University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville
Pediatric Genetics-CLIN AST/ASO/FULL PROF
This role involves evaluating, diagnosing, and managing children and adults with genetic and metabolic conditions, primarily in an outpatient setting. The position includes participation in clinical, quality improvement, and research initiatives, as well as teaching and supervision of residents, fellows, and medical students within a collaborative academic genetics program.
Key Responsibilities
- • Participate in the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of children and adults with genetic and metabolic conditions.
- • Provide clinical care to patients in primarily an ambulatory, outpatient setting.
- • Engage in clinical, quality improvement, and research initiatives.
- • Participate in on-call schedules as assigned.
- • Provide teaching and supervision for residents, fellows, and medical students.
- • Participate on committees to represent the Department of Pediatrics and the Division of Pediatric Genetics as required.
- • Attend Department faculty meetings and Divisional conferences as required.
Required
- • MD or DO degree from an accredited institution.
- • BC/BE in Pediatric Clinical Genetics.
- • Licensed (or eligible for licensure) to practice medicine in the State of Florida.
- • Academic record (teaching, research, publications, service) commensurate with appointment at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor rank.
- • Commitment to excellence in clinical care, education, and scholarship.
- • Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary, collaborative environment.
Preferred
- • BC/BE in Pediatrics/Clinical Genetics
- • Specialized training or interest in metabolic genetics.
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Work type: Non-Tenure-Track Faculty
Location: Jacksonville Campus
Categories: Education/Training/Instructional Design, Medicine/Physicians
Department:30090000 - JX-PEDIATRICS-JACKSONVILLE
Classification Title
CLIN AST/ASO/FULL PROF
Classification Minimum Requirements
Candidates should have an MD/DO in the State of Florida.
Job Description
The University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville (UFCOM-J) is seeking a highly qualified, board-certified Pediatric Clinical Geneticist in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Clinical Genetics. This is a full-time faculty, non-tenure position at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level, commensurate with experience and academic accomplishments.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to help shape and expand a developing academic genetics program with strong institutional support and collaboration across the UF Health system.
We are seeking a candidate with expertise in the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of children and adults with genetic and metabolic conditions. Candidates with specialized training or interest in metabolic genetics are especially encouraged to apply.
Program Growth Opportunities
Key Responsibilities
This position will report to the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Genetics and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville.
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville is a dynamic academic program dedicated to advancing excellence in clinical care, education, research, and community service. The Division of Genetics plays an essential role in this mission, providing comprehensive evaluation and management of children and adults with genetic and metabolic disorders, and serving as a regional resource for expertise in medical genetics.
The Division offers a broad scope of clinical services, including diagnostic assessments, metabolic management, and genetic counseling, with a strong commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration across specialties. Faculty within the Division are engaged in educational and scholarly activities, training the next generation of pediatricians, residents, and medical students in the principles and practice of genetics and genomics.
In partnership with the UF College of Medicine – Gainesville, the Division is working toward the establishment of Florida’s fourth Newborn Screening Center, enhancing statewide access to early diagnosis and intervention for genetic and metabolic conditions. Through its clinical programs, academic initiatives, and outreach efforts, the Division of Genetics contributes to improving health outcomes and advancing personalized care for children and families throughout the region.
About UF Health
UF Health is the Southeast’s premier academic health center and an integral part of the University of Florida. Our mission is to promote health through outstanding and high-quality patient care, innovative and rigorous education in the health professions and biomedical sciences, and research across the spectrum of basic, translational and clinical investigation. UF Health encompasses the Gainesville-based University of Florida colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health and Health Professions, and Veterinary Medicine; the UF Health Shands family of hospitals in Gainesville; UF Health Jacksonville medical center; UF Health North; an academic campus in Jacksonville that is home to the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville and includes degree programs offered by the colleges of Nursing and Pharmacy; UF Health St. Johns in St. Augustine; UF Health Neighborhood Hospital in Ocala; and our campus in Central Florida, which includes UF Health Spanish Plaines Hospital and UF Health Leesburg Hospital. It also includes primary care and specialty practices throughout Central, North Central and northern Florida and Southeast Georgia. The UF Health network of hospitals and physician practices manages more than 3 million inpatient and outpatient visits each year, and serves patients from all 67 Florida counties, from across the nation and from dozens of countries around the world.
