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Physician-Scientist Position in Infectious Diseases 2024-2025
Position overview
Position title: Assistant Professor-in-Residence orAssociate Professor-in-Residence or
Professor- in-Residence
Application Window
Open date: July 23, 2024
Next review date: Monday, Dec 16, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Monday, Jun 30, 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
The Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA seeks a physician-scientist for a full-time position at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor ranks commensurate with experience. Candidates must have a developed or developing research program, a record of clinical excellence, in addition to proven teaching abilities. His/her/their research focus should be translational with an emphasis on infectious diseases processes. Priority areas of interest include transplantation related issues, virology, bacterial resistance, mycology, emerging infectious diseases or tuberculosis. Rich opportunities are available for cooperative research with UCLA scientists in many disciplines. Candidates must have an M.D. or M.D., Ph.D. and be board certified in Infectious Diseases and licensed or licensable to practice medicine in the state of California.
The Department encourages candidates to apply who have experience in and who have demonstrated commitment to working with students from diverse backgrounds and to improving access to higher education for disadvantaged students through teaching and mentoring activities.
The posted UC salary scales [https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/index.html] set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table 5. The salary range for this position is $155,700-$411,500. This position includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan [https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-670.pdf] , which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.
The shared values of the DGSOM are expressed in the Cultural North Star, which was developed by members of our community and affirms our unswerving commitment to doing what’s right, making things better, and being kind. These are the standards to which we hold ourselves, and one another. Please read more about this important DGSOM program at https://medschool.ucla.edu/cultural-north-star.
All aspects of searches are confidential and all candidates are expected to review and abide by UC Regents Policy 1111 on Statement on Ethical Values and Standards of Conduct https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/governance/policies/1111.html.
The David Geffen School of Medicine Anti-racism roadmap is our co-created path to ensuring racial justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. We are committed to actively dismantling structural racism in our organization as described in more detail at https://medschool.ucla.edu/diversity-anti-racism-roadmap.
Qualifications
An M.D. or M.D., Ph.D. is required.
Must be board certified in Infectious Diseases.
Candidate must have a developed or developing research program, a record of clinical excellence, and proven teaching abilities.
California medical license is required or must be eligible.
Current research focus should preferably be translational in nature, e.g. with an emphasis on infectious diseases processes. Priority areas of interest include, but are not limited to, transplantation related issues, virology, bacterial resistance, mycology emerging infectious diseases, or tuberculosis.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Research
Statement of Teaching
Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our EDI Statement FAQ document.
Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form
- 3 required (contact information only)
Contact information only
Help contact: tvanwagoner@mednet.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/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.
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