Orthopedic Surgeon (Associate Professor/Professor)

Office Location The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 1201 W. University Drive Human Resources MASS Building 2 nd Floor Edinburg, TX 78539

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Office hours: Monday-Friday 8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.

Faculty Recruitment: College of Engineering & Computer Science: cecs@utrgv.edu Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship: cobe@utrgv.edu Orthopedic Surgeon (Associate Professor/Professor)

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Title Information Faculty Title Faculty Title Associate Professor Job Class Code Job Class Code 10021 FLSA FLSA Exempt Position Information Posting Number Posting Number FRGV1865 Working Title Working Title Orthopedic Surgeon (Associate Professor/Professor) Number of Vacancies Number of Vacancies 1 Location Division/Organization Division/Organization Division of Health Affairs Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position 1 year FTE FTE 1.0 Scope of Job The UTRGV School of Medicine seeks a board certified orthopedic surgeon to be a core faculty and serve as Division Chief of the orthopedic surgery division in the Surgery integrated service unit. Leadership experience in academic orthopedic surgery are preferred. Core faculty duties will include direct patient care, scholarly activity, and faculty development. Active participation in the education of undergraduate medical students and graduate medical education programs is required. Minimum Qualifications MD degree with Board Certification in Orthopedic Surgery (American Board of Orthopedic Surgery) and/or specialty. Must possess or be eligible for a Texas Medical license and qualified to hold a faculty appointment in the Surgery integrated service unit. Discipline Specific Required Qualifications Preferred Qualifications Completion of accredited fellowship. American Board of orthopedic surgery certification. Fellowship training and clinical experience in adult reconstruction/joint replacement is preferred. Clinical scope includes primary total joint replacement, complex/revision total joint replacement, and joint replacement in the ambulatory surgery setting. License or Certification Required? License or Certification Required? Yes Salary Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience Desired Start Date Desired Start Date 09/24/2025 EEO Statement It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest. Open Date Open Date 09/24/2025 Close Date Additional Information UTRGV is a distributed institution. As such and as assigned, the position may require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment. This position is security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215. The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas ( TRS ), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program ( ORP ) instead of TRS , subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. Special Instructions to Applicants Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Social Security Number *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. Please upload proof of optometry licensure in the state of Texas in the document upload section. Please Note Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English to demonstrate proficiency in English as determined by a satisfactory paper-based test score of 500 (computer-based of 173 or internet-based of 61) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language ( TOEFL ) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on the International English Language Testing System ( IELTS ). Incomplete applications will not be considered. All positions are subject to budget approval. Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

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