| Job Description: |
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville seeks up to a full-time faculty member at the level of Associate Professor or Professor for the position of Chief for the Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) division at our Jacksonville campus. This is a 1.0 FTE position reporting to the Chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Responsibilities include overseeing clinical care delivered by faculty within the division, promoting investigator-initiated scholarship, and engaging in training of resident physicians and medical students. Candidates should have sufficient academic experience to qualify for either the rank of Associate Professor or Professor of Medicine with history of training residents. Additional qualifications include a broad vision and excellent interpersonal skills. Candidates must:
- Hold or be eligible for a full, unrestricted Florida medical license or foreign equivalent
- Completion of an approved fellowship and board certified or eligible in Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
About This Role:
This position offers a strong clinical focus in the ambulatory setting, serving patients in North Florida and South Georgia regions. The selected candidate will enjoy a market-based, competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package. The position offers excellent benefits including generous maternity and paternity leave as well as sovereign immunity. The position qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
Clinical Focus: Provide high-quality, compassionate care in an outpatient setting, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to serve patients across north central Florida and southern Georgia. Clinical duties may include coverage of labor and delivery activities, oversight of complex pregnancy care, perinatal consultations, perinatal ultrasound, and invasive and non-invasive fetal diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Advanced Maternal Fetal Care Program: Be part of a program renowned for its comprehensive services, advanced diagnostic tools, and commitment to improving maternal and fetal health outcomes.
Teaching and Supervision: Educating and supervising medical students and resident physicians in clinical settings. Participating in academic activities such as medical education scholarship and collaborative research. General education responsibilities include the education and supervision of residents and MFM fellows in the fundamentals of maternal-fetal medicine, including surgical and ultrasound skills
required to optimize pregnancy outcomes and provide diagnostic information to patients, as well as providing education for third-year medical students in the ObGyn clerkship and fourth-year students on the MFM elective.
Collaborative Environment: MFM faculty participate in assigned hospital, medical school, and department committees; attend and support department activities (rounds, special lectures, postgraduate courses, etc.); and participate in division conferences and fellowship activities. Scholarly activities and collaborative research activities are encouraged and there is room for professional growth within the institution. There are numerous opportunities to establish or join multidisciplinary collaborations to address research involving fundamental questions of biology and clinical care.
Join us in shaping the future of maternal fetal care while making a meaningful impact on the lives of patients and families.
About UF Health:
UF Health is the Southeast's premier academic health center and an integral part of the University of Florida. Our mission is to promote health through outstanding and high-quality patient care, innovative and rigorous education in the health professions and biomedical sciences, and research across the spectrum of basic, translational and clinical investigation. UF Health encompasses the Gainesville-based University of Florida colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health and Health Professions, and Veterinary Medicine; the UF Health Shands family of hospitals in Gainesville; UF Health Jacksonville medical center; UF Health North; an academic campus in Jacksonville that is home to the UF College of Medicine -Jacksonville and includes degree programs offered by the colleges of Nursing and Pharmacy; UF Health St. Johns in St. Augustine; UF Health Neighborhood Hospital in Ocala; and our campus in Central Florida, which includes UF Health Spanish Plaines Hospital and UF Health Leesburg Hospital. It also includes primary care and specialty practices throughout Central, North Central and northern Florida and Southeast Georgia. The UF Health network of hospitals and physician practices manages more than 3 million inpatient and outpatient visits each year, and serves patients from all 67 Florida counties, from across the nation and from dozens of countries around the world.
About College of Medicine - Jacksonville (COM-J):
The UF College of Medicine - Jacksonville is the largest of the three colleges at the Health Science Center Jacksonville. The college's 16 clinical science departments house more than 500 faculty members, 1,560 staff and 450 residents and fellows, as well as medical students from UF and around the country. We offer an incredible breadth of clinical training programs and proud to train many of best primary care providers and specialists throughout the region, the state and the country. Research, discovery and innovation are critical aspects of our clinical campus, and we have some of the country's leading researchers at our locations searching for and finding new treatments and clinical options. The UF College of Medicine -Jacksonville faculty, administrators, residents, fellows, students and staff work as a team in pursuit of our common mission - to heal, to comfort, to educate and to discover through quality health care, elimination of health disparities, medical education, innovation and research. To learn more about our college, leadership, mission, faculty resources, and the city of Jacksonville visit https://med.jax.ufl.edu/administrative-affairs/faculty-orientation-guide/.
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| Special Instructions to Applicants: |
The Search Committee will begin to review applications on July 1, 2026. Please provide letter of intent and Curriculum Vitae.
The final candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered "official" if a designation of "Issued to Student" is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/.
The University of Florida is a public institution and subject to all requirements under the Florida Sunshine and Public Records laws. If accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call (352) 392-2HRS or the Florida Relay System at (800) 955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.
This position is open until filled. Review of applications will begin immediately, and continue until a suitable pool is established.
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