Open Rank (Assistant or Associate Professor)
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Division of Endocrinology & Diabetes
Assistant/Associate Professor
UT Health San Antonio, Department of Pediatrics, Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine is recruiting a pediatric endocrinologist at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor, to join a team of 8 providers in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes. Salary, rank, and tenure status are dependent upon qualifications and experience. The position requires strong clinical skills and a commitment to clinical research. The division supports a 3-year ACGME accredited fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology; thus this position also requires the skills to precept our UT fellows, residents, and medical students. The candidate must be board-certified or board-eligible in Pediatric Endocrinology. The applicant must be eligible to hold an unrestricted Texas medical license. The Pediatric Endocrine division has 8 faculty members and an active Pediatric Endocrinology fellowship program. There are 3 diabetes educators, 3 nurses, 4 MAs and one social worker in clinic in addition to administrative and inpatient staff. The candidate will share clinical responsibilities in outpatient clinics and inpatient consult service call. This individual will have the opportunity for protected time for academic clinical research in the Division. Current research includes NIH, private and pharmaceutically funded projects focused on Type 2 Diabetes, Type 1 diabetes bionic pancreas pediatric clinical trial, comorbidities of genetic obesity, and social determinants of health in diabetes. Other ongoing investigation includes our thyroid and cystic fibrosis centers of excellence for pediatric thyroid nodule and cystic fibrosis related diabetes and liver disease research, a pheochromocytoma registry, and oncology research projects. Our division collaborates with the co-located adult diabetes care clinics and research facilities at the Texas Diabetes Institute led by Dr. Ralph DeFronzo. The selected candidate will have the opportunity to develop additional clinical research projects. We share fellowship resources with other pediatric subspecialty fellowships as well as adult endocrine and reproductive endocrine fellowships at UT Health. https://lsom.uthscsa.edu/pediatrics-endocrinology/. Our University Hospital-based clinics and inpatient wards are expanding with a new 12-story, 300-bed hospital for women, babies and children which opens in early 2023. https://www.universityhealthsystem.com/about-us/expansion.
Located near the natural beauty of the Texas Hill Country, San Antonio has a population of over 2 million. San Antonio is a destination city with world-renowned attractions coupled with a relaxed and inviting atmosphere. The city offers diverse educational and employment opportunities for spouses and families and excellent public and private schools are available for children. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, San Antonio offers year-round cultural events, a famous annual Stock Show and Rodeo and the renowned Riverwalk. San Antonio has been dubbed a top 10 best big cities by Conde Nast in 2020.The Best Cities in the U.S.: 2020 Readers' Choice Awards | Condé Nast Traveler (cntraveler.com). The cost of living and home sale prices are below the national median and were highlighted in the US News metro city list for best places to live. Living in San Antonio, TX | U.S. News Best Places (usnews.com)
For more information go to the following link https://uthscsa.edu/hr/employment.asp to apply for this position.
UT Health at San Antonio is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including protected veterans and persons with disabilities. All faculty appointments are designated as security sensitive positions.
Benefits Overview
UT Health San Antonio offers an excellent benefits package for its employees. Employees who work at least 20 hours a week, with an appointment of at least 4.5 months, are eligible for benefits.
Medical- UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Family members can be added to the plan through payroll deduction. Employees and their dependents can also receive discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians, a network of 800 premier physicians including more than 100 specialists.
Dental - Three dental insurance plan options are available for employees and their families through Delta Dental Insurance Company, two PPOs and one dental HMO plan. Both PPO plans allow employees to choose any licensed dentist.
Vision- Fully insured Vision Care benefits are offered by Superior Vision Services. Two vision plan options that offer either standard or enhanced vision benefits. Life Employees receive $40,000 of group term life insurance and $40,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free, with options to purchase additional employee and dependent coverage for both at group rates.
Retirement- Employees are eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). TRS is a defined benefit retirement plan which UT Health matches employee contributions. ORP is for eligible faculty staff employees. Voluntary retirement programs are also available to invest before- or after-tax dollars with the choice of five quality retirement plan providers.
Time Off- A generous leave program offers multiple paid leave options:
Front-loaded Paid Time Off: 128 to 208 hours (16 to 26 days) of Paid Time Off based on years of service, given at the start of each fiscal year. PTO may be prorated in year one based on date of hire.
Extended Illness Bank: 8 hours (1 day) accrued per month which can be used for illness or injury after one day of Paid Time Off is taken.
Paid Family Leave: Up to 240 hours (6 weeks) to care for a spouse, child, or parent after 6 months of consecutive employment.
Holidays: 12 set paid holidays each year plus three floating holidays, which can be used anytime during the fiscal year.
FSAs- Employees can enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to set aside money from earnings before taxes for qualifying dependent day care expenses or out-of-pocket health care expenses.
Discounts- Employees enjoy a range of discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.
UT Health San Antonio is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. It is our policy to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity for all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
