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Job #JPF10555

+ Surgery-General / David Geffen School Of Medicin / UCLA

Position overview

Salary range: The salary will be commensurate with academic rank and experience. The posted UC (University of California) salary scales (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnelprograms/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 $168,700-455,961. This position includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan, which provides for eligibility for additional compensation. (http://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnelprograms/\_files/apm/apm-670.pdf)

Application Window

Open date: August 20, 2025

Most recent review date: Monday, Sep 22, 2025 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: Thursday, Aug 20, 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

Minimally Invasive/Advanced GI Surgeon

Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery

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 MIS/Advanced GI 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 (University of California) salary scales (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnelprograms/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 $168,700-455,961. This position includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan, which provides for eligibility for additional compensation. (http://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnelprograms/\_files/apm/apm-670.pdf)

Interested applicants must submit their application materials online at: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10555

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

Cultural North Star

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.

Covid-19 Vaccination

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.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

Qualified candidates must hold an MD or equivalent.

Additional qualifications

Candidates must be board-eligible or certified, and have completed an ACGME accredited residency program.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

+ Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

+ Cover Letter

+ Statement of Research (Optional)

+ Statement of Teaching (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 the state 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

+ Personal Statement

Reference requirements

+ 3-5 required (contact information only)

Names and email only.

Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10555

Help contact: [email protected]

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 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 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.

+ UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy (https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000385/SVSH)

+ UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties

+ APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/\_files/apm/apm-035.pdf)

Job location

Los Angeles, CA