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Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Sleep Medical Director

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Job Description

Classification Title: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Sleep Medical Director Classification Minimum Requirements: MD or DO with Board Certification/Board Eligibility in Sleep Medicine. Candidates must be eligible for licensure in the State of Florida. Job Description:

The University of Florida College of Medicine–Gainesville, is seeking applicants for a Sleep Medical Director within the Department of Medicine. This is a 1.0 FTE position reporting to the chief of the division.

Responsibilities include overseeing clinical care delivered by faculty within the Sleep program, promoting investigator-initiated scholarship, and engaging in training of house staff and students.

Substantial commitments of space and resources will be available for the successful candidate to expand Divisional activities. Appointment will be at the tenure or non-tenure accruing level of Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, based on qualifications.

The division has a collaborative relationship with UF Health Shands Hospital and we pride ourselves in professional and cooperative interdisciplinary care. The Department of Medicine is a national leader in cancer, cardiology, gastroenterology, kidney disorders, and pulmonology.

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; 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.

Expected Salary

Salary is negotiable, commensurate with education and experience.

Required Qualifications

MD or DO with Board Certification/Board Eligibility in Sleep Medicine. Candidates must be eligible for licensure in the State of Florida. Preferred: Special Instructions to Applicants:

Please attach curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation.

Final candidate will be required to provide 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 naces.org.

This requisition has been reposted. Previous applicants are still under consideration and need not apply.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p. m. (ET) of the posting end date.

Health Assessment Required: Yes.

Key Responsibilities

The Sleep Medical Director will oversee clinical care within the Sleep program and engage in the training of house staff and students. Additionally, the role involves promoting investigator-initiated scholarship and expanding divisional activities.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree with Board Certification or Board Eligibility in Sleep Medicine. Applicants must also be eligible for medical licensure in the State of Florida.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
10+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical leadershipMedical educationFaculty management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Sleep Medical Director at University of Florida a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 21,509 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Sleep Medicine — Physician Career Context

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Living in Gainesville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$295k
Typical market rent
$1,618/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.7
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Gainesville, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.