Job Description

How to Apply

For further information about the position or to apply, please contact:

Terrill Bravender, MD, MPH

David S. Rosen MD Collegiate Professor of Adolescent Medicine

Division Director, Adolescent Medicine

University of Michigan Department of Pediatrics

1500 E. Medical Center Dr, D2215

Ann Arbor, Michigan  48109-5318

TEL: (734) 936-9777

FAX: (734) 936-6897

Email: [email protected] 

Job Summary

The University of Michigan Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine is seeking a tenure-track physician scientist to join our team promoting healthy adolescent and young adult development with a particular focus on substance abuse prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. We are seeking faculty who value teamwork, evidence-based care, and who foster a culture of inclusion. 

The faculty candidate will be joining a team of board-certified adolescent medicine physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurse practitioners, nurses, and others in a relatively new division with significant growth potential. The Division currently provides outpatient consultative clinical care for adolescents with a wide variety of healthcare needs, including eating disorders, chronic illness care, depression, anxiety, substance use, and reproductive health issues. Other specific multidisciplinary programs run by the division include the University of Michigan Comprehensive Eating Disorders Program and the Gender Program. Teaching and mentoring, particularly for adolescent medicine fellows is a key component of the position. 

Ann Arbor is a fantastic place to live and raise a family. It has been named as one of the top places to live in America, and also the most educated city in the country.    The downtown has a pleasant small-city atmosphere with college-style restaurants, shopping, and entertainment. Nearby wooded neighborhoods, offer excellent housing. It offers many amenities, including spectator sports, museums, and live music is abundant. 

The University of Michigan, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital opened in 2011 and features a 12-story inpatient tower and nine-story clinic tower, a dedicated pediatric emergency department, an on-site Ronald McDonald House, and private rooms. The hospital also offers a new and larger home for specialty services not offered anywhere else in Michigan for newborns, children and pregnant women. 

The University of Michigan Medical School's 9 basic science and 20 clinical departments have uncommon depth and amazing collegiality among faculty and staff leading to extraordinary collaborations.  Our research enterprise, clinical and educational programs consistently rank among the best in the nation.  We are committed to excellence in all areas of our tripartite mission.  Come experience the Michigan Difference!

Required Qualifications*

Candidates must be board certified / eligible in Adolescent Medicine. Additional training in Addiction Medicine and research study design, as well as a track record of funded research is preferred, particularly in the areas of substance use, adolescent development, and underserved populations. The faculty member would be expected to mentor trainees and junior faculty and serve as the research director of the division. Faculty candidates should qualify for appointment on the University of Michigan tenure track and initial appointment will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. 

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Underfill Statement

This position is posted as Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor. The rank of the selected candidate will depend on qualifications.

Background Screening

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act.  Employment will require both a criminal background check and an institutional reference check regarding any misconduct. Candidates will be required to submit a self-disclosure form as well as an authorization to release information form.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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