Assistant/Associate/Professor-Peoria (Child Development/Developmental Behavior)

Assistant/Associate/Professor-Peoria (Child Development/Developmental Behavior)

Search extended until 3/19/2025

Hiring Department: UICOMP-Pediatrics

Location: Peoria, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1026754

Posting Close Date: 3/19/2025

Budgeted Salary Range: $159,000 to $226,650 per year

The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP) seeks a physician for a position at the level of Professor, Associate Professor or Assistant Professor to enhance an important clinical program.

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician position requires candidates who have or are eligible for Illinois licensure, BC/BE in pediatrics and BC/BE development-behavioral pediatrics. This pediatrician will support the continued development of several comprehensive service lines within the division: neurodevelopmental disability, general developmental delay, autism spectrum disorder, and ADHD/ADD. Candidates with scholarly and research interests are highly desirable, along with experience in teaching medical students and residents.

Position Summary

The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP) seeks a physician for a position at the level of Professor, Associate Professor or Assistant Professor to enhance an important clinical program. This pediatrician will support the continued development of several comprehensive service lines within the Division of Child Development and Rehabilitation. Candidates with scholarly and research interests are highly desirable, along with experience in teaching medical students and residents.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Participate in undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs of the Department.A chance to coordinate the resident rotation if desired.
• Provide outpatient diagnostic and management services for patients in the region with general developmental delay, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorder.
• Organize and conduct research programs in developmental behavior pediatrics.
• Perform other duties of a University faculty member including committee assignments, curriculum development, student counseling, and administration.

Minimum Qualifications

• MD/DO or foreign equivalent
• Eligible for licensure in Illinois
• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Pediatrics and Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
• 3 years Residency/3 years in Fellowship training in Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership in teaching residents and medical students
• 3-5 years experience working with infants and children who have or at risk of having neurodevelopmental disability.
• Experience in diagnosing and managing autism spectrum disorder in young children.
• Experience in evaluation and management of infant and children with cerebral palsy.

About Children's Hospital of Illinois

The primary teaching hospital of UICOMP is Children's Hospital of Illinois, a tertiary care facility serving a 37-county region with a population base of over two million. Children's Hospital of Illinois provides comprehensive services to children, including Quaternary Care NICU and a state-designated Pediatric Critical Care Center. Children's Hospital of Illinois is a major medical facility with 136 beds and a 32-bed critical care unit and the only Level 1 trauma center in Illinois outside of Chicago. There are existing resources through UICOMP and Children's Hospital of Illinois for seeding research funding, quality and outcomes focused academic work and innovation in health education.

About Peoria, Il

One of the oldest communities in Illinois with a population of 113,150 Peoria is equal distance from Chicago and St. Louis. Here we have an enviable standard of living, exciting venues within a 15-20 minute drive from our homes, safe streets, quality and quantity shopping, our own symphony, our own ballet, Broadway Theater League, museums, art guilds, first-class medical facilities, the nation's oldest community theater and oldest Santa Claus parade.

Our vibrant riverfront showcases a multitude of festivals and celebrations that light up the summer nights much like our extraordinary Fourth of July Sky Concert fireworks show that draws well over one hundred thousand annually. Residents are flocking to live in the refurbished warehouses and lofts on Water Street that produce the perfect lifestyle for a 24/7 city.

We have many global businesses that allow Peoria to play all over the world through their products and services. Peoria has begun to diversify its economy with infotech industries as well. Thus our business community attracts some of the brightest graduates throughout the nation.

To apply, please visit this job listing on the UIC Job Board at, https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/11483?c=uic, scroll towards the bottom of the page and click, 'Apply Now'.

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For fullest consideration please apply by 1/20/2025.

The budgeted salary range for the position is $159,000 to $226,650 per year.

Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also considering internal equity.

The University of Illinois offers a very competitive benefits portfolio. Click for a complete list of Employee Benefits, https://www.hr.uillinois.edu/benefits.

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The University of Illinois conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.


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