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

Position overview

Position title: Health Services Research, Health Policy & Implementation Science
Application Window
Open date: September 29, 2025
Most recent review date: Sunday, Feb 1, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Final date: Tuesday, Sep 29, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Position description

The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body and invites applications for 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, 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.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Candidates must have experience in mentoring one or more undergraduate or graduate students in public health.
• Candidates must have experience in mentoring one or more undergraduate or graduate students in Health Services Research, Health Policy, or Implementation Science.

Application 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
• 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.

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.