Section Chief of Surgical Critical Care
The University of California, Los Angeles
About this position
Position Overview
Position title: Section Chief of Surgical Critical Care Salary range: The posted UC (University of California) salary scales 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 $243,400 - $600,000. This position includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan, which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.
Application Deadline
Open date: July 24, 2026 Next review date:Sunday, Aug 23, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: Saturday, Jul 24, 2027 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 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) invites applications for the position of Section Chief of Surgical Critical Care. This is a full-time, tenured faculty position at the Associate or Full Level within the Regular series. The Section Chief of Surgical Critical Care will serve as a mentor, coach, and role model in the professional development of academic physicians and scientists, with exceptional opportunities to lead innovative, cutting-edge research initiatives in surgical and perioperative critical care within a highly collaborative academic environment. This role includes designing and implementing novel treatment protocols, advancing translational and outcomes-based research, and fostering multidisciplinary investigations to improve care for critically ill surgical patients. The Section Chief will be strongly supported in pursuing extramural funding and developing a robust research portfolio, including investigator-initiated and collaborative grants through federal agencies, foundations, and industry partners, while mentoring faculty, fellows, and trainees in scholarly activity. The Section Chief will oversee the multidisciplinary fellowship program in Critical Care Medicine and the medical student rotation in Critical Care Medicine. Additionally, the Section Chief will be responsible for attending-level staffing of the surgical ICU and will collaborate with the Anesthesiology’s Division Chief of Critical Care and ICU Co-Director. Responsibilities also include oversight of quality improvement programs, regularly scheduled case review conferences, standardized order sets, and the implementation of best practices to ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care. This position offers extensive teaching, clinical, and research opportunities within a large academic center, with practice locations including UCLA Westwood Ronald Reagan Medical Center and UCLA community hospitals. Additional duties include teaching, supervision of trainees and students, and scholarly activity. The successful candidate will demonstrate a record of clinical excellence and academic productivity. Preferred qualifications include substantial clinical experience in the care of critically ill trauma, transplant, and cardiac surgery patients during the perioperative period, as well as general surgical patients requiring ICU-level care. Candidates must hold an MD or equivalent, be board certified in Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, and be eligible for California medical licensure. 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. Interested applicants must submit their application materials online at UC Recruit. 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. 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 The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, bullying and other demeaning behavior, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this commitment as well as a commitment to addressing all forms of academic misconduct, UCLA conducts targeted employment reference checks for finalists to whom departments or other hiring units would like to extend formal offers of appointment into Academic Senate faculty positions. The targeted employment reference checks involve contacting the finalists’ current and prior places of employment to ask whether there have been substantiated findings of misconduct that would violate the University’s Faculty Code of Conduct. To implement this process, UCLA requires all applicants for Academic Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled “Authorization to Release Information” into RECRUIT as part of their application. If the applicant does not include the signed authorization to release information with the application materials, the application will be considered incomplete. As with any incomplete application, the application will not receive further consideration. 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Qualifications
Basic qualificationsQualified candidates must hold an MD degree or equivalent. Additional qualificationsCandidate must be board certified in Surgical Critical Care and be eligible for licensure in the State of California.
Application Requirements
Document requirementsCurriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V. Cover Letter (Optional) Statement of Research 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) 3 References with name and email only Apply link:https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11030 Help contact:cchiuco@mednet.ucla.edu