Assistant, Associate or Full Professor (HS Clinical, Clinical X) Child Abuse Pediatrics

Position overview

Position title: Child Abuse Pediatrics 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 $225,000 - $315,000. 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.

Application Window

Open date: May 21, 2025
Next review date: Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Department of Pediatrics (https://pediatrics.ucsd.edu) and Rady Children's Hospital of San Diego (RCHSD) (http://www.rchsd.org) are committed to academic excellence within the faculty, staff, and student body. We are seeking academic physicians to join our Division of Child Abuse Pediatrics to provide patient care at the Chadwick Center for Children and Families, located within Rady Children's Hospital of San Diego (RCHSD).

Ranked among the Ten Best Children's Hospitals in the nation by US News & World Report, RCHSD is a 511-bed non-profit pediatric teaching facility that provides exceptional medical and surgical care to a diverse population of one million children and adolescents. It's Chadwick Center, one of the largest hospital-based child advocacy and trauma treatment centers, has 75 professionals across multiple disciplines and provides child abuse medical services for San Diego, Imperial, and southern Riverside counties, covering over 3 million people.

The Division has a strong commitment to clinical care, teaching, multidisciplinary collaboration, and scholarly pursuits. Division faculty play a major role in the education and teaching of medical students, pediatric residents, and fellows, and in planning for the annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment.

Child abuse pediatricians are responsible for supervising a 24/7 response to child abuse and neglect cases and maintaining constant telephone availability to the community for the purpose of triaging and overseeing medical intervention in cases of suspected maltreatment. This role also involves conducting inpatient/outpatient consultations at Rady Children's Hospital during business hours, daily outpatient child abuse and neglect evaluations in a clinic setting, acute sexual assault examinations during business hours, as well as offering medical second opinions for cases related to child abuse. Additionally, the role will also provide clinical oversight for children undergoing evaluations for burns at the Regional Burn Center at UCSD and acute sexual assault cases conducted by pediatric SART nurses after hours. Child abuse pediatricians will also be responsible for providing high-quality training and teaching to medical students and residents.

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 - see: http://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-278.pdf
Clinical X Professor - see: http://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-275.pdf

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.

Department: http://pediatrics.ucsd.edu
Center: https://www.chadwickcenter.org/
Division: https://pediatrics.ucsd.edu/divisions/child-abuse-pediatrics/index.html
Hospital: http://www.rchsd.org

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Candidates must have an MD or equivalent.
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 also be board-certified or board-eligible in Pediatrics.
Candidates must be board-certified or board-eligible in the sub-specialty of Child Abuse Pediatrics, OR have at least three years of extensive experience in the field of child abuse pediatrics.

Preferred qualifications
Candidates with Spanish language proficiency are preferred.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• 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

• 0-3 required (contact information only)

References may be requested from finalists.