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Educational Research Scientist

Department of Surgery and the Center for Faculty Educators, University of California, San Francisco.

Full-time, 1.0 FTE. 70% Department of Surgery, 30% Office of Medical Education. In-person position.

Application Window : Open date July 10 2025; final date Jan 10 2027. Applications received after the most recent review date (Aug 9 2025) will be considered only if the position has not yet been filled.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide education expertise to support innovation in surgical education for students, residents, fellows, and faculty.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative research studies to advance education scholarship and evaluate the effectiveness of educational interventions using rigorous methods.
• Publish first- and co-authored publications in peer-reviewed journals and present at national meetings for surgery and medical education.
• Participate in both surgery and education professional organizations, advancing to leadership positions.
• Collaborate with clinical and doctoral faculty, fellows, residents, students, and staff on education scholarship and develop as a mentor, especially for Surgical Education Research Fellows, MA and PhD students.
• Provide leadership, teaching, and educational development programs across the UCSF education continuum, including community building scholarly activities and formal educational programs.
• Participate actively as a member of the UCSF Office of Medical Education scholarship team.
• Undertake professional development with members of the education research unit and the Department of Surgery.
• Contribute to grant writing and proposals to secure research funding, working jointly with the Department of Surgery Vice Chair for Research.
• Assist in maintaining the accreditation of the surgery skills lab, provide leadership to the Surgical Education Fellowship, and facilitate collaboration with international surgical skills training programs.

Qualifications

Application Requirements

Reference Requirements

5 required (contact information only).

Salary and Benefits

Minimum base salary $118,000 – $309,800 (determined by rank and step). Position includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan, providing eligibility for additional compensation.

Apply online at https : / / aprecruit.ucsf.edu / JPF05674

About UC San Francisco

UCSF 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, finalists will be required to disclose whether they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years that determine 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.

Relevant policies : UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy; UC Anti-Discrimination Policy; APM-035 :  Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment.

Job Location

San Francisco, CA

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