Academic Burn Surgeon

Salary range:
The salary range for this position is Assistant $383,080-$502, 171, Associate Professor $445,794-$576,313, and Full Professor $481,114-$643,710. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan. Salary and level of appointment will be based on experience and qualifications.

Open date: August 18, 2025

Next review date: Tuesday, Sep 2, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

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.

The Department of Surgery, Division of Burn Surgery, at the University of California, Davis seeks to recruit a full-time, academic burn surgeon focusing on burn care. The Division of Burn Surgery at the UC Davis Medical Center is a nationally recognized and verified program that offers singular care for adult patients with burn injuries. We provide comprehensive services for the critical care, medical, surgical, and reconstructive treatment of patients with burn injuries and burn related diseases.

The Division of Burn Surgery educates trainees as part of its integrated burn residency and fellowship programs.

The candidate should have a strong interest and expertise in burn and burn reconstructive surgery, burn rehabilitation, critical care, acute wound coverage, nutrition and metabolic management, and scar management. The candidate ideally will have demonstrated clinical teaching and basic science or clinical research skills, with potential to write grants and build strong local and international community relationships. The selected individual will be expected to participate in clinical care, program development, teaching, research, and university service depending on academic series.

Dependent on the chosen academic series, the individual will be expected to develop a research focus in burns or burn reconstructive surgery, or an equivalent academic endeavor.

Expectations of the Clinical X and In-Residence series are to engage in teaching, research, service, and clinical work. Expectations of the Health Science Clinical Professor series are to engage in clinical work, teaching and to support the department's research mission.

For full considerations, qualified applicants should apply online at UC Recruit: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./JPF
07168 by uploading the current curriculum vitae with bibliography, letter of interest outlining research, educational and administrative experience, the names and contact info of at least three professional references and authorization to release form. For questions regarding this position please send an e-mail to the search committee chair, Dr. Sen or Dr. Romanowski avis.edu

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• Qualified candidates must have an M.D. degree
• Be board certified or board eligible in general surgery or plastic surgery, and critical care

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

• Must acquire a CA Medical License before the appointment start date
• Have completed/or completing a burn surgery fellowship program

Preferred qualifications (other preferred, but not required, qualifications for the position)

The candidate ideally will have demonstrated clinical teaching and basic science or clinical research skills, with potential to write grants and build strong local and international community relationships.

Dependent on the chosen academic series, the individual will be expected to develop a research focus in burns or burn reconstructive surgery, or equivalent academic endeavor.

Document requirements

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

• Cover Letter

• Statement of Research (Optional)

• Statement of Teaching (Optional)

• Authorization to Release Information Form - This form is required for all applicants applying to academic recruitments. Please see the Employment Disclosure Requirements webpage for more information. Download, complete, sign, and upload the form.

Reference requirements

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

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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…