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Job #JPF10715
Psychiatry/Biobehavioral Sci / David Geffen School Of Medicin / UCLA
Position overview Position title: Assistant Project Scientist
Salary range: 76700 - 76700
Application Window
Open date: November 7, 2025
Next review date: Sunday, Dec 7, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Sunday, Dec 7, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.
Position description
Assistant Project Scientist Position
Brain Connectivity and Cognition Laboratory (BCCL)
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience (CCN)
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA Semel Institute
The Assistant Project Scientist will conduct independent research investigating the neurophysiological and cognitive mechanisms underlying bilingualism, executive function, and brain organization in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The candidate will perform research-related activities including study design, data management, statistical analysis, and manuscript preparation in collaboration with faculty and lab members. The individual will participate in the scientific and research training activities of the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and the Semel Institute.
Specific Duties:
Required Qualifications:
Required Skills:
Salary will be consistent with the UCLA Project Scientist Series. 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 37-B. The salary range for this position is $76,700-$76,700 annually.
Interested applicants must submit: i) a cover letter outlining academic interests
ii) curriculum vitae with bibliography; and iii) contact information for three potential references to the application portal at https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10715.
For more information, please contact Marlo at MDDuran@mednet.ucla.edu.
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Qualifications
Basic qualifications
Additional qualifications
Application Requirements
Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Research (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 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
Statement of Teaching (Optional)
Reference requirements
3-5 required (contact information only)
Applicants are requested to provide contact information for 3 potential references in their UC Recruit application. Upon selection as a potential candidate(s), identified references will be contacted for letters. Candidates may be contacted to provide alternate references.
Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10715
Help contact: mvela@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.
"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
