Academic Burn Surgeon

Position Overview

Salary Range: $340,000 - $740,000

Open Date: December 23, 2025

Next Review Date: Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final Date: Tuesday, June 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.

The Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA 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 salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step  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.

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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.

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