The University of California, San Diego is an Equal Opportunity Employer advancing academic excellence across the board. 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, UC nondiscrimination policy, local, state, and federal laws. 

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 prohibits smoking and tobacco use at all of its university-controlled properties. 

The UC San Diego Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online at: https://www.police.ucsd.edu/docs/annualclery.pdf. This report provides crime and fire statistics, as well as institutional policy statements & procedures. Contact the UC San Diego Police Department at (858) 534-4361 if you want to obtain paper copies of this report. 

UC San Diego

UC San Diego is a student-centered, research-focused, service-oriented public institution that provides opportunity for all. Recognized as one of the top fifteen research universities worldwide, a culture of collaboration sparks discoveries that advance society and drive economic impact.

Visit About UC San Diego for additional university related information. 

Academic Personnel Services

The Office of Academic Personnel Services (APS) serves as the central academic personnel office for the entirety of UC San Diego. 

Under the leadership of the Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Personnel, APS performs and provides a wide range of academic personnel related functions and services to the UC San Diego General Campus, Institution of Oceanography, and UC San Diego Health Sciences.

Visit Academic Personnel Services for additional information. 

Academic Recruitment Services

The Office of Academic Recruitment Services (OARS) provides support to University departments in addressing equal employment opportunities associated with faculty recruitment. It develops and is responsible for providing an annual review and update of the UC San Diego Academic Personnel annual reports. 

It is the policy of the University of California consistent with its obligations as a federal contractor, to ensure equal opportunity without regard to religion, age, gender, race, disability, veteran status, or any other protected categories. These efforts conform to all current legal and regulatory requirements and are consistent with university standards of quality and excellence.   

Individuals Interested in applying to academic positions are invited to submit their materials on Recruit. 

Applicants needing assistance to complete an online application can contact the Office of Academic Recruitment Services at OARS@ucsd.edu or contact the hiring department directly. 

Examples of accommodations can include: 

• Providing written materials in accessible formats, such as large print, braille, or audiotape 
• Providing readers or sign language interpreters 
• Changing the location of the on-campus interviews to accessible locations 
• Virtual or phone interviews in-lieu of on-site campus interviews 
• Adding additional interview dates and times

The Higher Education Recruitment Consortium has created this Guidebook for Jobseekers with disabilities, click here to view. 

Effective January 1, 2025, the University of California, San Diego, will comply with Senate Bill 791 and Assembly Bill 810.

Beginning June 20, 2025, submitters need to use the JotForm for the IRC/Misconduct Disclosures process.   

Request and Employment Misconduct Disclosure Using JotForm

For the Graduate Student Population, Do Not Use this form. Please reach out to GEPA at sb791-gepa@ucsd.edu  

For questions regarding a Kuali submission prior to June 20, 2025,  please send your questions to   academicpersonnel@ucsd.edu. 

 California Senate Bill 791 (SB 791)

In order to comply with California Senate Bill 791 (SB 791), UC San Diego is now requiring applicants for academic or administrative positions to disclose any final administrative or judicial decisions issued within the last seven years determining that they committed sexual harassment. UC San Diego may initiate a background check depending on the information disclosed by the final candidate.

California Assembly Bill 810 (AB 810)

In addition, in order to comply with and California Assembly Bill 810 (AB 810), UC San Diego is requiring applicants for intended tenure-track faculty positions (including security of employment-security-track), tenured (including security of employment) faculty positions to sign a release form that authorizes, in the event the applicant reaches the final stages of the application process, the release of information by the applicant’s previous employers to the UC location concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct in order to permit the UC location to evaluate the released information with respect to the criteria for a potential job placement. The bill further requires the UC to use the signed release form to make a reasonable attempt to obtain information from the previous employer concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.