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ACADEMIC PHYSIATRIST – UAB

Spinal Cord Injury

The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is seeking a full-time open rank, open tenure academic physiatrist.  Applicants must be Board certified/eligible in physical medicine and rehabilitation with expertise/experience with clinical activities including acute care consultation, inpatient rehabilitation and outpatient care for individuals requiring spinal cord rehabilitation.  Applicants having completed an accredited Spinal Cord Injury Fellowship are strongly preferred. Appointment rank and tenure will be at a level consistent with the applicant’s accomplishments.  The department offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and education and travel funds.  The successful candidate is immediately eligible to participate in the department’s faculty incentive program focusing on scholarly and teaching activities.

We are looking for applicants that are committed to academic medicine and have an interested in engaging in research and educating residents.  UAB’s PM&R department is a place for premier spinal cord research, and is a Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) site and home to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC).

UAB is a nationally recognized medical center with six health-related schools, a comprehensive liberal arts college, school of business and engineering, and a graduate school and is Alabama’s largest employer.  UAB was also named America’s No. 1 Best Larger Employer by Forbes. Based upon an intensely collaborative and interdisciplinary culture, UAB’s robust research enterprise receives more than $450 million annual in external funding.  UAB is also a large contributor to the economic strength of the region, with a statewide economic impact exceeding $5 billion annually.

UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of race, national origin, age, genetic or family medical history, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation.  UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disability and veterans.  A pre-employment background investigation is performed on candidates selected for employment.  In addition, physicians and other clinical faculty candidates who will be employed by the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation (UAHSF) or other UAB Medicine entities, must successfully complete a pre-employment drug and nicotine screen to be hired.

Interested candidates should submit their application via PeopleAdmin using the following link.

https://uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/8737