Academic Burn Surgeon
The University of California, Los Angeles
About this position
Position Overview
Salary range: $340,000 - 740,000
Application Window
Open date: December 23, 2025 Most recent review date:Saturday, Feb 28, 2026 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: Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026 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 Plastic Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) invites applications for an Academic Burn Surgeon for the UCLA Health Regional Burn Center at UCLA West Valley Medical Center. This is a full-time faculty position at the Assistant or Associate rank in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series. The Division of Plastic Surgery provides exceptional patient care, pursues breakthrough research, produces significant advances in the treatment in acute and reconstructive surgery care. The program is based at the UCLA Health Regional Burn Center at UCLA West Valley Medical Center. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of clinical excellence and academic productivity or potential. This position offers teaching, clinical and research/creative productivity opportunities in a large academic center. The appointee will participate in the multi-disciplinary care of burn patients including the inpatient and outpatient clinical management, as well as the acute and reconstructive surgery care. They will be expected to develop/participate in burn research. 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 certified or eligible in general surgery or plastic surgery with completion of a burn surgery fellowship. Board-certification or board-eligibility in general surgery, plastic surgery and critical care preferred. Candidate must 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 posted UC (University of California) 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 anticipated salary range for this position is $340,000 - 740,000. This position includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan, which provides for eligibility for additional compensation. (https://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/JPF10772 Cultural North Star: The shared values of the DGSOM are expressed in the Cultural North Star, which was developed by members of our community and affirms our unswerving commitment to doing what’s 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 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 Anti-Racism Roadmap: 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/anti-racism
Qualifications
Basic qualificationsCandidates must have an MD degree or equivalent and be board certified or eligible in general surgery or plastic surgery with completion of a burn surgery fellowship. Candidate must be eligible for California medical licensure. Preferred qualificationsBoard-certification or board-eligibility in general surgery, plastic surgery and critical care preferred.
Application Requirements
Document requirementsCurriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V. Cover Letter (Optional) Statement of Research (Optional) Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form UCLA Mission Statement - As the nation's premier public research university, UC's mission is the creation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge for the betterment of our global society. We have a particular responsibility to the people of California which we express in the excellence of the education we provide, the impact of the research we do, the comprehensive, life-saving medical services we provide, and the public service mission we are devoted to. The University of California promotes the social mobility of its students, equips them with the tools and experience that furthers their ambitions, and regards their accomplishments across the life span as evidence of the profoundly positive impact of higher education. The UCLA campus has expressed these goals in its strategic plan as follows: Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles Expand our reach as a global university Enhance our research and creative activities Elevate how we teach Become a more effective institution Prompt for candidates for recruitment: Reflecting on your personal and professional experiences, highlight your past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA's mission as embodied in the 2023-28 strategic plan. These accomplishments and ambitions may be discussed in the context of describing your teaching, scholarship, and service Statement of Teaching (Optional) Reference requirements 3-5 required (contact information only) Only contact information is required. Apply link:https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10772 Help contact:sauste@mednet.ucla.edu
Job Location
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