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Job #JPF11263

• Biological Chemistry / David Geffen School Of Medicine / UCLA

Position overview
Salary range: $79,400 - $209,000

Application Window

Open date: August 19, 2026

Next review date: Saturday, Sep 19, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Saturday, Sep 19, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

Applications are sought for a full-time Assistant Project Scientist position, with a focus on the field of immunometabolism and cancer. The successful candidate will work as part of an interdisciplinary research team in the laboratory of Dr. Heather Christofk in the UCLA Department of Biological Chemistry. The focus of the Christofk Lab is the role of metabolism in cancer, development, and tissue stem cells.

The Christofk Lab examines how changes in systemic metabolism due to diet and/or metabolic disease impact mammalian development and cancer initiation and progression. Experience conducting diet studies in mice and harvesting mouse tissues, including bone and plasma, for analysis is required. The ideal candidate will have experience working with mouse models of multiple myeloma and have a background in immunology with extensive technical expertise in FACS analysis. Projects may include but are not limited to metabolism studies related to multiple myeloma progression and impact of diet on the bone tumor microenvironment.

Responsible for adhering to lab safety and animal research protocols

Participate in the planning of grant goals and gathering pilot data for such proposals

Responsible for writing grant proposals for submission to federal agencies and seeking funding to establish own independence

Responsible for progress reporting to granting agencies

Responsible for collaborating with other lab members, particularly in matters related to immunology and FACs techniques

Responsible for writing research papers for publication

Conduct research related to multiple myeloma and metabolism

Qualifications
Basic qualifications

PhD in Immunology or a related Biological Science
Ability to work in a collaborative interdisciplinary environment
Desire to conduct cancer metabolism research
Experience leading large mouse studies and sample collection from mice

Preferred qualifications

First author publication

Application Requirements
Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

• Cover Letter

• Statement of Research (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 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

• Statement of Teaching (Optional)

Reference requirements

• 2 required (contact information only)

Applicants must provide the names and contact information of their references. The hiring unit will request confidential letters from the references of those applicants who are under serious consideration.

Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11263

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