Assistant Project Scientist
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
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Job #JPF10603
+ PSYCHOLOGY / L&S Life Sciences / UCLA
Position overview Position title: Assistant Project Scientist
Salary range: See Table 37B for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $76,000-$85,000.
Application Window
Open date: September 8, 2025
Next review date: Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Wednesday, Oct 8, 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 Psychology is currently hiring for an Assistant Project Scientist. For more information regarding the Project Scientist series, please refer to the Call Appendix 36: Project (e.g. Scientist) Series: https://apo.ucla.edu/policies-forms/the-call/appendices/appendix-36-project-e.g.-scientist-series.
Criteria: Candidate must have a PhD in clinical psychology, neuroscience, or equivalent. Job responsibilities include supporting the PI in the design and execution of extramurally-funded projects examining peripheral and central nervous system biomarkers of antidepressant response in depressed adolescents.
Responsibilities include providing clinical oversight for extramurally-funded projects in the lab; data coding and organization; data analysis and manuscript preparation; and supervising postbaccalaureate staff members and students on clinical assessments and related research projects. The appointment will be for 55% starting October 2025.
Qualifications
Basic qualifications
PhD in Clinical Psychology, Neuroscience, or equivalent
Application Requirements
Document requirements
+ Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
+ Cover Letter (Optional)
+ Statement of Research
+ 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
None required
Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10603
Help contact: carpio@psych.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.
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Job location
Los Angeles, CA
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