Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor (Adjunct, HS Clin, In-Residence, Clin X) Public Health

Company: UC San Diego
Location: San Diego
Posted on: May 31, 2025

Job Description:

Position overview

Position title:
Public Health



Salary range:
The posted UC Salary scales set the minimum pay at the appointment as determined by appointment type and if applicable, rank and/or step. The base pay range for this position is $90,600- $309,600. Salary is negotiated annually. Additional compensation may be available if the position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan. UC Salary information can be found here: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/2024-25-academic-salary-scales.html










Application Window




Open date: May 30, 2025




Next review date: Monday, Jun 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.




Final date: Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.




Position description

The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego (http://hwsph.ucsd.edu) is committed to academic excellence within the faculty, staff, and student body and invites applications for one or more faculty positions.

The HWSPH has focal areas of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Climate & Environmental Health, Community Health Services and Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, Health Equity and Justice, Global Health, Health Behavior, Health Policy, Public Mental Health, and Technology & Precision Health and offers six degree programs: BS in Public Health, MPH, MS and PhD in Biostatistics, PhD in Public Health, and a Joint doctoral program with SDSU. The School's new PhD program in Public Health will have its first concentration in Health Services Research and Implementation Science. Further, the School has a Preventive Medicine Residency program. The School has extensive collaborations with the School of Medicine, Moores Cancer Center, Rady School of Management, Jacobs School of Engineering, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Skaggs School of Pharmacy, and with other partners across the UC San Diego campus. Partnerships with the community and health agencies are fundamental to the School. The School is comprised of more than 125 primary faculty and academics, 25 secondary faculty, and 200 staff members, and provides instruction and mentorship to 750 BSPH majors and 225 postgraduate students, the School's faculty and academics hold -$255M total awarded grants and contracts.

Position Duties: The successful candidates will be responsible for conducting research in the field of public health and/or practice, teaching, mentoring public health undergraduate or graduate students, and service, commensurate with the series of appointment and rank.

The appropriate series and appointment at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level will be based on the candidate's qualifications and experience. Positions may be full-time or part-time subject to funding. Appointments require candidates to be self-funded, e.g., with grants and teaching.

A link to full descriptions of each series is provided for your review:

HS Clinical Professor - see: http://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-278.pdf

Clinical X Professor - see: http://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-275.pdf

In-Residence Professor - see: http://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-270.pdf

Adjunct Professor - see: http://ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-280.pdf.

Members of the Health Sciences Compensation Plan, the appointee should be aware that there are limitations on outside professional activities, and clinical moonlighting is expressly prohibited. Additional information can be found here: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-671.pdf



School: https://hwsph.ucsd.edu/





Qualifications


Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
* Candidates must have a minimum of two publications

* Candidates must have demonstrated experience in teaching a minimum of one class in a Public Health related topic. Experience as a Teaching Assistant qualifies.

* Candidates must have current extramural funding and/or a detailed extramural funding plan.



Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
Candidates must have a PhD, DrPH, or other doctoral degree focused in the area of Public Health or a related field by the time of start of the appointment



Preferred qualifications
* Candidates with experience in mentoring one or more undergraduate or graduate students in public health are preferred.

* Candidates with demonstrated leadership experience in education, research, or professional community beyond one's own class teaching and research program are preferred.





Application Requirements



Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
  
• Cover Letter - Specially outlining current extramural funding and/or an independent extramural funding plan
  
• Teaching Evaluations
  
• Authorization to Release Information Form - The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in university programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this commitment, UC San Diego requires all candidates for academic appointments to complete, sign, and upload the Misconduct Authorization of Information Release form into AP Recruit as part of their application. If the candidate does not include the signed authorization with the application materials, the application will be considered incomplete, and as with any incomplete application, will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, only finalists considered for positions will be subject to an institutional reference check.
  
  
  
  Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)
  
  Apply link:
  https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04313
  
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  About UC San Diego
  
  The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.
  
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