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Assistant/Associate HSCP - Family Planning

Position overview

Salary range: The salary range for this position is $340,000 -$440,000. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan, with generous opportunities for additional bonus incentives.

Application Window

Open date: September 22, 2026

Next review date: Thursday, Oct 22, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Wednesday, Jun 30, 2027 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 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California, Davis Health System seeks to recruit a full-time Complex Family Planning Specialist. The position will be recruited at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series based on experience and qualifications. At the University of California, Davis, we strive to attract, select, retain, and develop a diverse and talented workforce who will contribute to the university's mission and vision. We are looking for motivated persons to join our division with eight fellowship trained faculty, an active complex family planning fellowship program, a high-volume tertiary level abortion and contraception clinical care program, and a robust research portfolio with NIH, industry, and foundation funding.

Chosen candidate must have flexibility clinically as clinical work includes approximately 50% complex family planning and 50% general obstetrics and gynecology and may change in the future depending on the clinical needs of the division. Complex family planning clinical duties include providing services on the Sacramento health campus and contracted work with local/regional freestanding reproductive healthcare facilities or associated programs at partner hospitals. Candidate must have experience with advanced procedural abortion. General obstetric and gynecologic duties include provision of outpatient services. Required call coverage includes in-house obstetric call and at-home complex family planning and general obstetrics/gynecology back-up call.

Candidate will be responsible for oversight of medical students, residents, and fellows for issues related to family planning and general obstetrics and gynecology and will be expected to provide mentorship as part of a formal residency and fellowship training program in complex family planning. Participation in a family planning research program to include federal, industry and foundation funding is optional.

Applicants must have the ability to work cooperatively and collegially within a diverse environment and be able to adhere to policies and procedures. Applicants must be willing to travel to local/regional contracted sites and have flexibility as weekly schedules vary depending on needed coverage of required complex family planning services at Sacramento health campus and contracted sites. This recruitment is conducted at the assistant/associate rank and the resulting hire will be at the assistant/associate rank. Salary and level of appointment will be based upon experience and qualifications.

For the full position description and to apply, visit recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07866

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
  • M.D. or D.O. degree
  • Clinical care specializing in Complex Family Planning
  • Applicants must be completing or have completed a Complex Family Planning Fellowship
  • Clinical experience specializing in family planning and have formal research training through a Fellowship, MPH, PhD or similar degree
  • Applicants should have or be eligible to obtain a California Medical License
  • Applicants must have experience with training fellows, residents, and medical students
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Ability to work cooperatively and collegially in a diverse academic environment

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter

  • Statement of Research (Optional)

  • Authorization to Release Information Form - This form is required for all applicants applying to academic recruitments. Please see the Employment Disclosure Requirements webpage for more information. Download, complete, sign, and upload the form.

  • Statement of Teaching (Optional)

Reference requirements
  • 3-5 required (contact information only)
Apply link: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07866

Help contact: nmscoggan@ucdavis.edu

About UC Davis

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.

To implement this process, UC Davis requires all applicants for any open search to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled, "Authorization to Release Information" into UC RECRUIT as part of their application. If an applicant 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.

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Job location

Sacramento, CA