Academic Burn Surgeon

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 () 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. ()

Interested applicants must submit their application materials online at:

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Qualifications

Basic 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.

Candidate must be eligible for California medical licensure.

Preferred qualifications

Board-certification or board-eligibility in general surgery, plastic surgery and critical care preferred.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum 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.

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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.

• "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
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• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment

Job location
Los Angeles, CA