University of California, Davis Looking for Academic Colorectal Surgeon and Chief Full Time

The Department of Surgery at the University of California, Davis located in Sacramento California, seeks to hire a full-time Colorectal Surgeon and Chief of the Division of Colorectal Surgery at the Associate or Full professor level in the Health Science Clinical Professor, Clinical X or In-Residence series. The Division of Colorectal Surgery is a Rectal Cancer Center of Excellence accredited program by the American College of Surgeons, one of nine in the United States.

Expectations of a Clinical X series is to engage in teaching, research, service and clinical work, appointees in the In-Residence series are required to participate in teaching, research, University/public service, and patient care and appointees of the HSCP series is to engage in clinical work, teaching and to support departments research mission.

The ideal candidate should have acquired a history of progressive leadership and administration in addition to experience in clinical and educational programs, including successful research activities in basic science, clinical outcomes or translational research. The Chief will provide a strategic and operational plan that will lead to substantial growth of the colorectal division and establish the program as the regional leader for patients with both malignant and benign diseases of the colon and rectum. They will also maintain the ACS Rectal Cancer Center of Excellence accreditation and work with our NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center. The ideal candidate will also lead program growth in pelvic floor disorders, inflammatory bowel disease, and complex anorectal conditions.

Qualified applicants should apply online at UC Recruit: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF04950. Salary and level of appointment will be based upon experience and qualifications.

For more information, please contact the search committee chair, Robert Canter, M.D. at: [email protected]

For full consideration applications must be received by: June 30, 2022.

However, the position will remain open until filled through: May 26, 2023.

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