Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor (HS Clinical, Clinical X) Associate Director, Immunogenetics and Transplantation Laboratory

The
Department of Pathology
at the University of California, San Diego, is committed to academic excellence within its faculty, staff, and student body and seeks an academic histocompatibility laboratory director to join the Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine and the UC San Diego Health Clinical Laboratories.
The successful candidate will serve as an Associate Director for the Immunogenetics and Transplantation (HLA) Laboratory at UC San Diego Health’s Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine (CALM), and at the UCSD Medical Centers in La Jolla and Hillcrest. The UCSD Immunogenetics and Transplantation Laboratory (ITL) serves the kidney, heart, lung, liver, and hematopoietic stem cell transplant programs at UC San Diego Health and Rady Children’s Hospital and is the HLA laboratory for Lifesharing, the San Diego and Imperial counties’ regional Organ Procurement Organization. The ITL performs over 12,000 billable tests/year, supporting more than 500 solid organ and 100 allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants yearly at UCSD and Rady Children’s Hospital while contributing to the clinical, education, and research missions at UCSD. The position involves a broad range of clinical and administrative responsibilities, as well as teaching medical students, residents, and fellows. This academically rich environment offers exceptional opportunities for translational and clinical research collaboration with leading investigators at UC San Diego, its affiliates, and several other nearby institutions.
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 (APM 278)
Clinical X Professor (APM 275)
If appointed to a title covered by 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://pathology.ucsd.edu/

Basic qualifications
(required at time of application)
Candidates must have an MD or equivalent, MD/PhD, or PhD or equivalent degree in Chemical or Biological Science, Clinical Laboratory Science, or related fields.
Candidates with an MD or equivalent, MD/PhD, must be board certified or board eligible by the American Board of Pathology (ABP) in clinical pathology (CP), anatomic pathology/clinical pathology (AP/CP), or equivalent.
Candidates with an MD or equivalent, MD/PhD must have or be eligible for a California medical license or equivalent certification/permit, as determined by the Medical Board of California.
Candidates with a PhD or equivalent must have or be eligible for California Department of Public Health (CDPH) laboratory licensure as a Clinical Histocompatibility Laboratory Director.
Candidates must meet the subspecialty certification requirements of the American College of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ACHI) as an Affiliate, Diplomate, and/or Fellow of the ACHI.

Preferred qualifications
Candidates with significant prior clinical subspecialty work experience as well as individuals capable of contributing to other subspecialty sections of the clinical laboratory (transfusion medicine/blood banking, coagulation/hemostasis, and/or hematopoietic stem cell processing/cellular biotherapy) are preferred.

Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Misc / Additional (Optional)
Reference requirements
3-5 required (contact information only)
Apply link:
https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04650

Help contact:
lnmedina@health.ucsd.edu