Colorectal Surgeon

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OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation's leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.

OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.

Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We will prepare tomorrow's health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.

Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

The Department of Surgery at the University of North Carolina is seeking applications for a full-time academic colorectal surgeon to join the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery and expand the research and clinical efforts. The responsibilities of this position will be shared between research and clinical commitments. The candidate will work towards developing or will already have an independently funded research program and preference will be given to candidates with interest in clinical, outcomes, health services, ethics, education, or global surgery research. Faculty members within the Department of Surgery have access to resources through the UNC Surgical Health Services Research Center ( USHER) as well as several institutional resources including the Sheps Center for Health Services Research and North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS). Additionally, the University of North Carolina has many incredible schools across campus to create partnership for multidisciplinary research, including the Gillings School of Global Public Health.

The Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery is among 9 Divisions in the Department of Surgery. The Division currently includes faculty members that provide a broad array of clinical services for patients with colorectal, foregut, bariatric, and hernia disease. In addition, the Division maintains a minimally invasive Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery fellowship. Patients are referred to our surgeons from across the Eastern United States for management of a variety of benign and malignant gastrointestinal disorders via open, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches. Regarding the clinical mission, candidates should have an interest in developing a broad practice in colorectal surgery including inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, diverticulitis, anorectal disease, and pelvic floor disorders.

This position is being recruited as an open-rank, open-track appointment at an FTE between 0.5 FTE and 1.0 FTE. The appointment may also be offered as a fixed-term track or tenure/tenure track appointment. Academic appointments will commensurate with the candidate's experience. The faculty member will be expected to perform research, along with the academic responsibilities of an educational institution. The candidate must be team-oriented and be able to interact well with colleagues inside and outside the Division.

Prospective candidates must be Board Certified/Board Eligible in General Surgery and Colorectal Surgery. Completion of a colorectal surgery fellowship is required. Chosen candidates must either have a current North Carolina Medical License or be eligible for application.

Preference will be given to candidates with research experience and interest in clinical, outcomes, health services, ethics, education, or global surgery research. Robotic experience is also preferred.

If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the University's Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost office at (919)-962-1091 or send an email to facultyrecruitment@unc.edu.

Please note: The Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost office will not be able to provide specific updates regarding position or application status.

If you have any questions about the job requirements or the hiring department notify the Department Contact.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.