About College Of Medicine – Jacksonville (COM-J)
The UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville is the largest of the three colleges at the Health Science Center Jacksonville. The college's 16 clinical science departments house more than 500 faculty members, 1,560 staff and 450 residents and fellows, as well as medical students from UF and around the country. We offer an incredible breadth of clinical training programs and proud to train many of best primary care providers and specialists throughout the region, the state and the country.
Research, discovery and innovation are critical aspects of our clinical campus and we have some of the country’s leading researchers at our locations searching for and finding new treatments and clinical options.
The UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville faculty, administrators, residents, fellows, students and staff work as a team in pursuit of our common mission — to heal, to comfort, to educate and to discover through quality health care, elimination of health disparities, medical education, innovation and research.
To learn more about our college, leadership, mission, faculty resources, and the city of Jacksonville visit https://med.jax.ufl.edu/administrative-affairs/faculty-orientation-guide/.
Expected Salary
Negotiable base on experience and academic appointment.
Required Qualifications
BC/BE in Pediatrics/Clinical Genetics
Specialized training or interest in metabolic genetics.
Special Instructions To Applicants
The Search Committee will begin to review applications as soon as an applicant pool is identified. Please provide letter of intent and Curriculum Vitae.
The final candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered "official" if a designation of "Issued to Student" is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/.
The University of Florida is a public institution and subject to all requirements under the Florida Sunshine and Public Records laws. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call (352) 392-2HRS or the Florida Relay System at (800) 955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.
Health Assessment Required: Yes
Advertised: 15 Dec 2025 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: Open until filled
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Work type: Non-Tenure-Track Faculty
Location: Jacksonville Campus
Categories: Education/Training/Instructional Design, Medicine/Physicians
Department:30090000 - JX-PEDIATRICS-JACKSONVILLE
Classification Title
CLIN AST/ASO/FULL PROF
Classification Minimum Requirements
Candidates should have an MD/DO in the State of Florida.
Job Description
The University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville (UFCOM-J) is seeking a highly qualified, board-certified Pediatric Clinical Geneticist in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Clinical Genetics. This is a full-time faculty, non-tenure position at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level, commensurate with experience and academic accomplishments.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to help shape and expand a developing academic genetics program with strong institutional support and collaboration across the UF Health system.
We are seeking a candidate with expertise in the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of children and adults with genetic and metabolic conditions. Candidates with specialized training or interest in metabolic genetics are especially encouraged to apply.
Program Growth Opportunities
- Collaborate with UF College of Medicine – Gainesville on establishing a 4th Newborn Screening Center (NBS) in Florida.
- Recently endorsed by the Children’s Tumor Foundation (CTF), our Neurofibromatosis Clinic offers exciting opportunities to expand patient care and research collaborations
- Contribute to the development of a regional CME program in Medical Genetics
Key Responsibilities
This position will report to the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Genetics and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville.
- Participate in the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of children and adults with genetic and metabolic conditions.
- Provide clinical care to patients in primarily an ambulatory, outpatient setting.
- Engage in clinical, quality improvement, and research initiatives
- Participate in on-call schedules as assigned.
- Provide teaching and supervision for residents, fellows, and medical students.
- Participate on committees to represent the Department of Pediatrics and the Division of Pediatric Genetics as required.
- Attend Department faculty meetings and Divisional conferences as required.
- MD or DO degree from an accredited institution.
- BC/BE in Pediatric Clinical Genetics.
- Licensed (or eligible for licensure) to practice medicine in the State of Florida.
- Academic record (teaching, research, publications, service) commensurate with appointment at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor rank.
- Commitment to excellence in clinical care, education, and scholarship.
- Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary, collaborative environment.
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville is a dynamic academic program dedicated to advancing excellence in clinical care, education, research, and community service. The Division of Genetics plays an essential role in this mission, providing comprehensive evaluation and management of children and adults with genetic and metabolic disorders, and serving as a regional resource for expertise in medical genetics.
The Division offers a broad scope of clinical services, including diagnostic assessments, metabolic management, and genetic counseling, with a strong commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration across specialties. Faculty within the Division are engaged in educational and scholarly activities, training the next generation of pediatricians, residents, and medical students in the principles and practice of genetics and genomics.
In partnership with the UF College of Medicine – Gainesville, the Division is working toward the establishment of Florida’s fourth Newborn Screening Center, enhancing statewide access to early diagnosis and intervention for genetic and metabolic conditions. Through its clinical programs, academic initiatives, and outreach efforts, the Division of Genetics contributes to improving health outcomes and advancing personalized care for children and families throughout the region.
About UF Health
UF Health is the Southeast’s premier academic health center and an integral part of the University of Florida. Our mission is to promote health through outstanding and high-quality patient care, innovative and rigorous education in the health professions and biomedical sciences, and research across the spectrum of basic, translational and clinical investigation. UF Health encompasses the Gainesville-based University of Florida colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health and Health Professions, and Veterinary Medicine; the UF Health Shands family of hospitals in Gainesville; UF Health Jacksonville medical center; UF Health North; an academic campus in Jacksonville that is home to the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville and includes degree programs offered by the colleges of Nursing and Pharmacy; UF Health St. Johns in St. Augustine; UF Health Neighborhood Hospital in Ocala; and our campus in Central Florida, which includes UF Health Spanish Plaines Hospital and UF Health Leesburg Hospital. It also includes primary care and specialty practices throughout Central, North Central and northern Florida and Southeast Georgia. The UF Health network of hospitals and physician practices manages more than 3 million inpatient and outpatient visits each year, and serves patients from all 67 Florida counties, from across the nation and from dozens of countries around the world.
About College Of Medicine – Jacksonville (COM-J)
The UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville is the largest of the three colleges at the Health Science Center Jacksonville. The college's 16 clinical science departments house more than 500 faculty members, 1,560 staff and 450 residents and fellows, as well as medical students from UF and around the country. We offer an incredible breadth of clinical training programs and proud to train many of best primary care providers and specialists throughout the region, the state and the country.
Research, discovery and innovation are critical aspects of our clinical campus and we have some of the country’s leading researchers at our locations searching for and finding new treatments and clinical options.
The UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville faculty, administrators, residents, fellows, students and staff work as a team in pursuit of our common mission — to heal, to comfort, to educate and to discover through quality health care, elimination of health disparities, medical education, innovation and research.
To learn more about our college, leadership, mission, faculty resources, and the city of Jacksonville visit https://med.jax.ufl.edu/administrative-affairs/faculty-orientation-guide/.
Expected Salary
Negotiable base on experience and academic appointment.
Required Qualifications
- MD or DO degree from an accredited institution.
- BC/BE in Pediatric Clinical Genetics.
- Licensed (or eligible for licensure) to practice medicine in the State of Florida.
- Academic record (teaching, research, publications, service) commensurate with appointment at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor rank.
- Commitment to excellence in clinical care, education, and scholarship.
- Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary, collaborative environment.
BC/BE in Pediatrics/Clinical Genetics
Specialized training or interest in metabolic genetics.
Special Instructions To Applicants
The Search Committee will begin to review applications as soon as an applicant pool is identified. Please provide letter of intent and Curriculum Vitae.
The final candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered "official" if a designation of "Issued to Student" is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/.
The University of Florida is a public institution and subject to all requirements under the Florida Sunshine and Public Records laws. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call (352) 392-2HRS or the Florida Relay System at (800) 955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.
Health Assessment Required: Yes
Advertised: 15 Dec 2025 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: Open until filled
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