Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Company: Arkansas Children's Hospital
Location: Little Rock
Posted on: November 1, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Posting – Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinical Educator or
Physician-Scientist (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or
Full Professor), Arkansas Children’s Hospital Company: Arkansas
Children’s Hospital / University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
(UAMS) Job title: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full
Professor Organization type: Public Organization Brief description
of the position: The Section of Infectious Diseases in the
Department of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas Medical
Sciences (UAMS) is seeking to hire a full-time faculty on the
Clinical Educator or Basic/Clinical Scientist tracks. Our
tight-knit Section currently consists of 9 full-time physician
faculty, 3 PhD researchers, a nurse practitioner, 2 pediatric
infectious diseases pharmacists, and support staff including
nursing and administration. The Section of Pediatric Infectious
Diseases provides consultative ambulatory and inpatient service for
the growing Arkansas Children’s system, including the 336-bed
Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock and Arkansas Children’s
Northwest in Springdale. Faculty would have appointments in the
Department of Pediatrics, the largest Department in the University
of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ College of Medicine and would be
members of the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI). ACRI
was established in 1992 and now consists of more than 120 pediatric
researchers and support staff (e.g., pre- and post-award grants
management, clinical research and trials infrastructure), with
expertise and experience that span the breadth of medical
disciplines. ACRI supports cutting-edge research in infectious
diseases, endocrinology, osteogenesis, asthma and allergic
disorders, children’s nutrition, pain, health promotion, injury
prevention, birth defects prevention, pediatric pharmacology, and
population health. We are looking for physicians who have a passion
for clinical excellence, teaching, quality improvement, innovation,
and the values of equity and inclusion. We are looking for
physician-scientists at any stage of their career with a successful
track record of clinical, basic science, or translational research.
The position will include opportunities for the care of
immunocompromised children and teaching medical trainees of all
levels, including fellows in pediatric infectious diseases.
Qualifications you are seeking: Candidates must have an MD, DO,
MD/PhD, or equivalent and be board-certified or board-eligible by
the American Board of Pediatrics in the subspecialty of Pediatric
Infectious Diseases. Benefits: Competitive salary, commensurate
with experience Comprehensive UAMS faculty benefits package,
including medical and dental insurance coverage as well as vision
and pharmacy coverage Generous leave benefits, including 11 paid
holidays and paid parental leave Robust retirement benefits package
Address: 1 Children’s Way, Little Rock, AR 72202 Website: Person of
Contact: Matthew Kelly, Section Chief of Pediatric Infectious
Diseases Person of Contact's Email: mkelly3@uams.edu
Keywords: Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock , Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Healthcare , Little Rock, Arkansas
