University of California  Los Angeles

Head and Neck Surgical Oncologist - HS Assistant, Associate or Full Clinical Professor

Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • M.D. degree or equivalent required.
  • Completion of AHNS-accredited Head & Neck Surgery Oncology fellowship program.
  • Board certified or eligible in Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery.
  • Eligible for a California medical license.
  • Demonstrated excellence in patient care, teaching, and research.

Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive surgical care for head and neck tumors.
  • Participate in multidisciplinary cancer care within Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
  • Contribute to the academic mission through teaching and research.
  • Provide inpatient and outpatient care at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and affiliated hospitals.
  • Engage in on-call service for clinical responsibilities.
  • Educate medical students, residents, and fellows brining enthusiasm to teaching.
  • Enhance departmental visibility and stature through scholarly activity.

Benefits

  • Membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan.
  • Support for continued professional development and research activities.
  • Opportunities for collaborative participation in a leading cancer center.
  • Access to a vibrant academic community with significant resources.
  • Flexibility to engage in multiple spheres of academic life.
Full Job Description
Position description

The Department of Head and Neck Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is seeking a fellowship-trained Head and Neck Surgical Oncologist to join our growing faculty. This position will be in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor rank.

Qualified candidates must hold an M.D. degree or equivalent and must have completed an AHNS-accredited Head & Neck Surgery Oncology fellowship program. They must also be board certified or eligible in Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery and eligible for a California medical license. Candidates must have demonstrated excellence in patient care, teaching and scholarly activity in clinical, translational, or basic science research related to head and neck oncology.

The successful candidate will provide comprehensive surgical care for patients with benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck, including thyroid, parathyroid, laryngeal, pharyngeal, oral cavity, salivary, skin, and skull based malignancies; participate in multidisciplinary cancer care within Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center; and contribute to our academic mission through teaching and research. The candidate will be expected to provide inpatient and outpatient care at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and affiliated hospitals and provide on-call service. The individual should be enthusiastic about engaging in academically productive scientific inquiry, educating medical students, residents, and fellows, serving the university community, and augmenting one of the nation's leading departments.

The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table 5 - Summary. The salary range for this position is $200,000 - $999,000. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan , which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.

Interested applicants must submit their application materials online

Rank and salary will be commensurate with experience, credentials and prior accomplishments.

Confidential inquiries related to this position and/or search may be directed to:

Jennifer L. Long, M.D., P.H.D.
Professor and Vice Chair of Research
Department of Head & Neck Surgery
c/o Julio Juarez
Email: [email protected]

All aspects of searches are confidential and all candidates are expected to review and abide by UC Regents Policy 1111 on Statement on Ethical Values and Standards of Conduct .

Qualifications

Basic qualifications
M.D. degree or equivalent

Additional qualifications
Completed an AHNS-accredited Head & Neck Surgery Oncology fellowship program
Board certified or eligible in Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Eligible for a California medical license

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
  • Cover Letter
  • Statement of Research (Optional)
  • Statement of Teaching (Optional)
  • UCLA Mission Statement - As the nation's premier public research university, UC's mission is the creation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge for the betterment of our global society. We have a particular responsibility to the people of the state of California which we express in the excellence of the education we provide, the impact of the research we do, the comprehensive, life-saving medical services we provide, and the public service mission we are devoted to. The University of California promotes the social mobility of its students, equips them with the tools and experience that furthers their ambitions, and regards their accomplishments across the life span as evidence of the profoundly positive impact of higher education.

    The UCLA campus has expressed these goals in its strategic plan as follows:

    Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles
    Expand our reach as a global university
    Enhance our research and creative activities
    Elevate how we teach
    Become a more effective institution

    Prompt for candidates for recruitment:

    Reflecting on your personal and professional experiences, highlight your past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA's mission as embodied in the 2023-28 strategic plan. These accomplishments and ambitions may be discussed in the context of describing your teaching, scholarship, and service


Reference requirements
  • 3 required (contact information only)

Contact information is only being requested at this time. Applicants will be notified prior to contacting references if used as part of the final selection process.
Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11284

Help contact: [email protected]

Job location

Los Angeles, CA

About University of California Los Angeles

The University of California, Los Angeles is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California State Normal School. This school was absorbed with the official founding of UCLA as the Southern Branch of the University of California in 1919, making it the second-oldest of the 10-campus University of California system. UCLA offers 337 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines, enrolling about 31,600 undergraduate and 14,300 graduate and professional students. UCLA received 174,914 undergraduate applications for Fall 2022, including transfers, making the school the most applied-to university in the United States. The university is organized into the College of Letters and Science and 12 professional schools. Six of the schools offer undergraduate degree programs: the School of the Arts and Architecture, Samueli School of Engineering, Herb Alpert School of Music, School of Nursing, Luskin School of Public Affairs and School of Theater, Film and Television. Three others are graduate-level professional health science schools: the David Geffen School of Medicine, School of Dentistry and Fielding School of Public Health. The School of Education & Information Studies, Anderson School of Management and School of Law round out the university.
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