UNIV - Open Rank Faculty - Surgery: Burn Surgery

musc; South Carolina; On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, SC invites applications for a Trauma, Acute Care, and Burn Surgeon at the Assistant Professor level. The role spans trauma, emergency general surgery, surgical critical care, and burn services with a shared appointment in the Division of Acute Care Surgery.

The ideal candidate will pursue an academic path in education, research, or quality improvement while delivering high-acuity clinical care in a leading Level I trauma center.

Qualifications

• Board certification/eligibility in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.
• Eligible for medical licensure in South Carolina.
• Fellowship in burn surgery or substantial burn experience during training.

Responsibilities

• Provide operative and nonoperative care on trauma and emergency general surgery services, including in-house trauma call.
• Provide ICU coverage for critically ill surgical, trauma, and burn patients.
• Participate in burn care continuum: resuscitation, excision, grafting, wound care, and follow-up.
• Teach and mentor medical students, residents, and fellows.
• Contribute to academic, quality improvement, and performance improvement missions.

Skills

Trauma care

Burn care

Academic surgery

Research focus

Education

Board Certified or Board Eligible in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care

South Carolina medical licensure eligible

Burn fellowship completed or substantial burn experience

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Department of Surgery at The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, SC is seeking a full-time faculty member.

Entity
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)

Worker Type
Employee

Worker Sub-Type
Faculty

Cost Center
CC003831 COM SURG GEN Burn Surgery CC

Pay Rate Type
Salary

Pay Grade
University-00

Pay Range
0.00 - 0.00 - 0.000

Scheduled Weekly Hours
40

Work Shift

Job Description

Trauma, Acute Care, and Burn Surgeon

Assistant Professor

Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Department of Surgery is seeking a Trauma, Acute Care, and Burn Surgeon at the Assistant Professor level. This position is a shared appointment within the Division of Acute Care Surgery, with clinical effort divided between the acute care surgery services (trauma, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care) and the burn service. It offers an opportunity for early-career surgeons to build a broad, high-acuity clinical practice while developing an academic program in education, research, or quality improvement with the support of an engaged and collaborative division.

Position Requirements/Details

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
• Eligible for medical licensure in South Carolina
• Completion of fellowship training in burn surgery, or substantial burn experience during residency or fellowship, preferred
• Demonstrated clinical interest in trauma, emergency general surgery, surgical critical care, and burn care
• Interest in pursuing a career in academic surgery
• Appropriate research experience, or a clear interest in developing a scholarly focus

Key Responsibilities

• Provide operative and nonoperative care on the trauma and emergency general surgery services, including in-house trauma call
• Provide intensive care unit coverage for critically ill surgical, trauma, and burn patients
• Participate in the full continuum of burn care, including acute resuscitation, excision and grafting, wound management, and outpatient burn follow-up
• Teach and mentor medical students, general surgery residents, and surgical critical care and burn fellows
• Contribute to the academic, quality improvement, and performance improvement missions of the trauma, burn, and acute care surgery programs.

About the Division

The MUSC Division of Acute Care Surgery encompasses trauma, emergency general surgery, surgical critical care, and burn surgery. Division faculty have nationally recognized expertise in complex chest wall injury management, community-based violence prevention, and global surgery, and the division is deeply committed to education, mentorship, and collaborative research. The division supports an ACGME-accredited fellowship in Surgical Critical Care and a fellowship in Burn and Acute Care Surgery, and fosters a strong academic and clinical environment grounded in innovation and public health impact.

About MUSC

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is a leading academic health system and the only ACS-verified Level I Trauma Center serving the Lowcountry region of South Carolina - a population of over 900,000. MUSC's flagship campus includes the main adult hospital and Ashley River Tower, together offering more than 800 inpatient beds and supporting high-acuity surgical care across disciplines. The system is in an exciting phase of clinical expansion, including the Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital (250 beds) and new state-of-the-art adult and pediatric burn centers. As the region's primary trauma and burn referral center, MUSC offers unparalleled clinical volume, acuity, and complexity - making it an ideal environment for surgeons committed to academic practice, innovation, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

About Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina, offers an exceptional quality of life for medical professionals and their families. As a historic coastal city with a growing metropolitan population of over 800,000, Charleston combines academic and clinical opportunity with cultural richness and natural beauty. The city is home to a thriving medical community anchored by MUSC, and supports a collaborative healthcare environment with access to top-tier research, innovation, and patient care. Physicians enjoy a temperate year-round climate, easy access to beaches and outdoor recreation, and a vibrant culinary and arts scene. Charleston also hosts renowned cultural events like the Spoleto Festival USA and offers a range of family-friendly communities with excellent public and private schools. The region's manageable cost of living, strong sense of community, and proximity to both coastal and urban amenities make it an ideal place to build a career - and a life - in medicine.

Additional Job Description

Physical Requirements: (Note: The following descriptions are applicable to this section: Continuous - 6-8 hours per shift; Frequent - 2-6 hours per shift; Infreq