Project Scientist

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health • Los Angeles, CA • 8h ago

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Job #JPF10664

EARTH, PLANETARY, AND SPACE SCIENCES / L&S Physical Sciences / UCLA

Position overview

Salary range: The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table 37-B (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/2025-26-academic-salary-scales.html) . The salary range for this position is $172,000 - $201,900. "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: November 1, 2025

Next review date: Monday, Dec 1, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

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

Final date: Monday, Dec 1, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

The Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, seeks applicants for a Project Scientist. The candidate must hold a Ph.D. in Geochemistry, Cosmochemistry or related fields. The candidate must have direct experience with SIMS.

The person hired will conduct a research program that focuses on the formation and evolution of the Solar System through the high-precision isotopic analysis of extraterrestrial materials. Using secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), the candidate will examine solar, meteoritic, asteroidal, cometary, and lunar samples to decode the physical and chemical processes that shaped our planetary system. In addition to performing measurements in the laboratory, the candidate will also be responsible for managing a multi-year, NASA-supported analytical facility established to provide the planetary science community with advanced capabilities for isotopic analysis across the periodic table, thereby fostering collaborative and cutting-edge cosmochemical research.

Candidates must provide a (a) curriculum vitae, (b) cover letter, (c) statement of research interests (max 2 pages), (d) UCLA Mission Statement and (e) three to five references, including names and contact information.

Applications will be accepted via the UC Recruit website at https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10664 beginning November 1, 2025. The deadline to submit your application is December 1, 2025.

Inquiries may be directed to EdYoung (eyoung@epss.ucla.edu).

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

PhD in Geochemistry, cosmochemistry or related field, and direct experience with SIMS.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Cover Letter

Statement of Research

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)

Reference contact information is being requested of applicants. References may be asked to provide a letter of recommendation.

Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10664

Help contact: sean@epss.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 (https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000385/SVSH)

UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties

APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-035.pdf)

Job location

Los Angeles, CA

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