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Pediatric Hospital Medicine Health Services Research Faculty Member

Position overview

Salary range: The salary range for this position is $265,000 - $335,000. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan.

Application Window

Open date: September 25, 2026

Next review date: Saturday, Oct 10, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Saturday, Oct 31, 2026 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

UC Davis Children’s Hospital
School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hospital Medicine

The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine is recruiting a full-time Clin X/In-Residence/Ladder rank professor within the field of health services research at the Associate/Full Professor rank (commensurate with credentials).

The successful candidate will be expected to perform teaching, research, and university and public service with expertise in research education and training, clinical research, and implementation science. Specific duties will include conducting clinical research and/or implementation science funded by extramural sources, including submitting grant or contract proposals for such research.

Specific duties will also include leading research education and training for medical trainees. Teaching duties will include informal lectures, formal seminars, supervision in research settings, and/or mentoring of trainees, including students, residents, and fellows.

We welcome scholars with research and teaching strengths in implementation science, health services research, clinical trials, community engagement, qualitative research, and interdisciplinary and mixed methods research.

Candidates should submit their application online at: In Residence Health Services Research Faculty Position 26-27

The UC Davis Children’s Hospital is based on the UC Davis Health campus in Sacramento, California and serves a population of over 1 million children in the Northern California, Central Valley and Western Nevada regions. Sacramento is an easily accessible, family-oriented city in close proximity to the San Francisco Bay area, Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the California coast, and Napa Valley.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• MD
• At least 10 years of experience working as an attending physician
• American Board of Pediatrics board certification or board eligible in Pediatric Hospital Medicine
• Demonstrated success obtaining NIH research funding as a principal investigator, including R-series or equivalent awards
• Experience teaching and/or leading research education and training for medical trainees
• Strong record of peer-reviewed publications
• Ability to foster collegiality and work collaboratively in a diverse environment, including working closely with others in a collegial team atmosphere

Application Requirements

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

  • Cover Letter

  • Statement of Research

  • 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

Reference requirements
  • 3-5 required (contact information only)
Apply link: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07909

Help contact: abdupar@ucdavis.edu

About UC Davis

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Job location

Sacramento, CA