Lecturer in Public Health

Position overview

Position title :

Lecturer in Public Health

Salary range :

A reasonable salary range estimate for this position is $4,500 - $5,000 per term. A reasonable salary range estimate for this position is $68,247 - $89,047 per year. The posted UC academic salary scales (https : / / www.ucop.edu / academic-personnel-programs / compensation / 2024-25-academic-salary-scales.html ) will depend on how many quarters and classes one teaches. See the following tables for the salary scales for this position : Academic Year : https : / / www.ucop.edu / academic-personnel-programs / _files / 2024-25 / july-2024-scales / t15.pdf . Fiscal Year : https : / / www.ucop.edu / academic-personnel-programs / _files / 2024-25 / july-2024-scales / t15-f.pdf

Application Window

Open date : May 30, 2025

Most recent review date : Monday, Jun 30, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date : Saturday, May 30, 2026 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 Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego (http : / / hwsph.ucsd.edu ) is committed to academic excellence within the faculty, staff, and student body and has occasional openings for temporary non-tenure track lecturers (Unit 18) for Academic years 24 / 25 and 25 / 26, starting Winter quarter 24 / 25.

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, PhD in Public Health, and a Joint doctoral program with SDSU. The School's new PhD program in Public Health will have its first concentration 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 is comprised of more than 125 primary faculty and academics, 25 secondary faculty, and 200 staff members and provides instruction and mentorship to 750 BSPH majors and 225 postgraduate students, and the School's faculty and academics hold ~$255M total awarded grants and contracts.

Courses in which lecturers may be needed include BS undergraduate and MPH graduate courses. The full description of the Public Health degree programs and courses offered by the School of Public Health can be found in the online course catalog : Undergrad https : / / www.ucsd.edu / catalog / curric / FMPH-ug.html ; Grad https : / / www.ucsd.edu / catalog / curric / FMPH-gr.html

Position Duties : Appointees must comply with School and University instructions, deadlines, and policies regarding course scheduling, and are expected to be flexible with regard to the scheduling of their classes to accommodate the limited space availability for classrooms during standard business hours. Classes may be in person, online, or mixed. Appointments may be part-time or full-time, for 1, 2, or 3 classes per quarter and 1, 2, or 3 quarters in duration in an academic year.

In the application, please specify the courses or academic area(s) in which you are qualified to teach.

A link to the full description of the series is provided for your review :

Lecturer and Senior Lecturer Series - see : http : / / adminrecords.ucsd.edu / PPM / docs / 230-283.html

Salary is based on the University of California pay scales.

School : https : / / hwsph.ucsd.edu /

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

(required at time of application)

Candidates must have demonstrated experience in teaching a minimum of one class in a Public Health related topic. Experience as a Teaching Assistant qualifies.

Additional qualifications

(required at time of start)

Candidates must have a PhD, DrPH, other related doctoral degree, or other related terminal degree (e.g., MPH, RD) by the start date of appointment or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred qualifications

Candidates with research or practice experience relevant to the course(s) to which they are applying to teach are preferred.

Prior college-level instructor of record teaching experience in public health.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Cover Letter

Teaching Evaluations

Authorization to Release Information Form - The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in university programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this commitment, UC San Diego requires all candidates for academic appointments to complete, sign, and upload the Misconduct Authorization of Information Release form into AP Recruit as part of their application. If the candidate does not include the signed authorization with the application materials, the application will be considered incomplete, and as with any incomplete application, will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, only finalists considered for positions will be subject to an institutional reference check.

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

Apply link :

https : / / apol-recruit.ucsd.edu / JPF04314

Help contact : ssmadsen@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.

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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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