Clinician-Investigator Position in Infectious Diseases and Translational Science 2025-2026 Full-time

Clinician-Investigator Position in Infectious Diseases and Translational Science

The Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is seeking applicants for a Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinician-Investigator track position. This is a research-based position (approximately 80% research and 20% clinical/teaching). Applicants must be board certified in internal medicine and board eligible in infectious diseases. Applicants are preferred to have significant experience with infectious diseases consultation in both complex tertiary/quaternary inpatient and outpatient settings, and providing services to underserved and underinsured populations. Experience and knowledge of complex treatment of persons with HIV and HCV is preferred. Successful applicants will have a robust research agenda in basic/translational science focused on host-pathogen responses. Applicants should have a track record of NIH funding or equivalent or have applications under review. A California medical license and an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. are required. Teaching of students, residents, and/or fellows 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.

All aspects of searches are confidential and all candidates are expected to review and abide by UC Regents Policy 1111 on Statement on Ethical Values and Standards of Conduct.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications:

An M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. is required.

Additional qualifications:

Must be board certified in Internal Medicine and board eligible in Infectious Diseases. A California medical license is required.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience and knowledge of complex treatment of persons with HIV and HCV is preferred.

Application Requirements

Document requirements:

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

Job location:

Los Angeles, CA