Description

The UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research (Broad Stem Cell Research Center (BSCRC)) is recruiting multiple new faculty working in stem cell research. Investigators with basic research interests in stem cell biology, organ development, tissue regeneration, and stem cell aging as well as those with a more clinical translational focus on stem cell therapeutics and regenerative medicine are encouraged to apply.

Each of the positions is a state-supported, tenure-track/tenured professorship with a guaranteed salary base, outstanding fringe benefits, and substantial start-up funds. The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table 5 - Summary. The salary range for this position is $97,500-$227,600 for Assistant Professor or $120,200-$281,300 for Associate Professor. This position includes membership in the  Health Sciences Compensation Plan, which provides for eligibility for additional compensation. Appointments will be made in an appropriate academic department in the School of Medicine.

Candidates for tenured Associate Professor positions must have well established and funded research programs. Assistant Professor applicants should have demonstrated their potential for research leadership. In all cases, emphasis is placed on the applicant’s record of research accomplishment, creativity, and promise of continuing success.

UCLA offers a highly collaborative multi-disciplinary research environment that promotes interactions between faculty in the Schools of Medicine, Engineering, Nursing and Dentistry, the College of Letters and Science, and units that include the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, California NanoSystems Institute, Brain Research Institute, and UCLA AIDS Institute. The BSCRC features numerous established research cores including flow cytometry, advanced microscopy, high throughput sequencing, and human pluripotent cell banks. In addition, the Alpha Clinic and CTSI provide well-trained staff to facilitate clinical trials.

Please find the full posting and apply online via the UCLA Academic Recruit website https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11124. Candidates should submit: 1) a cover letter; 2) full curriculum vitae; 3) a statement of research accomplishments, interests and plans; 4) Up to 3 key papers exemplifying the applicant’s research accomplishments; and 5) a statement of teaching experience and/or interest. Please arrange through this website to have 3-5 letters of recommendation submitted as well. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

Applications are due Tuesday, Dec 1, 2026 at 11:59pm PT. Finalists will be invited to interview onsite during a symposium scheduled for April 8-9, 2027.

Questions to: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center
Chief Administrative Officer, Noushig Karpanian 
NKarpanian@mednet.ucla.edu