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Academic General/Minimally Invasive Surgeon
Position overview
Position title: Academic General/Minimally Invasive SurgeonApplication Window
Open date: October 22, 2024
Most recent review date: Thursday, Nov 21, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date: Monday, Jun 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) invites applications for a full-time faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Level in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series.
The Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is seeking an exceptional General/MIS Surgeon at the Assistant or Associate Professor level to join the academic practice within the Division of General Surgery. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of clinical excellence and academic productivity. This position offers teaching, clinical and research opportunities in a large academic center. The appointee will have expertise in minimally invasive surgical approaches and provide care for general surgery patients with a focus on the surgical management of complex hernias in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Practice locations include Santa Monica Hospital. Other duties will include teaching and supervision of trainees and students, and scholarly activity. Academic rank and compensation are dependent upon qualifications.
Candidates must have an MD degree or equivalent and be board-eligible or certified and be eligible for California medical licensure. The salary will be commensurate with academic rank and experience.
The University of California seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the people of California, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.
The salary will be commensurate with academic rank and experience.
The posted UC salary scales (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/index.html) set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table 5, at Scale 7. In accordance with AB 168 and SB 1162, the initial/base salary range for this position is $163,300 - $455,961. This position includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan which provides for eligibility for additional compensation. (http://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-670.pdf)
Interested applicants must submit their application materials online at: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09860
All aspects of searches are confidential, and all candidates are expected to review and abide by UC Regents Policy 1111 on Statement on Ethical Values and Standards of Conduct https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/governance/policies/1111.html
The David Geffen School of Medicine Anti-racism roadmap is our co-created path to ensuring racial justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. We are committed to actively dismantling structural racism in our organization as described in more detail at: https://medschool.ucla.edu/diversity-anti-racism-roadmap
The shared values of the DGSOM (David Geffen School of Medicine) are expressed in the Cultural North Star, which was developed by members of our community and affirms our unswerving commitment to doing what is right, making things better, and being kind. These are the standards to which we hold ourselves, and one another. Please read more about this important DGSOM program at https://medschool.ucla.edu/cultural-north-star.
Qualifications
The candidate must have an M.D. degree or equivalent.
The candidate must be board eligible or certified, and be eligible for California medical licensure.
The ideal candidate should have expertise in minimally invasive surgical approaches and provide care for general surgery patients with a focus on the surgical management of complex hernias in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Research (Optional)
Statement of Teaching (Optional)
Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our EDI Statement FAQ document.
Misc / Additional (Optional)
- 3-5 required (contact information only)
Contact information only
Help contact: elizabethmorales@mednet.ucla.edu
About UCLA
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.
For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-035.pdf.
For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.