Assistant, Associate or Full Professor (HS Clin, Clin X, In-Res, Adjunct) Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Burns, and Acute Care Surgery
 UC San Diego | |
 United States, California, San Diego | |
 Jan 06, 2026 | |
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Position overview
Position title: Acute Care Surgery Faculty Salary range:
The posted UC Salary scales set the minimum pay at the appointment as determined by appointment type and if applicable, rank and/or step. The base pay range for this position is $325,000 - $425,000. Salary is negotiated annually. Additional compensation may be available if the position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan. UC Salary information can be found here: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/2025-26-academic-salary-scales.html. Application Window Open date: January 5, 2026 Next review date: Wednesday, Feb 4, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Final date: Tuesday, Jan 5, 2027 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Position description The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Burns and Acute Care Surgery (http://trauma.ucsd.edu/) is committed to academic excellence within the faculty, staff, and student body. The Division seeks to recruit an academically focused surgeon-scientist with a strong commitment to clinical excellence, education, and research in trauma and acute care surgery. The successful candidate will provide high-quality clinical care in trauma, surgical critical care, and emergency general surgery, teach and mentor trainees, and develop an independent or collaborative research program aligned with the Division's academic mission. Areas of scholarly interest may include-but are not limited to-resuscitation science, neurotrauma, injury biology, outcomes and systems research, and health disparities in acute care surgery. The selected candidate may be appointed to a divisional or programmatic leadership role at the discretion of the Division Chief. Candidates with demonstrated or potential recognition within the field of trauma and acute care surgery are encouraged to apply. The appropriate series and appointment at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level will be based on the candidate's background and experience. A link to the full descriptions of each series is provided for your review: As a member of the Health Sciences Compensation Plan, the appointee should be aware that there are limitations on outside professional activities and clinical moonlighting is expressly prohibited. Additional information can be found here: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-671.pdf Appointments may require candidates to be self-funded. Qualifications Basic qualifications
(required at time of application)
Candidates must have an MD or equivalent degree. Candidates must be board certified or eligible in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. Candidates must have completed either two years of fellowship training in Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, or Acute Care Surgery, or a Surgical Critical Care fellowship combined with at least two years of clinical practice. Candidates must have, or be eligible for, a California medical license or an equivalent certification or permit as determined by the Medical Board of California. Preferred qualifications
Candidates with an MD/PhD or an equivalent advanced research degree in a field relevant to trauma and critical care, such as immunology, physiology, public health, bioengineering, or data science, are preferred. Candidates with documented academic research experience are preferred. This may include at least one extramural grant as PI, Co-PI, or investigator, and/or a record of peer-reviewed publications, with an average of at least three PMID-indexed articles per year of academic practice in trauma, acute care surgery, or surgical critical care. Candidates with demonstrated success in multidisciplinary or translational research collaborations are preferred. Candidates with experience developing and leading programmatic initiatives-including, but not limited to, research consortiums, injury prevention programs, or system-level EGS implementation-are preferred. Candidates with a demonstrated commitment to mentorship are also preferred. Application Requirements Document requirements
Reference requirements
Apply link: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04410 Help contact: vpantovic@ucsd.edu About UC San Diego The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law. 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 prohibits smoking and tobacco use at all of its university-controlled properties. The UC San Diego Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online at:https://www.police.ucsd.edu/docs/annualclery.pdf. This report provides crime and fire statistics, as well as institutional policy statements & procedures. Contact the UC San Diego Police Department at (858) 534-4361 if you want to obtain paper copies of this report. As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer. * "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer. Job location San Diego, CA
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