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Assistant, Associate or Full Professor (Ladder/In-Residence) Kagnoff Endowed Chair
Position overview
Position title: Kagnoff Endowed ChairApplication Window
Open date: October 20, 2026
Next review date: Sunday, Nov 22, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Wednesday, Oct 20, 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 Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego is committed to academic excellence among its faculty, staff, and students. We are currently accepting applications for the Kagnoff Endowed Chair in the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. This prestigious faculty position is intended to recruit an internationally distinguished physician-scientist or scientist whose work is advancing the understanding, prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of gastrointestinal and liver diseases through innovative research, exceptional scholarship, and academic leadership.
The Kagnoff Endowed Chair honors the clinical and scientific legacy of Dr. Martin F. Kagnoff, whose pioneering contributions transformed the fields of mucosal immunology, host-microbe interactions, and gastrointestinal diseases, especially celiac disease. UC San Diego is home to one of the world's leading program in gastroenterology and hepatology. The Kagnoff Endowment provides dedicated support to accelerate scientific discovery and enhance research excellence.
The Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology is ranked number 1 in research and teaching among global universities, and ranked number 27 in clinical care by the U.S. News & World Report. Faculty benefit from a highly collaborative scientific environment that includes partnerships across the School of Medicine, Moores Cancer Center, Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, Sanford Stem Cell Institute, and numerous interdisciplinary research centers throughout UC San Diego and the San Diego biomedical community. The Division also serves as home to the NIH-funded San Diego Digestive Diseases Research Center (SDDRC), which provides outstanding core facilities and fosters multidisciplinary collaborations in digestive disease research, and the UC San Diego MASLD Research Center, an internationally recognized program advancing fundamental, translational, and clinical research in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). These resources, together with strong partnerships across the San Diego biomedical research community, provide an outstanding environment for scientific discovery and innovation.
We seek candidates with internationally recognized research programs spanning any area relevant to digestive and liver diseases. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Gastrointestinal biology and diseases
- Hepatology and liver disease
- Mucosal immunology
- Microbiome science
- Host-microbe interactions
- Inflammation and immune-mediated diseases
- Cancer biology
- Regenerative medicine
- Precision medicine
- Artificial intelligence and computational biology
- Systems biology
- Clinical trials
The successful candidate will develop and sustain an internationally recognized research program supported by competitive extramural funding; provide scientific leadership within the Division and Department; teach and mentor graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows, and junior faculty; foster interdisciplinary collaborations across UC San Diego; and contribute to the educational, research, and clinical missions of the Division. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to build innovative research programs, recruit outstanding trainees and collaborators, and strengthen UC San Diego's position as a global leader in digestive disease research.
The appointment at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level will be based on the candidate’s background and experience. The series will be 50% Ladder Rank/50% In-Residence (with secured extramural funding).
A link to the full descriptions of each series is provided for review:
Ladder Rank Professor (APM-220)
In-Residence Professor (APM-270)
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)
Department: http://med.ucsd.edu
Division: https://gastroenterology.ucsd.edu/
Qualifications
Assistant Professor
- Candidates must have an MD, DO, PhD, or equivalent doctoral degree in medicine, biomedical sciences, or a health-related discipline.
- Candidates must have at least two years of independent research published in high-impact journals in an area relevant to gastrointestinal or liver diseases.
- Candidates must have an independent, extramurally funded research program and/or a detailed extramural funding plan.
- Candidates must have at least two years of teaching and/or mentoring experience involving students, trainees, fellows, or other research personnel.
Associate/Full Professor
- Candidates must have an MD, DO, PhD, or equivalent doctoral degree in medicine, biomedical sciences, or a health-related discipline.
- Candidates must have more than two years of independent research published in high-impact journals in an area relevant to gastrointestinal or liver diseases.
- Candidates must have an independent, extramurally funded research program.
- Candidates must have more than two years of teaching and/or mentoring activities and evidence of interdisciplinary collaboration in at least two of the following areas: research or publications, clinical care, education, or institutional service.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
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)
- 3-5 required (contact information only)
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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.
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