Assistant/Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology-CHLA

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The Keck School of Medicine (KSOM) of the University of Southern California (USC) and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine are actively seeking a full-time faculty member to join our hematopathology program that is internationally recognized in flow cytometry and molecular technologies. Our team works in close collaboration with the CHLA Cancer and Blood Disease Institute (CBDI) to provide interdisciplinary care for pediatric patients with diverse hematologic conditions and serves as a referral center for multiple institutions and organizations. Research, clinical service, and teaching responsibilities are intertwined in an engaging and collegial environment.

This position is at the Assistant/Associate Professor level; salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience and scholarly accomplishments. Applicants must have an MD, MD/PhD, or DO degree, a California medical license upon hire and demonstrated excellence in applied laboratory science, translational research and education. American Board of Pathology certification in Anatomic and/or Clinical Pathology, and Hematology (Hematopathology) is required. Special consideration will be given to candidates with Molecular Genetic Pathology certification and/or relevant experience.

CHLA’s Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine’s Clinical Laboratories provide a full range of diagnostic testing and consultation services, including: clinical chemistry; biochemical genetics and special chemistry; point-of-care testing; hematology/coagulation; clinical microbiology and virology; HLA, immunology, flow cytometry and a full-service transfusion medicine program, including donor center, blood bank and therapeutic apheresis service.  We offer rich clinical teaching opportunities with fellows through a joint hematopathology fellowship program with the Department of Pathology at KSOM of USC, as well interdisciplinary trainees from the CBDI and other post-graduate medical education programs at CHLA and KSOM.  Excellent opportunities for collaborative research exist within the Department with colleagues and resources in the Divisions of Anatomic Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, and Genomic Medicine/Center for Personalized Medicine, as well as interdisciplinary research collaborations with colleagues throughout CHLA and The Saban Research Institute (TSRI).

The annual base salary range for this position is $250,000-$300,000.  When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

Children's Hospital Los Angeles has been named the best children's hospital in California and among the best in the nation for clinical excellence with its selection to the prestigious US News & World Report Honor Roll.  Children's Hospital is home to The Saban Research Institute, one of the largest and most productive pediatric research facilities in the United States. The hospital is also one of America's premier teaching hospitals through its affiliation since 1932 with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.For more information, visit www.CHLA.org. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn, or visit our blog: www.WeAreChildrens.org

Send correspondence by email and/or regular mail including curriculum vitae, a statement describing experience and interest, and three references to:

Alexander R. Judkins, M.D.

Pathologist-in-Chief

c/o Anne Louït

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, MS #43

4650 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA  90027

Email: alouit@chla.usc.edu

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