Emergency General Surgeon; EGS Health Sciences Clinical Professor - Ranks

Position overview

Salary range: Total Negotiated Salary (TNS) calculation includes AAMC salary benchmarks for Trauma Surgery ranging from $426,922 - $532,453. The posted UC salary scales set the base pay determined by rank and/or step s position includes membership in the health science compensation plan, which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.

Open date: August 21, 2025

Most recent review date: Friday, Oct 31, 2025 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: Friday, Aug 21, 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 Division of Emergency General Surgery at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine is recruiting for an acute care surgeon and surgical intensivist, hired at the Health Sciences Clinical Professor Series at the Assistant, Associate, or Professor Level, dependent upon the candidate's qualifications.

This position would be primarily located at the brand-new Irvine campus hospital, a 144-bed hospital opening in December 2025, which will feature a surgical intensive care unit as well as a busy emergency general surgery service. Additionally, the faculty would develop a robust elective general surgery practice in Irvine.

The Surgical Intensive Care Unit would include patients from most of the surgical specialties including the emergency general surgery service.

The new Irvine hospital will feature an Emergency Department, urgent care, and have most of the specialty services with state‑of‑the‑art operating rooms.

While the Irvine hospital is not a trauma center, there may be opportunities for additional trauma call at the Orange Campus, the only ACS‑verified Adult Level 1 Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in Orange County, serving a population of 3.2 million with over 6,100 trauma activations annually. The Orange Campus also includes the county's only ABA‑verified Burn Center.

Participation in trauma call is optional and may be available depending on departmental needs and scheduling.

Candidates should have an MD/DO or equivalent and have completed a fellowship in surgical critical care with board certification / eligibility in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. A California medical license and current DEA are required at the time of hire.

Academic rank and salary will be commensurate with training, qualifications, and experience. Strong interest and demonstrated abilities in delivering patient care in an academic clinical setting, teaching residents, fellows, and medical students, clinical research, and providing service to the University are required.

To apply , interested candidates should visit UC Recruit: /JPF
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Basic qualifications (required at time of application) M.D., M.D./Ph.D., board certification or eligibility in the specialty, with a California medical license and DEA required on the first day of employment.

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Statement of Research
• Teaching Statement - See our guidance for writing a reflective teaching statement.

• 3 required (contact information only)

Apply link: /JPF
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The University of California, Irvine 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 categories covered by the UC anti‑discrimination policy.

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…