Assistant, Associate, or Project Scientist - Pharmacology

Open date: March 5, 2026

Next review date: Sunday, Apr 5, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Friday, Mar 5, 2027 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.

The Department of Pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine is committed to academic excellence within the faculty, staff, and student body.

The Department of Pharmacology is conducting an open search for Project Scientists at the Assistant, Associate, or Full level to perform vital research, focusing on areas relevant to signal transduction, drug discovery, molecular specificity of therapeutic or environmental agents, drug disposition and action, structural and computational biology, cancer biology, and inflammation.

Project Scientists will make significant and creative contributions to a research project. Project scientists will be responsible for performing studies and experiments, providing on-site teaching to students in the lab, preparing presentations, and reporting and summarizing data.

A link to full descriptions of the series is provided for your review:
Project Scientist (APM-311)

Appointment rank is dependent upon academic experience and scholarly achievements.

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Candidates must have a PhD, a Doctoral degree, or equivalent in Pharmacological Sciences, or related fields.

Candidates with at least 4 years of postdoctoral experience are preferred.

Candidates with at least 5 publications demonstrating experience in disseminating findings are preferred.

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

• Cover Letter

• Misc / Additional (Optional)

• 3 required (contact information only)

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