Position overview

Position title: Academic Specialist

Salary range: A reasonable salary range estimate for this position is: $71,100-$155,900. The posted UC academic salary scales (www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/2024-25-academic-salary-scales.html) set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See the following tables for the salary scales for this position:

Table 24A: www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/july-2023-acad-salary-scales/t24-a.pdf

Table 24A(N): www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/july-2023-acad-salary-scales/t24-a-n.pdf

Table 24B: www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/july-2023-acad-salary-scales/t24-b.pdf

Table 24B(N): www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/july-2023-acad-salary-scales/t24-b-n.pdf

Application Window

Open date: July 8, 2024

Most recent review date: Tuesday, Jul 23, 2024 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: Monday, Jul 7, 2025 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

Qualcomm Institute (QI), at the University of California, San Diego, qi.ucsd.edu, is conducting an open search for an Academic Specialist (Associate or Full level) in various academic disciplines (Cybersecurity, Nanoengineering, Audiotechnology, Wireless Networks).

Specialists make significant and creative contributions to research projects and are assessed on their professional competence and activity, their University and public service, and the value and impact of their contributions to their area of research and their advancement of knowledge in the discipline as judged by other academics and scientists through a process of peer review.

Responsibilities include: Author/Co-author technical reports and publications. Collaborate with PIs, researchers and postdocs and graduate student researchers to develop proposals and bring in funding to support new and ongoing research projects. Identify and cultivate funding and collaborative opportunities that are mutually beneficial. Publish research related to research focus.

Appointment durations vary depending on the length of the research project and availability of funding

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• Doctorate degree in Engineering

Preferred qualifications

• Bioengineering, Materials Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering degrees are preferred.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter (Optional)
• Statement of Research
• Statement of Teaching (Optional)
• Statement of Contributions to Diversity - Applicants should summarize their past or potential contributions to diversity. See our facultydiversity.ucsd.edu/recruitment/contributions-to-diversity.html site for more information.
• Misc / Additional (Optional)

Reference requirements

• 3-5 letters of reference required

Apply link: apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF03991

Help contact: sltam@ucsd.edu

About UC San Diego

The University of California, San Diego is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, covered veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

For the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy please visit: policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20.

For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.

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Job location

La Jolla, CA