Assistant Project Scientists (Los Angeles)

Position overview

Position title :

Assistant Project Scientist

Salary range :

The salary range for this position is $76,700-$89,000.

Review timeline :

Candidate will be reviewed every 2 years from start date

Application Window

Open date : September 12, 2025

Most recent review date : Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date : Friday, Oct 10, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

Assistant Project Scientist

The Department of Neurology at the University of California, Los Angeles invites applications for an Assistant Project Scientist. The laboratory is located within Neuroscience Research Building. This position will focus on determining the cellular and molecular mechanisms of tissue repair in vascular dementia / white matter stroke, using in vitro drug screens and mouse models of white matter stroke / vascular dementia.

Requirements :

Applicants must have an M.D or Ph.D. degree with several years of postdoctoral training in neuroscience and in in vivo animal modeling. The ideal applicant will have experience in animal models or neurological diseases and in vitro cell culture experience.

Application Procedure :

Application procedure : Apply by submitting your application to our online RECRUIT system at https : / / recruit.apo.ucla.edu / JPF10604. Screening of applicants will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Cover Letter (Optional)

Statement of Research (Optional)

Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form

UCLA Mission Statement

The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See https : / / www.ucop.edu / academic-personnel-programs / _files / 2025-26 / represented-july-2025-scales / t37-b.pdf

The salary range for this position is $76,700-$89,000.

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Qualifications

Basic qualifications

Applicants must have an M.D or Ph.D. degree with several years of postdoctoral training in neuroscience and in in vivo animal modeling.

Additional qualifications

The ideal applicant will have experience in animal models or neurological diseases and in vitro cell culture experience.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Cover Letter (Optional)

Statement of Research (Optional)

Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form

UCLA Mission Statement - As the nation's premier public research university, UC's mission is the creation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge for the betterment of our global society. We have a particular responsibility to the people of the state of California which we express in the excellence of the education we provide, the impact of the research we do, the comprehensive, life-saving medical services we provide, and the public service mission we are devoted to. The University of California promotes the social mobility of its students, equips them with the tools and experience that furthers their ambitions, and regards their accomplishments across the life span as evidence of the profoundly positive impact of higher education.

The UCLA campus has expressed these goals in its strategic plan as follows :

Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles

Expand our reach as a global university

Enhance our research and creative activities

Elevate how we teach

Become a more effective institution

Prompt for candidates for recruitment :

Reflecting on your personal and professional experiences, highlight your past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA's mission as embodied in the 2023-28 strategic plan. These accomplishments and ambitions may be discussed in the context of describing your teaching, scholarship, and service

Reference requirements

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

Only references of final candidates will be contacted

Apply link :

https : / / recruit.apo.ucla.edu / JPF10604

Help contact : jshinn@mednet.ucla.edu

About UCLA

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The University of California 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.

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, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

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Job location

Los Angeles, CA