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Salary range: Recommended salary "Total Negotiated Salary (TNS) calculation includes AAMC salary benchmark for Genetics $189,800 - $263,649.00. The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See the Professorial Series (Adjunct, Clinical X, HS Clinical, In Residence, Ladder Rank) and Professor of Teaching Series - Health Sciences Compensation Plan. This position includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan, which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.

The Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, UCI School of Medicine is seeking a full-time Clinical Geneticist with expertise in cancer genetics to join our clinical and academic faculty of 12 geneticists and 12 genetic counselors. The Division provides outpatient care and inpatient consultation services to a diverse patient population in the cancer genetics clinics at UC Irvine Health, and in pediatric, metabolic, adult, and prenatal genetics clinics at UCI and our affiliated hospitals. Division faculty members also participate in didactic and clinical training of residents, fellows, genetic counseling graduate students, medical students, and other trainees, and provide community outreach. Clinical or translational research participation is possible and encouraged, and there are many possibilities for collaborative research.

Questions can be directed to: Jennifer Valerin, MD, PhD - jvalerin@hs.uci.edu
Fuki M Hisama, MD - fhisama@hs.uci.edu

About the UC Irvine Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine: The faculty of the Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine currently comprises 12 licensed certified genetic counselors and 11 MD or MD/PhD certified clinical geneticists, some of whom are also certified in clinical cytogenetics, medical biochemical genetics, and/or clinical molecular genetics. We are home to one of the first genetic counseling graduate programs and to ACGME-accredited Clinical Genetics and Genomics categorical and combined residency training programs. The Division provides inpatient consultation services and outpatient care in cancer, metabolic, prenatal, pediatric adult, and specialty genetics clinics at the UC Irvine Medical Center, Children's Hospital Orange County, and Memorial Care Miller Children's and Women's Hospital. Division faculty members are actively involved in clinical, translational, and basic science research. U.S. News & World Report has ranked UCI as one of the top 50 U.S. medical schools for research and primary care and has consistently ranked UCI Medical Center among the top 3% of hospitals nationwide.

About the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center: The Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (CFCCC) of the University of California, Irvine is the only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center based in Orange County and one of 58 nationwide Comprehensive Cancer Centers. During the past three decades, the CFCCC has carried out its mission to develop new knowledge about the etiology, causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancers, and has enacted a broad-based program to leverage this information to alleviate the burden of cancer on the residents of Orange County and surrounding areas. CFCCC brings together scientists and clinicians from more than 32 departments across seven schools at UCI, including the schools of Medicine, Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Information & Computer Science, Engineering and Business.

About Orange and Los Angeles Counties: You will be surrounded by the benefits of the Southern California lifestyle: casual sophistication, pristine beaches, legendary theme parks, and endless options for fun in the sun or cultural exploration. Just minutes from over 60 miles of coastline, you will find innumerable fun destinations, events, sights, and much more. Visit renowned art festivals and celebrated performing arts centers. Enjoy inspired multinational cuisine, national and local sporting events, and a variety of shopping choices. The area combines vibrant city life with sprawling wilderness and nature parks, with miles of trails and coastal preserves to explore. Winter sports, mountains, and desert are close enough for daytime excursions. Choose from a multitude of award-winning school districts.

The University of California remains fully committed to inclusive excellence and encourages applicants to address how their skills, expertise, and experiences might serve the varied communities of California. Please feel free to include information in any of your application materials relevant to your inclusive excellence work in research, teaching, and service.

Department: https://medschool.uci.edu/research/clinical-departments/pediatrics

Division: https://medschool.uci.edu/research/clinical-departments/pediatrics/divisional-expertise/genetic-genomic-medicine

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

*M.D. or M.D./Ph.D and/or equivalent in the related field of study California physician and surgeon license or eligibility to become licensed.

*ABMGG board -certification or active candidacy in Clinical Genetics and Genomics or another relevant specialty.

*Candidate must have demonstrated capabilities for teaching, professional service and/or research suitable for the Health Sciences Clinical Professor Series.

• 3 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF10147

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