Heersink School of Medicine-Open Rank-Surgery Gastrointestinal Surgeon

Job Description
The Heersink School of Medicine Department of Surgery is currently recruiting faculty candidates to be considered for an open-rank non-tenure or tenure track faculty appointment in the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery . The successful candidate will be a fellowship-trained colon and rectal surgeon with an interest in academic surgery. The successful candidate will be expected to meet clinical research and teaching needs in the Department of Surgery with a practice focused on colorectal diseases including colorectal cancer inflammatory bowel disease diverticular disease anorectal disorders endoscopy and other colorectal pathologies. Our faculty also supports the general surgery practice of several rural hospitals in Alabama. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the support of these practices. Our faculty members are nationally-recognized experts in the field of gastrointestinal surgery including colorectal surgery. We are home to one of the highest-volume academic robotics programs in the country and our ACGME -accredited colorectal surgery fellowship program is only one in Alabama. The Division is significantly involved in both basic and clinical research and faculty have track-records of independent funding including from the addition to our focus on patient care we provide an environment that supports the education of health professionals and encourages advanced research to further medical science. The University of Alabama at Birmingham one of three autonomous institutions within The University of Alabama System is the only four-year public university in the states largest metropolitan area. The University spans 100 blocks in the city center with over 250 buildings providing over 13 million feet of assignable space. For fiscal year 2021-2022 (most recent available) the Universitys economic impact on the Birmingham area exceeds $12.1 billion to the FY2022 UAB received over $715 million in NIH extramural grants and contracts. As of the fall of 2022 the University employed 26000 people had a faculty of 3176 (45% of whom are female) and had a student enrollment of just under 22000 at the undergraduate through doctoral levels. The graduate student population is 64% female and 38% are among ethnic minorities. UAB is comprised of 10 academic colleges and schools in the health sciences and academic areas. The UAB Academic Health Center includes the Schools of Medicine Dentistry Nursing Optometry Public Health Health Professions; the Graduate School; and the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. The Universitys academic campus consists of the College of Arts and Sciences the Schools of Business Education and Engineering; the Graduate School; and the Mervyn Sterne Library. The university has 136 endowed chairs/professorships. UAB has been ranked among the top quarter of all U.S. colleges and universities by The Princeton Review. UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race color religion ethnic or national origin sex (including pregnancy) genetic information age disability religion and veterans status. As required by Title IX UAB prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to UABs Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX notice of nondiscrimination is located at . A pre-employment background investigation is performed on candidates selected for employment. Interested candidates should submit their current CV and letter of interest. To apply online: Qualifications
The successful candidate will hold an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. and will be an outstanding leader and highly skilled widely recognized in the field with a strong track record. Candidate should have substantial professional work experience in one or more areas of research teaching and/or service.