Job Description for the Position of UCSF Chancellor
Chancellor J. Michael Bishop, MD, who has led the University of California, San Francisco for the past 10 years, has announced his intention to step down from his post at the conclusion of the current academic year. The University of California invites nominations and applications for his successor.
The chancellor is the chief executive officer of the San Francisco campus and reports to the president of the University of California. Within the scope of University policy, the chancellor exercises broad, delegated authority and is responsible for all aspects of campus administration. Candidates should have demonstrated leadership skills in an academic health sciences environment; senior experience in the administration of a large-scale, multisite, diverse and complex research university; and a strong record of teaching, research, service and scholarship.
The ideal candidate should possess strong leadership ability, combined with a clear vision of the future of health sciences education, research and health care delivery; a deep commitment to academic excellence; a proven record of achieving community and philanthropic support; an understanding of and appreciation for shared governance; and a demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity.
Founded in 1873, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is the only UC campus in the 10-campus system dedicated exclusively to health sciences. It is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. UCSF boasts high-ranking schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy and a Graduate Division, as well as one of the nation’s top medical centers.
In 2007, UCSF ranked third nationally – and first in California – in total funding from the National Institutes of Health. A 2007 report in the Chronicle of Higher Education ranked the “scholarly productivity” of UCSF faculty as third among all universities and research institutes worldwide. According to National Science Foundation data for 2007, UCSF was second among all universities in the United States in total expenditures on research and development. All four schools, UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Children’s Hospital ranked among the best in the country in 2008 surveys by U.S. News and World Report.
The Medical Center provides in-patient care at the Moffitt-Long Hospital on the Parnassus campus and at UCSF Mount Zion. The Moffitt-Long Hospital includes UCSF Children’s Hospital, a hospital within a hospital. Outpatient care is provided at the two hospital sites and other clinical locations, primarily in San Francisco. The Medical Center is licensed to operate 722 beds.
UCSF is a multisite campus with a total land area of 185 acres. The University is affiliated with San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the J. David Gladstone Institutes, a private biomedical research entity adjacent to the Mission Bay campus.
The 57.5-acre Mission Bay campus was opened in 2003, providing research space and facilities that will double UCSF’s research enterprise and speed the pace of biomedical discovery. Recently, the UC Board of Regents approved the construction of the new medical center complex at Mission Bay, including hospitals for children, women and cancer patients.
UCSF is the second-largest employer in San Francisco, with a workforce of 18,600 employees and more than 4,000 students. The annual operating budget approximates $2.8 billion, with an annual research budget of $618 million. In fiscal year 2007-2008, the campus raised $366 million in private support, the highest amount of private support received by UCSF in one year. The medical centers located at Parnassus and Mount Zion and affiliated hospitals handle more than 1 million visits a year.
Commitment to promoting diversity among its faculty, staff, students and trainees is one of the top priorities at UCSF. Its goal is to make the campus a truly inclusive community representing the extraordinary diversity among the citizens of San Francisco and California.
In 2007, the UCSF Strategic Plan was unveiled; it boldly stated the mission of advancing health worldwide™ and articulated the collective vision of its many constituencies to guide the University’s direction over the next two decades.
For more information, visit the UCSF website.
Applications and nominations maybe addressed to
ucsfchancellor@imsearch.com
Review of resumes will begin immediately. The position will remain open until filled. Salary is commensurate with experience.
In conformance with applicable law and University policy, the University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
