Assistant or Associate Project Scientist - ASCEND Program

Position overview

Position title:

Project Scientist - ASCEND Program

Salary range: A reasonable salary range estimate for this position is $80,200 - $121,700. The posted  UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step  the following table for the salary scale for this position:
Project Scientist.  Off-scale salaries , i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

Open date:
September 22, 2026

Next review date:
Thursday, Oct 8, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date:
Wednesday, Sep 22, 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.

The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego is committed to academic excellence within the faculty, staff, and student body and invites applications for an Assistant or Associate Project Scientist position to contribute to new and ongoing public health research studies.

The HWSPH has focal areas of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Climate & Environmental Health, Community Health Services and Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, Health Equity and Justice, Global Health, Health Behavior, Health Policy, Public Mental Health, and Technology & Precision Health and offers six degree programs: BS in Public Health, MPH, MS and PhD in Biostatistics, PhD in Public Health with a concentration in Health Services Research and Implementation Science, and a Joint doctoral program with SDSU.

Further, the School has a Preventive Medicine Residency program. The School has extensive collaborations with the School of Medicine, Moores Cancer Center, Rady School of Management, Jacobs School of Engineering, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Skaggs School of Pharmacy, and with other partners across the UC San Diego campus. Partnerships with the community and health agencies are fundamental to the School.

The School is comprised of more than 125 primary faculty and academics, 25 secondary faculty, and 150 staff members and provides instruction and mentorship to over 900 BSPH majors and 225 postgraduate students; the School's faculty and academics hold ~$255M in total awarded grants and contracts.

Position Duties - As a critical member of the research team, the Project Scientist will contribute to the conceptualization, planning, development, and implementation of research studies and be responsible for major contributions to scientific writing, grant writing, and presentations of research findings, including: collaborating on the development and implementation of strategic research grant proposals; establishing strategic partnerships with other researchers and entities vital to project success;

participating in the collection, organization, management, analysis, and presentation of research data, including preparing scientific reports, manuscripts and presentations for academic and community audiences; collaborating with faculty investigators and staff to address publication, other dissemination and research program priorities; utilizing continuous improvement methodologies to evaluate and ensure that future plans and processes are informed by research findings. This position is designed to support the educational initiatives for students from the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, Health Sciences and main campus who have the desire to improve health-related research and in associated research and clinical…