University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)
Project Scientist Position in Medicine-Pediatrics (AIR-P) 2024-2025
University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Position Overview
Salary range:
See Table 37B (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/july-2024-scales/t37-b.pdf). A reasonable estimate for this position is $74,100 - $195,000.Application Window
Open date:
September 5, 2024Next review date:
Saturday, Oct 5, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.Final date:
Monday, Dec 2, 2024 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 Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research, Medicine-Pediatrics Section, in the Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA invites applicants for a Project Scientist position at the Assistant, Associate, or Full rank. Research activities will include supporting Med-Peds projects related to disability and autism research, including but not limited to the Autism Research Intervention Network on Physical Health (AIR-P). Within the AIR-P, the candidate would support the National Coordinating Center's research infrastructure such as the AIR-P Scholars Program, Infrastructure for Collaborative Research (ICR), and mentor staff research associates. An M.D. and/or Ph.D. is required.Specific tasks and duties for the AIR-P includes recruiting and reviewing for our grant program, supporting the start-up and design of new studies, and facilitating data collection and analysis activities.Successful applicants have a degree in all social science, STEM, and autism-related fields including psychiatry and developmental psychology and 5+ years of demonstrated autism research experience in a research institution. Candidate must be familiar with federal grants processes. Candidate must also be proficient in quantitative research and familiar with building and maintaining translational research databases (e.g., proficient in quantitative data analysis and statistics, data management of large datasets, and translating statistics to lay language). Specifically, candidate will be supporting the implementation of the ICR. Candidate must have demonstrated experience in interdisciplinary collaborations, working in teams, and co-leading projects with autistic and neurodivergent scientists. Familiarity with neurodiversity and/or cultural humility is required.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.The David Geffen School of Medicine Anti-racism roadmap is our co-created path to ensuring racial justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. We are committed to actively dismantling structural racism in our organization as described in more detail at: https://medschool.ucla.edu/diversity-anti-racism-roadmap.Qualifications
Basic qualifications:
An M.D. and/or Ph.D. is required.Preferred qualifications:5+ years of demonstrated autism research experience in a research institutionProficiency in quantitative data analysis and statistics, data management of large datasets, and translating statistics to lay languageApplication Requirements
Document requirements:Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
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 EDI Statement FAQ document.
Reference requirements:
NoneApply link:
https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09701Help contact:
bberzamin@mednet.ucla.eduAbout 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/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.For the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy, please visit https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-035.pdf.For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.Job Location
Los Angeles
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Salary range:
See Table 37B (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/july-2024-scales/t37-b.pdf). A reasonable estimate for this position is $74,100 - $195,000.Application Window
Open date:
September 5, 2024Next review date:
Saturday, Oct 5, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.Final date:
Monday, Dec 2, 2024 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 Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research, Medicine-Pediatrics Section, in the Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA invites applicants for a Project Scientist position at the Assistant, Associate, or Full rank. Research activities will include supporting Med-Peds projects related to disability and autism research, including but not limited to the Autism Research Intervention Network on Physical Health (AIR-P). Within the AIR-P, the candidate would support the National Coordinating Center's research infrastructure such as the AIR-P Scholars Program, Infrastructure for Collaborative Research (ICR), and mentor staff research associates. An M.D. and/or Ph.D. is required.Specific tasks and duties for the AIR-P includes recruiting and reviewing for our grant program, supporting the start-up and design of new studies, and facilitating data collection and analysis activities.Successful applicants have a degree in all social science, STEM, and autism-related fields including psychiatry and developmental psychology and 5+ years of demonstrated autism research experience in a research institution. Candidate must be familiar with federal grants processes. Candidate must also be proficient in quantitative research and familiar with building and maintaining translational research databases (e.g., proficient in quantitative data analysis and statistics, data management of large datasets, and translating statistics to lay language). Specifically, candidate will be supporting the implementation of the ICR. Candidate must have demonstrated experience in interdisciplinary collaborations, working in teams, and co-leading projects with autistic and neurodivergent scientists. Familiarity with neurodiversity and/or cultural humility is required.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.The David Geffen School of Medicine Anti-racism roadmap is our co-created path to ensuring racial justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. We are committed to actively dismantling structural racism in our organization as described in more detail at: https://medschool.ucla.edu/diversity-anti-racism-roadmap.Qualifications
Basic qualifications:
An M.D. and/or Ph.D. is required.Preferred qualifications:5+ years of demonstrated autism research experience in a research institutionProficiency in quantitative data analysis and statistics, data management of large datasets, and translating statistics to lay languageApplication Requirements
Document requirements:Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
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 EDI Statement FAQ document.
Reference requirements:
NoneApply link:
https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09701Help contact:
bberzamin@mednet.ucla.eduAbout 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/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.For the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy, please visit https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-035.pdf.For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.Job Location
Los Angeles
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