Description
POSITION OVERVIEW
Salary range: The salary range for this position is $184,700 - $270,000. Total Negotiated Salary (TNS) calculation depending on specialty can range from $184,700 - $270,000. The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. This position includes membership in the health science compensation plan, which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.
APPLICATION WINDOW
Open date: December 9, 2024
Next review date: Monday, Jan 13, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Nov 28, 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 University of California, Irvine (UCI), Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Family Medicine, is seeking a national leader for a full-time in-line faculty position to become the Director of Geriatric Research. The successful candidate will be expected to have significant experience and accomplishments in research, publications and grants. The successful candidate will be expected to have a distinguished record of extramural-funded basic, translational, epidemiological or clinical research program at a high level of accomplishment driving transformational cross-disciplinary high-impact innovation. The candidate will be expected to partner with faculty within and outside of the Division and to spearhead multi-disciplinary collaborations with other departments within the School of Medicine and within the greater College of Health Sciences with Schools of Public Health, Pharmacy and Nursing.
Applicants with interests that promote fields of innovative clinical care for older adults, integrative medicine, dementia, health policy and population health are encouraged.
The successful candidate will join a diverse, vibrant and energized aging-centric research community across our renowned UCI Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS), MIND, The Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, the Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND), the Center for Healthspan Science, the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute and other leading campus research groups. The candidate should have national and international recognition, a track record of significant publications, programmatic developments and partnerships. Leadership skills in academic medicine to mentor fellows, residents, and faculty interested in developing geriatric-focused scholarly projects is expected.
UCI Geriatric Medicine is a Division of the UCI Department of Family Medicine, within the UCI School of Medicine and UCI Health, the only academic health center serving Orange County with a population of more than three million in Orange County and 5 million accounting for great catchment areas in Southern California. The Geriatric Division has repeatedly been ranked as one of the top geriatric programs in the nation by US News and World Report. Leaders in clinical innovation and team-based care, the Division includes the UCI Senior Health Center, an interdisciplinary geriatric specialty clinic. We have an expanding footprint for primary care and geriatric consultative health care serving older adult patients and diverse communities as well as practices within skilled nursing facilities and our two academic Federally Qualified Health Centers. The dynamic faculty lead a Geriatric Medicine Fellowship for Family Medicine and Internal Medicine physicians.
This position will be in the Professor series, and salary will be commensurate with training and experience. Protected time is available for research. The Division has a substantial track record of grant/foundation support for scholarly activity in areas such as dementia care, elder and dependent abuse mistreatment, disaster planning, digital health, and innovative health care models for older adults. https://sites.uci.edu/geriatrics/
Interested applicants may apply at https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09343
UCI is a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). These federal designations align with UCI as a national leader of inclusive excellence.
We seek faculty who are committed to diversity as well as diverse faculty who will be role models for students.
QUALIFICATIONS
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Candidates must possess an MD/Ph.D., MD, or Ph.D. in a health-related field.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Research
Teaching Statement - See our guidance for writing a reflective teaching statement.
Inclusive Excellence Activities Statement - Statement addressing how past and/or potential contributions to inclusive excellence will advance UCI's Commitment to Inclusive Excellence. See our guidance for writing an inclusive excellence activities statement.
Sexual Misconduct, Harassment and Discrimination Declaration Form - All applicants of academic positions at the University of California, Irvine must download, complete, sign, and upload the following form with their application: Sexual Misconduct, Harassment and Discrimination Declaration Form
Reference requirements
3 required (contact information only)
Apply link: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09343
ABOUT UC IRVINE
The University of California, Irvine 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, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy.
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.
JOB LOCATION
Orange, California