Ladder Information
How to Apply
All tenure-track positions appear in the UCSD Division of Biological Sciences Academic Job Opportunities Bulletin. The Division of Biological Sciences only accepts applications via the secure Academic Personnel online job application system, APOL Recruit. The system allows applicants to apply for positions electronically, upload application materials as needed and check the status of their application. Inquiries for the hiring department or requests for general technical support may be emailed directly from the system. The system is relatively intuitive, but the following is a brief guide aimed at helping you navigate getting started.
The search committee urges applicants to review the complete section of “My Files” for information before starting the application process.
If you are a first-time applicant, you must set-up an “ApplicantID” in APOL Recruit (select Applicants from the three visible options) where you will establish your “ApplicantID” by creating a username and password. You will also be required to provide (1) contact information; (2) degree and employment information (please include your post-doc information here, e.g., where you did your postdoctoral work and with whom); and (3) your curriculum vitae (see below).
Overview of APOL Recruit Data Input Areas and Controls
Once your initial information has been entered as an applicant, My Dashboard serves as your home base to enter and access the following data input areas:
My Information, My Files, My References and the Diversity Survey. My Dashboard also provides information about the status of your application and the position. A complete application must contain information in every one of the following specific data input areas:
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My Information
Information provided in the CreateApplicantID step comprises the My Information file. -
My References
This section lists the requirements for references and their status of submission. -
Diversity Survey
Information on the gender and ethnicity of applicants is requested. This information is used only for statistical purposes to meet federal requirements. Departmental personnel and selection committee never have access to these data and the information is not considered in the review and assessment of applications. -
My Files (Files you are expected to upload)
This section lists all the required application materials (except letters of reference, which will be uploaded directly by referees) and their status of submission. Only complete applications will be assured consideration.
Applications will be considered complete when each of the following documents is uploaded:
Cover letter
Curriculum Vitae
A complete CV including your educational background, research and training experiences (including names and institution of PhD and postdoctoral advisors and/or name of supervisor if position were not academic), instructional activities you have engaged in, funding successes, and any previous faculty or industry positions you may have held.
Contact Information for 3-5 references
The names of 3-5 references with each individual’s title/position and your relationship to each (e.g. thesis advisor). Please also provide the mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number for each referee listed.
Statement of Research
3-5 publications
The software has a size limit of 10 MB for each document.
Statement of Teaching
Please provide a statement of your teaching experience and your teaching philosophy. Individuals with formal teaching experience should provide a teaching portfolio. A teaching portfolio should comprise the following items:
- Teaching responsibilities
- Statement of teaching philosophy
- Teaching methods, strategies, objectives
- Student ratings on departmental evaluation forms
- Colleague evaluations and observations
- Statement by department chair assessing professor's teaching contribution
- Representative course syllabi
- Evidence of student learning
- Assessment tools used to evaluate course objectives
- Teaching awards
- Teaching goals
Statement of Leadership in Equity and Diversity
Please include a statement describing your past experiences and leadership in equity, diversity and inclusion, and/or your potential to making future contributions. This may include experiences you have in teaching, mentoring, service, research, or personal life experiences that would allow you to contribute to and provide leadership in our efforts to build an equitable and diverse scholarly environment. You may frame your comments referencing any of the following types of experiences, skills, and knowledge:
- Your understanding of the barriers facing women and people of color in higher education.
- Service activities you have engaged in geared toward increasing the participation of individuals from groups historically underrepresented in your discipline.
- Programs you have created or contributed to aimed to increase the access and success of underrepresented minority or women students or faculty in your discipline.
- How multicultural issues have been or will be brought into courses.
- Previous activities mentoring women or members of underrepresented groups.
- Any life experiences that have provided you with a background that would contribute to you helping build an equitable and diverse scholarly environment at UCSD.
- Statement of your commitment to working with diverse student and community populations.
- The University is committed to building a culturally diverse educational environment. Please elaborate on how you will further this goal.
We encourage you to read more about the Division’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, and the Biological Sciences Contributions to Diversity letter to faculty, which provides example of contribution to equity and diversity.
