago area to a referral population throughout Illinois and over 40 states. The Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute serves as the home of all research-related activities at Lurie Children's, with over $75 million in extramural funding. The Patrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities serves as the hub for all community-engaged programs and advocacy, including initiatives that involve trainees.

Our primary affiliation with and proximity to Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine provides rich opportunities for collaboration across its many centers and institutes, including the Institute for Public Health and Medicine, the Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences and the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute. Chicago is a world-class city, home to some of the most diverse and culturally rich neighborhoods in America. We have world-champion sports teams, renowned architecture, award-winning theater, numerous parks and beaches, over 7,000 restaurants, and much more. With a population of nearly 3 million in the city and 7 million in the greater metropolitan area, Chicago is the cultural, industrial, and commercial center of the Midwest.

Lurie Children's is located in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, as part of Northwestern University's downtown campus that is also home to Northwestern's School of Law, Feinberg School of Medicine, School of Continuing Studies, and the Kellogg School's Part-Time MBA Program.

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