AST/ASO/FULL PROF

Classification Title:

Assistant/Assistant/Full Professor

Job Description:

The Department of Surgery at the University of Florida, College of Medicine, Division of Acute Care Surgery is currently seeking applicants for an open rank, tenure or non-tenure track faculty member.

As a faculty member in the Department of Surgery, you are expected to render clinical care as an intensivist in the Intensive Care Units (ICUs) including call duties commensurate with your clinical assignment and on a rotational basis with your colleagues. A key focus will be the Surgical Critical Care Service patients, with at least 12 of your clinical weeks being performed in the Liver and Surgical ICU. Your primary clinical goal is to provide critical care for Abdominal Transplant Surgery patients (both pre- and post- transplant), as well General Surgery patients. Surgical/operative time, research opportunities and educational focus are all negotiable .

Specific educational duties include medical student and resident education rotating on your service. You will also be expected to assist with the teaching of surgical residents through the level-specific, didactic curriculum and medical students through the 3rd year rotation small group sessions. Finally, you will also participate in the training of the Surgical Critical Care, Acute Care Surgery fellows, as well as all Critical Care Fellows that rotate through your ICU/s.

Significant opportunities are potentially available for clinical, translation or basic science research with the University of Florida Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center and other Laboratories in the University Department of Surgery.

Expected Salary:

Salary is negotiable based on education and experience.

Minimum Requirements:

This position requires an MD degree or equivalent; board certification or eligibility in general surgery as well having completed a critical care fellowship (board certification or eligibility in surgical critical care). Excellent communication skills and evidence of collaborative work are required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Special Instructions to Applicants:

• All Applicants must apply at: https://facultyjobs.hr.ufl.edu/ . Letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation and/or references required with submission of application.
  • Letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation and/or a list of 3-5 professional references.
• Background Check Required.
• Final candidate will be required to provide official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered “official” if a designation of “Issued to Student” is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/ .
• The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff.

Health Assessment Required:
Yes