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Assistant, Associate or Full Professor (HS Clin, Clin X) Academic Clinical Chemist/Clinical Toxicologist
Position overview
Position title: Academic Clinical Chemist/Clinical ToxicologistApplication Window
Open date: November 21, 2024
Next review date: Monday, Jan 6, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Nov 21, 2025 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 Department of Pathology at the University of California, San Diego (http://pathology.ucsd.edu) is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body, and seeks an academic clinical chemist/clinical toxicologist to join the Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine.
The candidate will serve as the Director of the Clinical Toxicology/Mass Spectrometry Laboratory and as Associate Director of the Clinical Chemistry Laboratories at UC San Diego Health’s Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine (CALM) and Jacobs Medical Center in La Jolla, and at the UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest. UC San Diego is an internationally recognized leader and center of excellence in clinical mass spectrometry and laboratory automation.
The position involves a broad range of rotating clinical, administrative, and on-call responsibilities shared with a dedicated team of other qualified MD and PhD faculty. Primary service coverage includes medical and technical supervision of laboratory operations across all sites and providing clinical consultations and diagnostic test interpretations with report sign-outs to treating physicians and other providers. Other duties encompass assisting the section directors with quality and regulatory management, new test development and innovation, analytical instrument/method validations, procedural oversight, and performance improvement initiatives. The teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows is also expected, with a leadership role in a ComACC-accredited clinical chemistry training program for qualified candidates. This academically-rich environment offers exceptional opportunities for translational, developmental, and clinical research collaborations with leading investigators at UC San Diego, several nearby affiliated biomedical institutions, and biotechnology/IVD partners.
The appropriate series and appointment as Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor will be based on the candidate’s background and experience. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and based on University of California pay scales. Appointments may require candidates to be self-funded.
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
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
Department: http://pathology.ucsd.edu/
Division: https://pathology.ucsd.edu/divisions/laboratory-genomic-medicine/index.html
Qualifications
Candidates must have an MD or equivalent, MD/PhD, or PhD or equivalent in the biological sciences, chemistry, or clinical laboratory science.
Candidates with an MD or equivalent must have or be eligible for a California medical license or equivalent certification/permit as determined by the Medical Board of California.
Candidates with an MD or equivalent must be board-eligible or board-certified by the American Board of Pathology (ABP) in clinical pathology (CP) or anatomic pathology/clinical pathology (AP/CP)
Candidates with a PhD or equivalent only must have or be eligible for California laboratory director licensure in clinical chemistry as determined by the California Department of Public Health.
Candidates with a PhD or equivalent only must be certified or eligible for certification by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry (ABCC) or equivalent.
Candidates with a PhD or equivalent only must have completed a two-year fellowship in a ComACC-accredited training program in clinical chemistry.
Licensed physicians with primary board certification from another ABMS-approved medical specialty other than pathology must have completed an additional 1+ year of fellowship training as required in either an ABP- or ComACC accredited program and with subspecialty board (ABP or ABCC) certification in chemical pathology/clinical chemistry.
Candidates with two years of clinical practice experience beyond residency and/or fellowship training, with focused expertise in one or more subspecialty areas: general and special chemistry; toxicology/therapeutic drug monitoring; endocrinology; immunology; clinical mass spectrometry; laboratory automation; clinical informatics; molecular diagnostics; pharmacogenomics are preferred.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Contributions to Diversity - Applicants should summarize their past or potential contributions to diversity. See our Faculty Equity site for more information.
Misc / Additional (Optional)
- 3-5 required (contact information only)
Help contact: lnmedina@health.ucsd.edu
About UC San Diego
The University of California, San Diego is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, covered veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.
For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20.
For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.
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