American Board of Surgery certification in General Surgery
Completion of a 2-year Pediatric Surgery fellowship
Board certified or board eligible in Pediatric Surgery
Willingness to participate in trauma call schedule
Commitment to newborn and general surgery call
Responsibilities
Manage clinical workload in pediatric surgery
Engage in teaching residents and medical students
Conduct scheduled teaching conferences and lectures
Contribute to health services research and clinical trials
Participate in surgical innovation and translational research
Benefits
Full-time academic appointment as Assistant Professor
Opportunity for tenure track based on qualifications
Access to a large, freestanding children's hospital
Engagement with a diverse patient population from a 5-state region
Collaboration with a team of 14 full-time faculty members
Full Job Description
Position Information
Position/Rank Pediatric Surgeon - Assistant Professor
Department 00913 - Pediatric Surgery Development
City Salt Lake City, UT
Track Track Dependent on Qualifications
New Position to Begin 2027
Details
Pediatric Surgeon - Assistant Professor
The Division of Pediatric Surgery at the University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital is recruiting a junior faculty member to help manage the heavy clinical load in pediatric surgery and to provide additional manpower for the purpose of developing the academic potential of the division. The present requirements, therefore, would focus on a strong background in clinical pediatric surgery and teaching, and the position would involve a full-time academic appointment as an Assistant Professor (track dependent on qualifications and goals of the individual). For those candidates interested in the Tenure Track, the University of Utah Department of Surgery is specifically interested in the following areas of interest:
1. Health Services Research 2. Clinical Trial & Research Collaboratives 3. Surgical Innovation 4. Translational Research
Teaching responsibilities will include daily interaction with residents in surgery in addition to third- and fourth-year medical students who may be rotating on the Pediatric Surgery Service. The faculty member will also share responsibility for scheduled teaching conferences and lectures sponsored by the Division of Pediatric Surgery and by the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics.
Primary Children's Hospital is a large, freestanding children's hospital receiving referrals from a 5-state region in the Intermountain West and is a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center. The Division of Pediatric Surgery includes 14 full-time faculty and a pediatric surgery fellowship.
Applicants must have the following qualifications: 1) Certificate by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery; 2) Completion of 2-year fellowship in Pediatric Surgery; 3) Board certified or board eligible in pediatric surgery by The American Board of Surgery; 4) Commitment to participate in trauma call schedule at regional pediatric center and clinical coverage at our regional pediatric surgery commitments; 5) Commitment to participate in newborn and general surgery call.
Interested applicants must apply at: https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/211426 For additional information, contact: Eric Scaife, MD, Professor & Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery: eric.scaife@hsc.utah.edu Sarah Brown, Operations Program Manager, Division of Pediatric Surgery: sarah.a.brown@hsc.utah.edu
