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Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor-Multiple Sclerosis

Job #JPF10488
  • Neurology / David Geffen School Of Medicin / UCLA

Position overview

Position title: Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor-Multiple Sclerosis
Salary range: $136,100 to $250,000
Review timeline: Every 2 years from initial appt

Application Window

Open date: July 9, 2025

Next review date: Saturday, Aug 9, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Tuesday, Sep 9, 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 Neurology and the Multiple Sclerosis Program at the University of California, Los Angeles are recruiting for a new faculty position for further expansion of our multiple sclerosis clinical and research programs.

Requirements & Job Summary:
The successful applicant must have completed a multiple sclerosis fellowship or hold an Assistant Professor position with expertise in clinical MS. The applicant must have outstanding clinical and teaching skills. The applicant will participate in the clinical, teaching, and clinical research activities of the UCLA Multiple Sclerosis Program. This includes providing outpatient clinical care in the UCLA multiple sclerosis clinic, participating in multiple sclerosis clinical trials and attending multiple sclerosis clinical research monthly meetings. The multidisciplinary UCLA multiple sclerosis program includes NIH, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, and other funded research initiatives.

Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
• Possess a MD, DO or MD/PhD or equivalent
• Strong organizational skills
• Demonstrated strong communication skills to work collaboratively with other disciplines, specialties, and neurological subspecialties.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
• California medical license or licensure eligibility
• Board certified/eligible in Neurology by the ABPN
• Fellowship training in multiple sclerosis on or before start date.
• Board certification or eligibility in multiple sclerosis on or before start date

The salary range for this position is $136,100 to $250,000 with the opportunity for higher earnings contingent on performance-based incentives. This position [includes/may include] membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan which provides for eligibility for additional compensation. The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment.
https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/oct-2024-scales/t5-5.pdf

Application procedure: Apply by submitting your application to our online RECRUIT system
https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10488

Please submit the following to be considered for candidacy:

  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Statement of Career Interests and Objectives in the areas of research, education and service.
  • List of 4-6 academic references

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.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

• Possess a MD, DO or MD/PhD or equivalent
• Strong organizational skills
• Demonstrated strong communication skills to work collaboratively with other disciplines, specialties, and neurological subspecialties.

Additional qualifications

• California medical license or licensure eligibility
• Board certified/eligible in Neurology by the ABPN
• Fellowship training in multiple sclerosis on or before start date.
• Board certification or eligibility in multiple sclerosis on or before start date

Application Requirements

Document requirements

  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter (Optional)

  • Statement of Research (Optional)

  • Statement of Teaching (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 serious candidate will be contacted

Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10488

Help contact: jshinn@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 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.

Job location

Los Angeles, CA