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Job description
Application Window
Open date: August 25, 2026
Most recent review date: Thursday, Sep 24, 2026 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: Friday, Feb 25, 2028 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
Associate or Full Professor of Clinical X Faculty Search
The Department of Community Health Systems at the UCSF School of Nursing invites applications for a full-time faculty position in the Clinical X series, at the rank of Associate or Full Professor, depending on qualifications. The Department prepares nurses for leadership roles in advanced clinical practice, systems-based care, education, and research. We seek a scholar-clinician whose independent program of research, clinical expertise, and teaching advance accessible mental health care for older adults, individuals with serious mental illness, and other underserved populations.
Key Responsibilities
Conduct a pioneering, independent program of research examining structural and organizational determinants of mental health care access, delivery, and outcomes for older adults, individuals with serious mental illness, and other underserved populations. This program should attract extramural funding.
Participate as a faculty member in activities of the Department of Community Health Systems
Teach and mentor students in the DNP/PhD programs
Build and sustain interprofessional, cross-institutional, and international research collaborations
Research Focus Areas
Mental health and mental illness
Social, organizational, and institutional determinants of mental health care quality and access for underserved populations
Mental health system transformation and models of care
Requirements
Education/Licensure - Minimum (required):
PhD in Nursing
Current, or eligibility for, California Registered Nurse licensure
Current, or eligibility for, California Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Practitioner Furnishing licensure
Board certification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) or equivalent national certification
Qualifications and Experience (required):
Demonstrated excellence in teaching, national recognition for independent research, extensive clinical activities, service, leadership
Expertise of four or more years of classroom and/or clinical teaching experience with Advanced Practice Nursing or doctoral students at the graduate level
Active clinical practice as a nurse practitioner with at least ten years of experience.
Evidence of interprofessional collaboration at higher educational institutions.
Evidence of international expertise and research collaboration
Have a proven track record of high-impact, peer-reviewed publications and dissemination relevant to mental health equity and determinants of mental health
Record of service and leadership within academic, clinical, and professional settings
Additional Experience - Ideal (desired):
Established program of scholarship using qualitative or mixed approaches to examine mental health systems
Evidence of sustained intra-campus research collaboration and leadership
Experience mentoring early-career faculty
Membership in the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators
Areas of Responsibility
Teaching and advising DNP/PhD students
Sustaining and expanding an independently funded program of research on structural and organizational determinants of mental health care and innovative models of mental health care
Building and sustaining interprofessional, interinstitutional, and international research collaborations
Engaging in community service, university service, and professional activities as required for an Associate/Full Professor of Clinical X position at UCSF
Promoting inclusive and welcoming clinical, classroom, and research environments for students, trainees, and patients from culturally, economically, and educationally diverse backgrounds
Click here to apply with CV, Cover Letter, Statement of Teaching (to include one syllabus of course taught), Statement of Research (to include key publications) and the Contact Information of three (3) references. To receive full consideration, please submit all materials prior to the initial review date. This position will remain open until filled.
The total compensation for this position ranges from $127,100 - $332,700.
Total compensation at the University of California, San Francisco includes your base salary, which is determined by your rank and step at appointment, and negotiated pay for Health Sciences Compensation Plan members. Faculty who are members of the Health Sciences Compensation Plan may also be eligible for additional incentive pay.
Application Requirements
Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae - CV must clearly list current and/or pending qualifications (e.g. board eligibility/certification, medical licensure, etc.).
Cover Letter
Statement of Research - to include key publications
Statement of Teaching - to include one syllabus of course taught
Reference requirements 3 required (contact information only)
About UC San Francisco
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.
UCSF is committed to welcoming and serving all people, honoring the dignity of every individual without preference or prejudice, in support of its public mission and in alignment with our PRIDE values and Principles of Community.
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.
• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment
Job location
San Francisco, CA
Worksite address
san francisco, CA, 94199, US
Who can apply
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