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Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor (HS Clin, Adjunct, Clin X, In-Res) Pulmonary Medicine
Position overview
Position title: Pulmonary MedicineApplication Window
Open date: June 29, 2026
Next review date: Sunday, Aug 2, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Tuesday, Jun 29, 2027 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 Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine, and Physiology in the Department of Medicine at University of California, San Diego is committed to academic excellence within the faculty, staff, and student body and is actively recruiting for academic and research physicians at the Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor ranks.
Our physician support and dedication to teaching, research and clinical excellence has created multiple faculty and contractual staff positions available to support UC San Diego Health locations: UCSD Hillcrest and La Jolla, CA hospitals, as well as, our affiliated hospitals throughout San Diego, Riverside and Imperial Counties.
The successful candidates will be responsible for participating in the clinical care of patients, providing high-quality training and teaching, and/or research related to one or more of the division-related academic interests.
The appropriate series and appointment at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level will be based on the candidate’s background and experience.
A link to full descriptions of each series is provided for your review:
HS Clinical Professor (APM 278)
Clinical X Professor (APM 275)
In-Residence Professor (APM 270)
Adjunct Professor (APM 280)
Appointments may require candidates to be self-funded.
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: Health Sciences Compensation Plan (APM-671)
Qualifications
Candidates must have a MD, DO or equivalent, MD/PhD, or PhD in health related fields.
Candidates with a MD, DO or equivalent must also have Board certification/eligibility within at least one specialty: Pulmonary, Critical Care, and/or Sleep Medicine or related field.
Candidates with a MD, DO or equivalent must be eligible for a California medical license or equivalent certification/permit as determined by the Medical Board of California.
Candidates who have completed fellowship training in one or more of the following clinical and/or academic interests: General Pulmonary, Inpatient consultation and Outpatient clinical experience, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis, Advanced Lung Disease, Transplant, Pulmonary Vascular Medicine, Interventional Pulmonary and Physiology are preferred.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Misc / Additional (Optional)
- 3-5 required (contact information only)
Help contact: jljohnson@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.
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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.
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