The Department of Urology is seeking a full-time academic faculty member to lead the development, implementation, and ongoing growth of a comprehensive Transitional Urology Program. This individual will play a pivotal role in shaping the department’s approach to transitional care and advancing research in pediatric and adolescent-to-adult urologic health.
Transitional Urology Program Leadership
- Partner with the Section of Pediatric Urology to build a sustainable Transitional Urology Program focused on patients with congenital or pediatric-onset urologic conditions transitioning to adult care.
- Lead strategic planning, program development, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to expand services, education, and outreach.
- Develop educational materials and provide teaching for residents and fellows on best practices in transitional care.
- Promote innovative models of care delivery, patient education, and long-term follow-up across the lifespan.
Research and Grant Development
- Advance the department’s research portfolio through independent and collaborative scholarship.
- Design and conduct studies focused on transitional care outcomes, health services delivery, or other relevant areas.
- Mentor junior faculty, trainees, and research staff in study design, manuscript development, and grant writing.
- Support and lead departmental initiatives to secure external funding from NIH, foundations, or other sources.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a research university and academic health center that discovers, teaches, and applies knowledge for the intellectual, cultural, social, and economic benefit of Birmingham, the state, and beyond. UAB is internationally renowned for its intensely collaborative culture that has — for more than five decades — produced breakthroughs in education, health care, research, and service. UAB was ranked #1 in the United States, and in the top 10 worldwide, in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2018 Young University Rankings.
UAB Medicine is the third largest public academic medical center in the country, with more than 1,900 beds and almost 18,000 employees. UAB Hospital is the centerpiece of the UAB Health System and is the teaching hospital for the UAB School of Medicine. Situated among major research centers and clinics, UAB Hospital provides patients with a complete range of primary and specialty care services, as well as the most up-to-date treatments and innovations in health care. In addition to UAB Hospital, UAB Medicine includes The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital, UAB Callahan Eye Hospital, as well as several primary and specialty care clinics, a dozen member and affiliate hospitals within Alabama, more than 10 cancer associates in the Southeast, and the Viva Health HMO.
Located in the heart of the Southeast, Birmingham is a short drive from Atlanta, Nashville, Chattanooga, New Orleans, Memphis and Gulf Coast beaches. Some of the most beautiful suburbs in the United States surround the city. With its picturesque surroundings, Birmingham has been recognized as an “All American City”, one of the top ten American cities to live and work, and one of the top ten entrepreneurial and job growth hot spots in America. The combination of pleasant weather, geography, diverse culture, activities, and lifestyle make this city a wonderful place to live, raise a family, and practice medicine.
