Job Overview
Position Overview
Position titles: Assistant Professor; Associate Professor; Professor (open rank)
Salary range: $126,800-$332,700. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan, which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.
Application window: Opened September 9, 2026; final date Friday, December 18, 2026 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date (November 9, 2026) will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Department of Biological Chemistry, a basic science department within the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (DGSOM), is seeking applicants with a PhD and/or MD degree (or equivalent) for an open rank, tenure-track/tenured faculty position in any broadly-defined area of biochemistry, molecular, cell, developmental, neuro or cancer biology. Applicants should have an excellent record of creative research accomplishments. The new faculty member will benefit from the stimulating and supportive environment of outstanding colleagues across the UCLA campus and from opportunities for collaborations within and across disciplines. The new faculty member will be expected to develop an innovative research program addressing fundamental biological questions and to contribute to departmental teaching and service.
The deadline for submission of applications is November 9, 2026. Applicants should submit a full curriculum vitae, a description of their research plan (3-page limit excluding references), a statement on teaching, and contact information for three references. For those applying at the Assistant Professor level, references will then be contacted with instructions for submitting a letter of reference. Application materials may be circulated to stakeholders outside the search committee for further evaluation.
Finalists will be invited to interview onsite during a symposium scheduled for February 18-19, 2027.
Qualifications: Doctorate or medical degree or equivalent in biomedical or related scientific fields.
Application requirements
- Assistant Professor: Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter (optional), Statement of Research, reference check authorization release form, UCLA Mission Statement, Statement of Teaching; 2-3 letters of reference required (please submit three letters of recommendation with application).
- Associate Professor and Professor: Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter (optional), Statement of Research, reference check authorization release form, UCLA Mission Statement, Statement of Teaching; names and contact information for three references required.
All candidates are expected to review and abide by UC Regents Policy 1111 on Statement on Ethical Values and Standards of Conduct. The position is state-supported with a guaranteed salary base, outstanding fringe benefits, and substantial start-up funds.
Help contact: bphan@mednet.ucla.edu
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.
Job location: Los Angeles, CA