Assistant Professor (Ladder/In-Residence) Health Services Research, Health Policy & Implementation Science

The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego (http://hwsph.ucsd.edu ) is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body and invites applications for an Assistant Professor rank faculty positions in Health Services Research, Health Policy, and Implementation Science. These positions will include teaching in the School's degree programs.

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 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 candidate will be responsible for teaching and conducting research in the field of Health Services Research, Health Policy, or Implementation Science and for mentoring public health undergraduate or graduate students.

The appointment will be at the Assistant Professor rank and will be based on the candidate's background and experience. Series will include 50% Ladder Rank (Tenure-Track) / 50% In-Residence. The appointment requires candidates to be partially self-funded with secured extramural funding, e.g., with grants.

A link to a full description of the series is provided for your review:

Ladder Rank Professor - see: http://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-220.pdf

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

As a member 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/

Candidates must have a minimum of two publications appropriate for the Assistant rank level.

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

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

Candidates must have a PhD, DrPH, or related doctoral degree by the time of start of the appointment.

Experience in mentoring one or more undergraduate or graduate students in public health.

Teaching one or more classes in Health Services Research, Health Policy, or Implementation Science.

Experience in mentoring one or more undergraduate or graduate students in Health Services Research, Health Policy, or Implementation Science.

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