UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center Tenure Track Assistant to Associate Professor
Position overview
Position title: Assistant Professor or Associate ProfessorApplication Window
Open date: September 17, 2024
Next review date: Sunday, Dec 1, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Sunday, Dec 1, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.
Position description
The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research (Broad Stem Cell Research Center [BSCRC]) at UCLA is recruiting new faculty (assistant to associate professor) working in stem cell research and regenerative medicine. The positions are state-supported, tenure-track/tenured professorships with a guaranteed salary base, outstanding fringe benefits, and substantial start-up funds. The current base pay range is $90,700 - $117,600 annually for Assistant Professor, and $111,900 - 141,100 for Associate Professor. Other components of pay are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions. Candidates must have a doctorate or medical degree in biomedical or related scientific fields, or an MD or equivalent degree. Applicants with basic research interests in stem cell biology, organ development, tissue regeneration, and stem cell aging, as well as those with a more clinical translational focus on stem cell therapeutics and regenerative medicine are encouraged to apply.
The BSCRC (www.stemcell.ucla.edu) is a multidisciplinary, integrated collaboration of scientific and medical disciplines committed to revolutionizing the treatment of disease through personalized cellular therapies and regenerative medicine. The Center supports innovation, excellence, and the highest ethical standards focused on education and research to drive groundbreaking stem cell discoveries from the laboratory to the patient.
The Center includes more than 250 faculty members from across the UCLA campus including the professional Schools of Medicine, Public Health, Dentistry, Engineering, Law, and Nursing and the Divisions of Physical and Life Sciences. In addition to its support of basic and translational research, the BSCRC, in collaboration with the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSoM), is a leader in the development of innovative cell therapies for cancer, blindness, and genetic disorders.
The BSCRC is seeking candidates with the potential for being outstanding in the above noted requirements, in clinical work, in research, in teaching, and in having a clear commitment to enhancing the diversity of the faculty, staff, and trainees.
Appointments will be in academic departments across the full spectrum of biomedical research at UCLA. The BSCRC is located directly adjacent to the physical, engineering, math, and basic biological sciences of the College and is adjacent to the DGSoM.
BSCRC members mentor graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and clinical fellows from disciplines ranging from the subspecialties of the biological, physical, and engineering sciences to the various medical and surgical specialties. Center training programs include a California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) training grant for pre-doctoral and post-doctoral trainees as well as clinical fellows, and a collaborative program for undergraduate biology students from California State University, Northridge (CSUN).
Questions regarding the positions should be sent to BSCRC Executive Director Celia Adelson cadelson@mednet.ucla.edu. The following materials should be submitted online:
- A cover letter addressed to: Chair of the BSCRC Search Committee,
- CV,
- Research plan and future plans,
- Description of research accomplishments ,
- Statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to equity, diversity and inclusion through research, teaching, and/or service.
- Up to 3 key papers exemplifying the applicant’s research accomplishments, and
- Three to five (3 - 5) reference letters.
- Reference check authorization release form.
Submit materials online via the UCLA Academic Recruit website https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09745. The positions will remain open until filled.
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Qualifications
Candidates must have a doctorate or medical degree in biomedical or related scientific fields, or an MD or equivalent degree.
Experience in the scientific discovery process in the pursuit of bench to bedside research.
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 Sample Guidance for Candidates and related EDI Statement FAQ document.
Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form
Misc / Additional - Up to 3 key papers exemplifying the applicant’s research accomplishments
- 3-5 required (contact information only)
Please provide contact information for at least three (up to five) references. References will not be contacted until later in the process. Once provided, letters will be visible to all reviewers.
Help contact: CAdelson@mednet.ucla.edu
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