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Assistant, Associate, or Full Teaching Professor of Public Health

UC San Diego
United States, California, San Diego
Nov 25, 2025
Position overview Position title: Teaching Professor of Public Health Salary range: 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 Application Window Open date: November 24, 2025 Next review date: Sunday, Jan 4, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: Tuesday, Nov 24, 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 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. 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 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/ Qualifications Basic qualifications (required at time of application) Assistant Professor * 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. Associate/Full Professor * 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. Additional qualifications (required at time of start) Assistant Professor * Candidates must have a PhD, DrPh, or related doctoral degree by the time of the start of the appointment. Preferred qualifications Assistant Professor * 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. Associate/Full Professor * 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. Application Requirements Document requirements Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V. Cover Letter - Interested applicants must provide a cover letter stating teaching or curriculum goals - Required Teaching Evaluations Misc / Additional (Optional) COVID-19 Impact Statement - We understand that the COVID-19 pandemic may have had a substantial impact on academic productivity. In our academic hiring processes, we will be keeping this in mind as we consider achievement relative to opportunity. We encourage you to reflect on constraints on opportunity in your field that were caused by the events of the pandemic and where applicable, to discuss your achievements in this light. (Optional) Reference requirements 3 required (contact information only) Apply link: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04396 Help contact: ssmadsen@health.ucsd.edu 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. As a university employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements. The University of California prohibits smoking and tobacco use at all of its university-controlled properties. The UC San Diego Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online at:https://www.police.ucsd.edu/docs/annualclery.pdf. This report provides crime and fire statistics, as well as institutional policy statements & procedures. Contact the UC San Diego Police Department at (858) 534-4361 if you want to obtain paper copies of this report. As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer. Click for more information on Assembly Bill-810 Click for more information on Senate Bill-791 * "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer. * UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy: [https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000385/SVSH] * UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties: [https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination]