Assistant/Associate Professor Maternal Fetal Medicine

UT Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

The Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin is seeking an exceptional leader to join the Department of Women's Health as Assistant/Associate Professor of Maternal Fetal Medicine. The position emphasizes high-risk obstetric care, education of trainees, and advancing patient-centered, evidence-based practice.

The Division aims to grow, foster cross-disciplinary collaboration across UT Austin, and contribute to innovative care pathways, registries, and research in maternal-fetal

Qualifications

• Medical degree from an accredited medical school.
• Board certification in Maternal Fetal Medicine.
• Eligible for appointment as Assistant/Associate Professor.
• Record of leadership and achievement in academic medicine.
• Evidence of scholarly productivity.

Responsibilities

• Participation in design of value-based high-risk obstetrics care and multidisciplinary care pathways.
• Fostering care integration across the community and hospital facilities.
• Development of cross-continuum, multidisciplinary care pathways and referral guidelines.
• Involvement in registries and patient-reported outcomes within clinical workflows.
• Creation of care guidelines and best practices for high-risk obstetrics.
• Developing partnerships with referring physicians and hospitals in Austin/Central Texas.
• Training and mentoring medical students, residents and fellows.
• Contributing to development of a fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine.
• Collaborating with UT Austin and UT system schools on multidisciplinary care models.

Skills

Leadership in academic medicine

Scholarly productivity

Education

Medical degree from an accredited medical school

Job description

College/School/Unit: Dell Medical School

Department: Department of Women's Health

Posted: Dec 10, 2025

Apply By: Open until filled

Description

The Dell Medical School of The University of Texas at Austin is seeking an exceptional leader to join the Department of Women's Health as Assistant Professor of Maternal Fetal Medicine.

As part of The University of Texas at Austin, one of the nation's leading research universities, the Dell Medical School pursues innovation in the redesign of healthcare delivery, excellence in healthcare research, and programs in interdisciplinary and inter-professional education. It is the fifth medical school in the UT System and the first medical school established in nearly five decades by a member of the Association of American Universities, an organization of leading public and private research universities.

The University of Texas Medical Center, anchored by Dell Medical School, is defining the future of health. https://www.utexas.edu/campus-life/medical-center with planning and implementation underway, The University of Texas Medical Center will cement Austin as a premier destination for health care alongside other major Texas cities. With two new, state-of-the-art hospitals - A UT specialty hospital and a cancer center being built by MD Anderson - plus the academic and research expertise of UT, The University of Texas Medical Center will provide the integrated, world-class care that is a hallmark of academic medicine.

The Dell Medical School is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute to excellence within the learning health system.

The Department of Women's Health encompasses the full range of subspecialties including specialists in Academic General Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Gynecologic Oncology, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.

The Assistant / Associate Professor of Maternal Fetal Medicine will be responsible for providing evidence-based, multidisciplinary care for patients requiring high risk obstetrics services, educating the next generation of leaders in maternal fetal medicine and contributing to investigation and discovery in the area of maternal fetal medicine. The Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine currently includes five members with plans to grow to ten over the next five years.

Specific job responsibilities will include:

• Participation in the design, implementation and iteration of a value-based high-risk obstetrics care
• Fostering care integration across the community and within hospital facilities
• Participation in the development of new cross-continuum, multidisciplinary care pathways for priority areas based on best-available clinical evidence, including referral guidelines for primary care providers and management guidelines for post-acute providers
• Participation in relevant registries and patient-reported outcomes into clinical workflows for the purposes of measuring clinical quality
• Participation in the creation of care guidelines and best practices for high risk obstetrics where national guidelines do not currently exist
• Developing partnerships with referring physicians, hospitals, and post-acute providers in Austin and Central Texas
• Training and mentoring medical students, residents and fellows on new models of care and clinical practice
• Contributing to the development of a fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine
• Collaborating with other schools at the University of Texas at Austin and across the University of Texas system on multidisciplinary, value-based care models

Qualifications

Required qualifications:

• Medical degree from an accredited medical school
• Board certification in Maternal Fetal Medicine
• Eligible for appointment as an Assistant / Associate Professor
• Record of leadership and achievement in academic medicine
• Evidence of scholarly productivity

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.