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Adjunct Professor for Integrative Biology and Physiology 2025-2026

Job #JPF10597
  • INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY & PHYSIOLOGY / L&S Life Sciences / UCLA

Position overview

Position title: Adjunct Professor
Salary range: The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. The salary range for this position is $78, 200-$101,400. "Off-scale salaries" and other components of pay, 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.
Review timeline: Applications will be reviewed upon initial review date

Application Window

Open date: September 12, 2025

Most recent review date: Friday, Sep 12, 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: Sunday, Oct 12, 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

Teach lecture courses designed for junior/senior physiological science majors. The courses should use physiology and disease mechanisms as pedagogical tools to develop higher-order knowledge of basic scientific concepts, integrating concepts from genetics, molecular and cell biology, physiology, and biochemistry. Duties include planning and coordinating discussions and other class activities for courses; managing the acquisition and maintenance of course materials; developing computer applications for the classroom; supervising course teaching assistants; advising student projects; and maintain office hours.

Qualifications: Ph.D. degree in the life sciences with a strong publication record in cell and tissue biology; demonstrated experience in undergraduate and graduate teaching at the university level. Level of appointment and salary commensurate with qualifications, experience and duties.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

Ph.D. degree in the life sciences with a strong publication record in cell and tissue biology; demonstrated experience in undergraduate and graduate teaching at the university level. Level of appointment and salary commensurate with qualifications, experience and duties.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

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

  • Cover Letter

  • Statement of Research (Optional)

  • Statement of Teaching

  • 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 required (contact information only)

References will be contacted if candidates are chosen in later stages of the recruitment.

Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10597

Help contact: ssanchez@lifesci.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