General/Endocrine SurgeonPosition Number: 600275
Full Time or Part Time: Full Time
Anticipated Recruitment Range: commensurate with qualifications
Position Type: Faculty (Teaching)
Job Category: Faculty (Physician)
Organizational Unit Overview:Academic Affairs, led by the Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, comprises the university's colleges, schools and libraries, along with other academic support and administrative units. Academic Affairs works collaboratively to strengthen ECU's culture of academic excellence in line with our mission to be a national model for student success, public service and regional transformation.
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University is composed of departments that function to increase the supply of primary care physicians to serve the state; improve the health and well-being of the region; and train physicians who will meet the healthcare needs of the state. The ECU Brody School of Medicine is aligned with ECU Health as a clinically integrated academic healthcare organization. This integration allows the two organizations to provide efficient, effective and high-quality care to eastern North Carolina residents. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.
The Department of Surgery supports patient care, education, and research across six surgical specialties. Faculty provide comprehensive surgical services, train medical students and residents, and lead research programs. Achieving these missions requires skilled, appropriately classified, and competitively compensated staff.
Job Duties:ECU Health Physicians and East Carolina University's Department of Surgery, located in Greenville, North Carolina, are seeking a General Surgeon with advanced training and expertise in Comprehensive Endocrine Surgery to join the Division of General and Specialty Surgery at the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor level. This position will report to the division chief of General and Specialty Surgery. This role will expand an established endocrine surgery program with substantial thyroid and parathyroid volume, serving a 29-county referral region in eastern North Carolina, and will have the opportunity to develop new clinical initiatives. This will be a full-time faculty position offering an opportunity to join a collaborative team of surgeons and advanced practice providers committed to delivering outstanding patient care across a wide-ranging population. The position will also perform comprehensive general and endocrine surgery, play a major role in educating medical students, residents, and fellows, and enjoy opportunities for impactful research.
The Department of Surgery hosts a six-year general surgery residency program with six categorical residents each year who are competitively prepared for fellowships, academic positions, and direct entry into private practice.
Opportunity Highlights: - Hospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center, eastern North Carolina's only level 1 trauma center;
Established division inclusive of academic surgeons performing general, bariatric, hernia, foregut, endocrine surgery, and advanced endoscopy; Academic responsibilities will include mentorship and teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows; Active, collaborative clinical, teaching and research program; Fixed-term or tenure-track faculty positions are available; Access to the ECU Health Surgicenter. While this position is not automatically eligible for the NC Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System (TSERS), new hires transferring from another North Carolina state agency and current ECU employees transferring internally who had been enrolled in TSERS in their previous employment will continue participation in TSERS. These individuals may be able to elect to participate in ORP if they had not been offered that option at the time of their initial enrollment into TSERS.Contingent on availability of funding.Minimum Education/Experience: - MD or DO from an appropriately accredited institution and conferred by the time of hire, or completed foreign medical education accepted and recognized for ECFMG Certification;
- Completed fellowship training in endocrine surgery;
- Board certified or board eligible in general surgery;
- Eligible for the Adult Complex Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Focused Practice Designation.
License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation: - NC medical license;
- Board certified or board eligible in general surgery.
Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education: n/a
Special Instructions to Applicant:East Carolina University requires applicants to submit a candidate profile online in order to be considered for the position. In addition to submitting a candidate profile online, please submit online the required applicant documents:
Curriculum Vitae
Letter of Interest
List of Three References (noting contact information)
At the time of employment two to four original letters of reference, official transcripts, a criminal background check, and proper documentation of identity and employability are required. Please be aware that if selected as candidate of choice, an automatic e-mail will be sent to the individuals entered by the applicant in the References section of the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system. Letters of reference submitted via the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system will be verified and considered towards meeting this requirement.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Additional Instructions to Applicant:In order to be considered for this position, applicants must complete a candidate profile online via the PeopleAdmin system and submit any requested documents. Additionally, applicants that possess the preferred education and experience must also possess the minimum education/experience, if applicable.
Unless otherwise identified in the applicable job posting and consistent with University policy, the University will principally employ individuals who reside in the State of North Carolina to the greatest extent practicable. As such, most positions at East Carolina University require employees to live and work in North Carolina (or live within a reasonable daily commuting distance from their duty station) after hire. Candidates should be prepared to relocate within a reasonable, agreed-upon time after an offer of employment has been made and accepted to meet this requirement.
Job Close Date:Open Until Filled: Yes
Initial Screening Begins: 10/31/2026
To apply, visit https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/97329je-205028da61b84ae78ff7f7547770f35c
