Teaching Professors in Medical Education; ranks

Position overview Position title: Open Rank Teaching Professors in Medical Education

Salary range: See Table 2 for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $93,700 - $246,000.

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: July 1, 2026, with the academic year beginning in August 2026. Degree requirement must be met no later than June 30, 2027 for employment beyond that date.

Position duration: This is a tenure track position.

Open date: August 22, 2025

Most recent review date: Friday, Oct 31, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date: Wednesday, Aug 5, 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.

UCSF School of Medicine and UC Merced are collaborating to launch a regional medical campus at UC Merced in 2027. This endeavor is intended to educate students from the San Joaquin Valley (SJV) who are committed to
staying in the Valley to practice medicine and meet the needs of their community. As a regional medical campus, UC Merced will deliver the UCSF School of Medicine (SoM) Bridges curriculum. Students will complete the preclinical curriculum (Foundations 1 F1) for 1.5 years at UC Merced. For the subsequent 2.5 years, they will complete the clinical curriculum (Foundations 2 (F2) and Career Launch (CL)) at UCSF Fresno.

Students will graduate with a doctoral degree from the UCSF School of Medicine. We are seeking teaching faculty based at
UC Merced who are skillful in educating medical students with the foundational science concepts, community health experience, and San Joaquin Valley experiences that they will need to advance to Foundations 2 and
serve patients from the SJV.

The University of California, Merced, invites applicants to apply for a new Teaching Professor position starting July 1, 2026. An Assistant Teaching Professor is a faculty position with an emphasis on education. Candidates with expertise in Public Health are encouraged to apply. This position will be based at UC Merced and will be dually appointed at UC Merced and UCSF.

UCSF School of Medicine and its regional campuses at UC Merced and UCSF Fresno are collaborating to train physicians for the San Joaquin Valley. The primary focus of this position is preparing for and teaching UCSF medical students at UC Merced. The first cohort of UCSF medical students will matriculate at UC Merced in 2027.

The successful candidate should be knowledgeable about Public Health in the San Joaquin Valley, including different patient populations, health needs, community engagement, advocacy, health systems, and more. They should also be knowledgeable about evidence-based pedagogical and assessment methods, creative and resourceful with respect to developing instructional initiatives, and effective in collaborating with faculty and staff.

This position will have primary teaching responsibility for Public Health related topics across the longitudinal curriculum of Foundations 1 delivered at UC Merced. They will serve as a core member of an interdisciplinary team to establish and co-lead a teaching effort; as such, they will collaborate with other clinical and teaching faculty. In addition, they will contribute to delivering relevant aspects of Public Health teaching during the F2 year at UCSF Fresno.

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RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
Administrative

• Candidates will partner with existing UC Merced and UCSF course directors to learn the Bridgescurriculum, participate in defined faculty development activities, and serve as a member of planning anddesign committees as needed.
• The primary areas of focus will be teaching, curriculum development, learner assessment, and scholarship.
• Participate in education-related committees, including course/element administration and standard setting (exam grading).
• Collaborate with UC Merced…