Assistant Professor-in-Residence, Division of Pediatric Surgery
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- University of California, Los Angeles
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Assistant Professor-in-Residence, Division of Pediatric Surgery
University of California Los Angeles
Requisition Number: JPF07573
The Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, is seeking candidates for a full-time junior faculty member.
Candidates must be board certified or board eligible in Pediatric Surgery and eligible for licensure in the State of California. Responsibilities for this position include patient care in inpatient and outpatient settings, teaching of medical students, residents and fellows along with an emphasis on establishing an independent research program.
Appointment in the In-Residence series requires evidence of research productivity or a trajectory to research productivity, scholarship, and an enthusiasm for discovery. The successful candidate will have a MD or MD, PhD and a strong commitment to academic surgery. The Department seeks candidates with a research background and interest in surgical sciences to build on a growing clinical and interdisciplinary health services research program.
The successful candidate will have a commitment to collaborative and independent research and a commitment to a path to independent extramural funding. Candidates should demonstrate evidence of clinical excellence and documentation of scholarly ability and achievement. The Department provides resources to support the academic endeavor of early career physician scientists. Leadership skills, administrative experience, and teaching experience are a plus. Compensation is commensurate with AAMC standards.
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.
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UC Regents Statement on Ethical Values and Standards of Conduct
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.
Interested applicants must submit their application materials online at:
https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF07573
Confidential inquiries related to this position and/or search may be directed to:
Daniel De Ugarte, MD
Search Committee Chair
DDeugarte@mednet.ucla.edu
To apply, please visit: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF07573
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 complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy, https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscHarassAffirmAction
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Working at University of California, Los Angeles
UCLA is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1919 and is the second oldest of the ten campuses affiliated with the University of California system. UCLA offers over 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines and enrolls about 26,000 undergraduate and about 12,000 graduate students from the United States and around the world every year.
UCLA features the College of Letters and Science, seven general campus professional schools, and four professional schools for the health sciences. The UCLA College of Letters and Science has 34 academic departments and 900 faculty, and houses the majority of UCLA's 129 undergraduate majors as well as the students in the Graduate Division of Letters and Sciences. The UCLA College Honors Program is also housed in the College. The College of Letters and Science's programs are divided into five academic divisions: humanities, social sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, and the International Institute. UCLA also offers certificate programs, undergraduate degree-credit and continuing education credits for non-full-time students through its UCLA Extension education program.
The 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA as the 24th best university in the nation and 32nd best in the world. In the 2007 edition of U.S. News and World Report, UCLA Medical Center was ranked best in the West, as well as one of the top 3 hospitals in the United States alongside Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 15 of the 16 medical specialty areas examined, UCLA Medical Center ranked in the top 20.
The campus' location in Los Angeles makes excursions to local museums, theaters, or other entertainment venues relatively quick and easy.
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