Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor (HS Clin, In-Res, Adjunct, Clin X) Pediatric Medical Genetics and Biochemical Genetics

University of California San Diego

Position overview
Position title: Pediatric Medical Genetics and Biochemical Genetics

Salary range: The posted UC Salary scales set the minimum pay at the appointment as determined by appointment type and, if applicable, rank and/or step. The base pay range for this position is $205,000 - $285,000. Salary is negotiated annually. Additional compensation may be available if the position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan. UC Salary information can be found here: 2025-2026 Academic Salary Scales.

Application Window

Open date: June 11, 2026

Next review date: Sunday, Jul 12, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Friday, Jun 11, 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 Pediatrics at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) is committed to academic excellence within the faculty, staff, and student body. The Division of Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics at UC San Diego and Rady Children's Hospital -San Diego is currently seeking to expand the Medical Genetics and Biochemical Genetics team. We are seeking applications from physicians or physician-scientists to fill the following positions:

Clinical Geneticist
Metabolic Geneticist
Clinical Director

The Division is actively involved in clinical care, research, teaching, and service. Our program sees more than 4,000 patients per year in a variety of clinics, which are primarily outpatient at Rady Children's Hospital?San Diego, a top ten US News & World Report-ranked Children's Hospital. We also see patients at the UCSD Medical Center, throughout Southern California, and in Mexico.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, patient care, inpatient consults, outpatient genetic clinics, and multidisciplinary team settings, the teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows, and continued scholarly contributions to clinical, translational, developmental, and/or basic research.

In addition, the successful candidate for the Clinical Director position will provide clinical leadership, which includes oversight of divisional budgets, quality improvement activities, and direction for members of the Division. Clinical activities could reflect the candidate's specific interest as well as the general genetics program.

The appropriate series and appointment at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level will be based on the candidate's background and experience.

Appointments may require candidates to be self-funded.

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)

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://pediatrics.ucsd.edu

Hospital: http://www.rchsd.org

Division: https://pediatrics.ucsd.edu/divisions/genetics/index.html

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Candidates must have an MD or equivalent, or an MD/PhD in health-related fields.

Candidates must have or be eligible for a California medical license or equivalent certification/permit as determined by the Medical Board of California.

Candidates must be board-certified or board-eligible in Medical Genetics and/or Biochemical Genetics.

Preferred qualifications
Candidates with at least 5 years of clinical experience and/or an active research grant-funded program in Genetics are preferred.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
- Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
- Cover Letter
- Misc / Additional (Optional)
Reference requirements
- 0-3 required (contact information only)
References may be requested from finalists.
Apply link: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04547

Help contact: jmaog@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.
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"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.
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