Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (T/TE), Pediatric Surgery

University of Arizona

life insurance, vision insurance, sick time

United States, Arizona, Tucson

Nov 10, 2024

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (T/TE), Pediatric Surgery
Posting Number	req20341
Department	Surgery
Department Website Link	www.surgery.arizona.edu
Medical Sub-Speciality	Pediatric Surgery
Location	University of Arizona Health Sciences
Address	Tucson, AZ USA
Position Highlights	The Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is seeking an outstanding, academic-minded, tenure track (T/TE) Pediatric Surgeon. Our children's surgical team prides itself on providing world-class, comprehensive, and compassionate care for children. The position offered includes opportunities to aid and participate in the development and expansion of the fetal surgery clinical and research programs. This is the only such program in Arizona or the Southwest. In addition to this Fetal Surgery opportunity, there is also an opportunity for a faculty with interest in developing an academic research career, including basic science, translational, or outcomes research. Becoming a part of the existing Pediatric Surgery research program offers the opportunity to develop one's own research projects and program using the extensive mentorship, collaborations, and resources available in Pediatric Surgery, the Department of Surgery and the surrounding academic environment of the College of Medicine, University of Arizona undergraduate and graduate programs. Candidates must be highly motivated self-starters, who will forge collegial and collaborative relationships with the many individuals and services and researchers who interact with the Pediatric Surgery division. Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more! The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocations services, please click here.
Duties & Responsibilities	Teaching and mentoring residents and medical students. Develop and maintain an extramurally funded research program. Provide expert team-oriented clinical care to Pediatric Surgery patients. Perform clinical and surgical procedures. Actively participate in internal and external committees, as needed.
Minimum Qualifications	Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor Hold an MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent medical degree. Arizona medical license or eligible to obtain. Meet UArizona criteria for appointment to a tenure eligible faculty position.
Preferred Qualifications	The ideal candidate will have interests in either research, basic science, or fetal surgery.
Rank	To be Determined
Tenure Information	Tenure Track (T/TE)
FLSA	Exempt
Full Time/Part Time	Full Time
Number of Hours Worked per Week	40
Job FTE	1.0
Work Calendar	Fiscal
Job Category	Faculty
Benefits Eligible	Yes - Full Benefits
Rate of Pay	DOE to commensurate AMC benchmarks
Compensation Type	salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)
Type of criminal background check required:	Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)
Number of Vacancies	1
Target Hire Date
Expected End Date
Contact Information for Candidates	Jessica Holmgren \| jholmgren@arizona.edu
Open Date	8/21/2024
Open Until Filled	Yes
Documents Needed to Apply	Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter
Special Instructions to Applicant
Diversity Statement	At the University of Arizona, we value our inclusive climate because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and creating an inclusive academic community. As a Hispanic-serving institution, we translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues, and constituencies. Because we seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. As an Employer of National Service, we also welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs and others who will help us advance our Inclusive Excellence initiative aimed at creating a university that values student, staff and faculty engagement in addressing issues of diversity and inclusiveness.