Pediatrics Full-time Faculty Member

The University of California, Davis School of Medicine, UC Davis Eye Center, is seeking a full-time faculty member in Pediatric Ophthalmology. This position will be at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank in the Clinical X series. The position is designed for candidates who are interested in building an active and busy clinical practice in comprehensive pediatric ophthalmology and in pursuing either basic or clinical research in the field. Responsibilities of the position will also include teaching and supervision of medical students and residents and departmental and university service. The candidate must have an MD degree, be board certified or in the process of pursuing board certification, and possess or be eligible for licensure in the state of California.  For more information about the department, please visit the department website at: http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/eyecenter/.

Qualified applicants should upload a letter of interest, current curriculum vitae, names and contact information of three references and a statement of contributions to diversity online at https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF04553.

This recruitment is conducted at the assistant/associate rank. The resulting hire will be at the assistant/associate rank, regardless of the proposed appointee's qualifications.

The University of California is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among its faculty and staff. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from persons of under-represented groups including women, ethnic minorities, disabled veterans, Vietnam-era veterans, and handicapped persons.

Under Federal law, the University of California may employ only individuals who are legally able to work in the United States as established by providing documents as specified in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Certain UCSC positions funded by federal contracts or sub-contracts require the selected candidate to pass an E-Verify check. More information is available http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify.

UC Davis supports Family-friendly recruitments. UC Davis covers travel expenses for a second person to accompany an invited faculty recruitment candidate who is a mother (or single parent of either gender) of a breast or bottle-feeding child less than two years of age. (http://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/programs/work-life/index.html)

UC Davis recognizes the necessity of supporting faculty with efforts to integrate work, family and other work-life considerations. To recruit and retain the best faculty, the campus sponsors a Work Life Program that provides programs and services that support faculty as they strive to honor their commitments to work, home and community

(http://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/programs/work-life/index.html).

The UC Davis Partner Opportunities Program (POP) is a service designed to support departments and dean’s offices in the recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty. Eligibility for POP services is limited, for full program details please visit http://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/programs/partner-opp/index.html.

For questions regarding how these policies/programs affect academic appointees, contact:

Lisa Brodkey, Director
Faculty Relations and Development
(530) 752-7643

UC Davis and UC Davis Health System are smoke- and tobacco-free campuses. Smoking, the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products (e-cigarettes) will be strictly prohibited on any property owned or leased by UC Davis and/or UC Davis Health System -- indoors and outdoors, including parking lots, industrial and residential space.