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Assistant Project Scientist
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Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90079, USA
Listed on 2026-09-18
Listing for:
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-18
Job specializations:
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Research/Development
Data Scientist, Research Scientist
Job Description & How to Apply Below
The Department of Psychology is currently hiring for an Assistant Project Scientist. For more information regarding the Project Scientist series, please refer to Call Appendix 36:
Project (e.g. Scientist) Series
- Candidate must have a PhD in neuroscience or equivalent.
- Job responsibilities include supporting the PI in the design and execution of extramurally-funded projects examining the function of cortico-amygdala-striatal circuits in reward learning, motivation, and decision making.
- The candidate should have a strong background in behavioral neuroscience, learning and memory, in vivo microendoscopic cellular resolution imaging and analysis pipeline, behavioral tracking, machine learning and computational analysis approaches, and neural circuit dissection methods.
- In addition, the project scientist will supervise postdocs, graduate, and undergraduate students conducting research projects.
- Responsibilities include assisting the PI in experimental design, execution of experiments, data analysis and interpretation, manuscript preparation, and oversight of the ongoing projections of undergraduate and graduate students.
The appointment will be for 100% starting November 1, 2026.
The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step Table 37-B for the salary range. The salary range for this position is for this position is $79400 - $101100. Off-scale salaries i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.
PhD in Neuroscience or equivalent
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