Neonatologist

### Working/Functional Title

Neonatologist

### Position Summary

The Department of Pediatrics and Human Development is a pediatric primary and specialty care department dedicated to providing excellent patient care, medical education and research. Our faculty engage in a wide range of clinical and research activities, with the focus of improving the lives of the children and newborns we serve. The current research activities in the division include lung biology, stem cell biology, NEC and placental microbiome.  Candidates with experience in stem cell research will be preferred. There is ample opportunity to collaborate with multiple basic science researchers at Michigan State University.

Our division of Neonatology is now accepting applications for an open fixed-term faculty position at their Lansing location. The successful candidate will provide medical care at the regional neonatal care unit and developmental assessment clinic at Sparrow hospital in Lansing, Michigan.

Academic duties include:

– Teaching medical students, residents, and fellows,
– Participation in research or other scholarly activity,
– Regular attendance at departmental and divisional meetings, and committee service as requested by your Department(s), College(s), and/or University,
– Special assignments as directed by the division chief of neonatology and the department chair

This is an open-rank posting, with rank and salary commensurate with experience.

### Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

### Required Degree

Doctorate -Medicine

### Minimum Requirements

Candidates must possess an MD or DO and should be Board-certified (or eligible for certification) in neonatal-perinatal medicine. Candidates must be licensed or eligible for licensure as physicians in the state of Michigan, and must be eligible for privileges at our partnered facilities.

### Desired Qualifications

Candidates with experience in stem cell research will be preferred.

### Required Application Materials

– Cover Letter
– CV
– DEI Statement describing past role(s) in diversifying staff and student bodies, and promoting a sense of community at previous institution(s)
– List of three (3) references; references will not be contacted without prior consent from the applicant

### Review of Applications Begins On

08/30/2024

### Summary of Health Risks

–  Exposure to human blood, serum, tissue and other body fluids; and materials covered under Universal Precautions
– TB risk or work within 3 feet of human patients in a health care setting or have potential exposure to animals or to specimens with Mycobacterium. 

### Website

HTTP://PHD.MSU.EDU

### Department Statement

Established in 1968 with the formation of the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development balances behavioral science, basic biological research, and clinical pediatrics into a comprehensive approach to the health and development of the child and the family.

### MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.