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Job #JPF10399

• Biological Chemistry / David Geffen School Of Medicin / UCLA

Position overview

Salary range: $74,100 - $195,000

Application Window

Open date: June 13, 2025

Next review date: Saturday, Jul 12, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

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

Final date: Sunday, Jul 13, 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

Applications are sought for a full-time Assistant Project Scientist position specializing in behavioral and systems neuroscience. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary research team in Dr. Weizhe Hong's laboratory within the UCLA Department of Biological Chemistry (and Department of Neurobiology and Department of Bioengineering). The Hong Lab investigates fundamental principles underlying social behavior regulation, with particular emphasis on empathy and prosociality.

The Hong laboratory employs a multidisciplinary approach, utilizing diverse experimental and computational technologies across molecular, circuit, and behavioral levels to elucidate the neural basis of social behavior. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong interest in pursuing research in this area, motivation to implement cutting-edge recording and computational techniques for studying neural mechanisms of social behavior, and enthusiasm for collaborative team development within the lab. Research projects may include electrophysiological recording of various brain regions during social behaviors, among other investigations.

Required Qualifications:

• PhD in a biological discipline
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in collaborative, interdisciplinary environments
• Strong interest in conducting systems neuroscience research on social behavior
• Prior research experience in systems neuroscience approaches to social behavior

Application Requirements: To apply, please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and contact information for two references. Start date is flexible

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Qualifications

Basic qualifications • PhD in a biological discipline

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in collaborative, interdisciplinary environments
• Strong interest in conducting systems neuroscience research on social behavior
• Prior research experience in systems neuroscience approaches to social behavior

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter (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 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

• 2-4 required (contact information only)

Please provide contact information for 2 references

Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10399

Help contact: kdserrano@mednet.ucla.edu

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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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Los Angeles, CA

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