Faculty Positions

BSPH - Assistant, Associate, or Full Teaching Professor of Public Health (1.0 FTE)

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 Assistant, Associate, or Full Teaching Professor rank faculty positions in association with teaching in our Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) Program.

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. Further, the School has a Preventive Medicine Residency program. UC San Diego has initiated an undergraduate program partnership with Southwestern College in southeast San Diego, with the HWSPH BSPH being the first program to lead this partnership aimed at increasing access and pipeline to the UC system.

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 comprises more than 125 primary faculty and academics, 25 secondary faculty, and 150 staff members and provides instruction and mentorship to 850 BSPH majors and 225 postgraduate students, and the School’s faculty and academics hold ~$255M total awarded grants and contracts.

Position Duties: Teaching professors are full-time faculty who are responsible for teaching six 4-unit courses per year. These positions are focused on teaching in our BS in Public Health Program and will include teaching on the main UC San Diego campus in La Jolla and at our partner site at Southwestern College in the Chula Vista area of San Diego. Teaching may include teaching courses in other School programs, subject to the School’s needs. In addition to demonstrating excellence in teaching, individuals in the Teaching Professor series are expected to engage in pedagogy-related professional activities and service to the University and field. They may engage in scientific research as a principal investigator or collaborator and may hold grants.

• Candidates must have demonstrated experience teaching in a Public Health-related topic, a minimum of three classes as instructor of record or a minimum of two classes as instructor of record plus a minimum of three classes as teaching assistant.

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

• Experience in mentoring one or more undergraduate or graduate students in Public Health. Experience in curriculum development. Experience in pedagogy development or best practices with dissemination to other instructors or the public.

• Candidates must have a PhD, DrPH, or related doctoral degree. Candidates must have demonstrated experience in teaching, a minimum of five classes in a Public Health-related topic as instructor of record.

• Experience in mentoring one or more undergraduate or graduate students in Public Health. Experience in curriculum development. Experience in pedagogy development or best practices with dissemination to other instructors or the public.
• Experience in leadership.

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor: Application link: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04396

Appointment will be at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Teaching Professor rank and will be based on the candidate’s background and experience. Positions are full-year appointments. A link to full descriptions of the series is provided for your review: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-285.pdf

The posted UC Salary scales set the minimum pay as determined by rank and step. The base pay range for this position is $93,700 - $246,000. Additional compensation may be available if the position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan, which is negotiated annually. UC Salary information can be found here: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/2025-26-academic-salary-scales.html.

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

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 Assistant, Associate, or Full 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, a Joint doctoral program with SDSU, and PhD in Public Health. The first concentration of the School’s new PhD in Public Health program is 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 comprises more than 125 primary faculty and academics, 25 secondary faculty, and 150 staff members and provides instruction and mentorship to 850 BSPH majors and 225 postgraduate students, and the School’s faculty and academics hold ~$255M total awarded grants and contracts.

Position Duties: The successful candidates 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.

• Candidates must have a minimum of two strong 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. Teaching Assistant teaching 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 the 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.

• Candidates must have a PhD, DrPH, or related doctoral degree.
• Candidates must have current extramural funding, a minimum of one funded project, and a minimum of ten strong publications appropriate for the Associate / Full rank level.
• Candidates must have demonstrated experience in teaching, a minimum of three classes, in a Public health-related topic. Teaching Assistant teaching qualifies.

• 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.
• Experience in leadership.

Assistant Professor (Tenure-track): Application link: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04370

Associate or Full Professor (Tenured): Application link: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04371

The appointment will be at the Assistant, Associate, or Full 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.

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 $93,700 - $319,800. 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-personnelprograms/compensation/2025-26-academic-salary-scales.html

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

Lecturer

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 has occasional openings for temporary non-tenure track lecturers (Unit 18) for Academic years 24/25 and 25/26, starting Winter quarter 24/25.

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, and the School’s faculty and academics hold ~$255M total awarded grants and contracts.

Courses in which lecturers may be needed include BS undergraduate and MPH graduate courses. The full description of the Public Health degree programs and courses offered by the School of Public Health can be found in the online course catalog: Undergrad https://www.ucsd.edu/catalog/curric/FMPH-ug.html; Grad https://www.ucsd.edu/catalog/curric/FMPH-gr.html

Position Duties: Appointees must comply with School and University instructions, deadlines, and policies regarding course scheduling, and are expected to be flexible with regard to the scheduling of their classes to accommodate the limited space availability for classrooms during standard business hours. Classes may be in person, online, or mixed. Appointments may be part-time or full-time, for 1, 2, or 3 classes per quarter and 1, 2, or 3 quarters in duration in an academic year.

In the application, please specify the courses or academic area(s) in which you are qualified to teach.

• 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 a PhD, DrPH, other related doctoral degree, or other related terminal degree (e.g. MPH, RD) by the start date of appointment or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Candidates with research or practice experience relevant to the course(s) to which they are applying to teach are preferred. Prior college-level instructor of record teaching experience in public health.

Application Link: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04314

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

Lecturer and Senior Lecturer Series - see: http://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/PPM/docs/230-283.html

Salary is based on the University of California pay scales. A reasonable salary range estimate for this position is $4,500 - $5,000 per term. A reasonable salary range estimate for this position is $68,247 - $89,047 per year. The posted UC academic salary scales (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/2024-25-academic-salary-scales.html) will depend on how many quarters and classes one teaches. See the following tables for the salary scales for this position:

Academic Year: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/july-2024-scales/t15.pdf.

Fiscal Year: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/july-2024-scales/t15-f.pdf

Public Health Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor

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.

• 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.

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.

Applications must be submitted through the University of California, San Diego's Academic Personnel RECRUIT system at: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04313

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:

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-salaryscales.html

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