TEMPORARY INSTRUCTOR POSITIONS IN MASTER OF QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

Position overview

Salary range :

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 / policy-covered-october-2025-scales / t1.pdf]. The salary range for this position is $80,800 - $212,000. "Off-scale salaries", i.e. a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

Application Window

Open date : August 20, 2025

Next review date :

Friday, Mar 6, 2026 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date : Tuesday, Mar 31, 2026 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

The Department of Physics & Astronomy at the UCLA College of Letters and Sciences invites highly qualified applicants for temporary instructor positions for the 2025-26 Academic Year. This is a temporary, non-tenure teaching track appointment, on a part-time basis and made quarter by quarter, as dictated by instructional needs.

Responsibilities will include lecturing, conducting regularly scheduled office hours, and the writing and grading of exams and problem sets.

Qualified candidates must have a Ph.D., several tears of professional teaching experience and a demonstrated record of distinguished graduate teaching or proven expertise in the area of Quantum Information Science.

Candidates should provide a curriculum vitae. The deadline for applications is March 6, 2026. However, the search will remain open until any positions are filled.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

Qualified candidates must have a Ph.D., several tears of professional teaching experience and a demonstrated record of distinguished graduate teaching or proven expertise in the area of Quantum Information Science.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Cover Letter (Optional)

Statement of Teaching (Optional)

Reference requirements

No references are required.

Apply link :

https : / / recruit.apo.ucla.edu / JPF10584

Help contact : corinna@physics.ucla.edu

About UCLA

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 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.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties
• APM - 035 : Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment

Job location

Los Angeles, CA

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