Description
Applications are invited for a full-time faculty position at the rank of Instructor or Assistant Professor at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH), the primary pediatric teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. This position is based in the Department of Urology, with the opportunity for a joint appointment or formal affiliation with the Computational Health Informatics Program (CHIP), an interdisciplinary research program at BCH focused on data-driven, implementation-focused, and AI-enabled health research.
We seek a collaborative clinical researcher with training in comparative effectiveness research, clinical research methodologies, epidemiology, implementation science, data science, artificial intelligence, or a closely related field. Candidates should hold a PhD, MD, or equivalent degree and demonstrate the potential to contribute to a productive and impactful research program aligned with pediatric urology and health services research.
The successful candidate will work closely with pediatric urologists and physician-scientists to design, execute, and evaluate clinical and translational studies that advance care delivery and outcomes in pediatric urology. Research areas may include comparative effectiveness, implementation of evidence-based practices, AI-enabled clinical decision support, novel diagnostics and therapeutics, patient safety, and outcomes research. The faculty member will partner with clinical teams to ensure regulatory compliance and rigorous study execution.
Responsibilities include contributing methodologic and analytic expertise, collaborating on and initiating grant submissions, and participating in the teaching and mentoring of fellows, students, and research staff. The position offers strong opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and career development within a robust institutional research environment.
The successful applicant will hold a faculty appointment at Boston Children’s Hospital and an academic appointment of Instructor, Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, consistent with experience and qualifications.
Boston Children’s Hospital values diversity among its faculty and is committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community. Women and individuals from groups underrepresented in medicine and science are strongly encouraged to apply. Competitive salary and benefits will be offered, commensurate with experience and rank.
All inquiries are strictly confidential. Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests, and the names of three references to:
Vera Rodic
Research Administrator
Department of Urology
Boston Children’s Hospital
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
vera.rodic@childrens.harvard.edu
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.
