Northwestern University

Assistant/Associate Professor – Acute Care Surgery

This role involves providing care for surgical patients on the Trauma/Emergency General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care services, educating medical students, residents, and fellows, and conducting independent research with protected time. The position is part of a busy team recognized for innovative excellence in education at a Level I Trauma Center.

Key Responsibilities
  • Care of surgical patients on the Trauma/Emergency General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care services
  • Education of medical students, residents, and fellows
  • Independent research with protected time commensurate with supported activity
Required
  • Board certified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
Benefits & Perks
  • Competitive compensation linked to experience
  • Excellent healthcare and retirement benefits
The Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine seeks an outstanding early to mid-career Acute Care Surgeon to join our thriving practice. Northwestern Memorial Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center and one of the premier academic medical centers in the United States. This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy team of clinicians, educators, and researchers. Furthermore, the Division is recognized for innovative excellence in education.

The position is on the Clinician-Educator at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor. Primary responsibilities include care of surgical patients on the Trauma/Emergency General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care services, education of medical students, residents, and fellows, and independent research. There is protected time for research, commensurate with supported activity.

Qualified candidates will be board certified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. The start date is negotiable and the position will remain open until filled. Compensation is competitive and linked to experience, and includes excellent healthcare and retirement benefits.

The start date is negotiable and the position will remain open until filled.

The expected base pay range for this position is $350,000 - $470,000.

Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal comparators; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Benefits

At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful and competitive benefits. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

Please read ALL instructions and make preparations before proceeding to the application page:

  • Applications will only be accepted via online submission (see link below).
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  • Please also prepare a list of names and email addresses for your external academic references; your references will be contacted directly by the online system and invited to upload their letters on your behalf.
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Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status. View Northwestern’s non-discrimination statement . Job applicants who wish to request an accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance. View additional information on the accommodations process .
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