University of California  Los Angeles

Maternal-Fetal Medicine Physician-Scientist

Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • M.D. degree or equivalent required
  • Eligible for California Medical License
  • Board certified or eligible in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Board certified or eligible in Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM)
  • Strong research track record preferred

Responsibilities

  • Provide patient care in a clinical setting
  • Engage in research on ovarian, endometriosis, and cervical biology
  • Participate in grant-supported collaborative studies
  • Educate medical students, residents, and fellows
  • Contribute to multi-disciplinary studies within UCLA Health System

Benefits

  • Membership in the Academic Senate
  • Engagement in diverse research opportunities
  • Opportunity for additional compensation under the Health Sciences Compensation Plan
  • Access to UCLA's extensive medical and educational resources
  • Participation in a collaborative university environment
Full Job Description
Position description

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) at the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at UCLA seeks a Maternal-Fetal Medicine physician-scientist at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor rank. This position confers membership in the Academic Senate.

The successful candidate's research interest can include ovarian, endometriosis, and cervical biology research. The incumbent will be expected to engage in grant-supported collaborative studies within the department and UCLA Health System, including team-based and multi-disciplinary studies. Responsibilities include patient care, research, and teaching of medical students, residents, and Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellows in the areas of clinical service and research.

Applicants must possess an M.D. degree or equivalent to apply and must be eligible to obtain a California Medical License. Candidates must also be board certified or eligible in the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and in the subspecialty of Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM). Applicants with a strong research track record are encouraged to apply. The incumbent should be enthusiastic about engaging in academically productive scientific inquiry, augmenting an active clinical program, serving the university community and educating medical students, residents, and fellows.

Rank and salary will be commensurate with experience, credentials and prior accomplishments.

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 $250,000 - $350,000. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan , which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.

For questions regarding the position, please contact Beth Y. Karlan, M.D., Search Committee Chair at [email protected] .

Letters of interest should be addressed to the search committee chair.

Interested candidates can apply through the UC Recruit System located at UC Recruit .

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
M.D. degree or equivalent

Additional qualifications
  • Eligible to obtain a California Medical License
  • Board certified or eligible in the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Board certified or eligible in the subspecialty of Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM)


Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
  • Cover Letter
  • Statement of Research (Optional)
  • Statement of Teaching (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


Reference requirements
  • 3 required (contact information only)

Contact information is only being requested at this time. Applicants will be notified prior to contacting references if used as part of the final selection process.
Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11295

Help contact: [email protected]

Job location

Los Angeles, CA

About University of California Los Angeles

The University of California, Los Angeles is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California State Normal School. This school was absorbed with the official founding of UCLA as the Southern Branch of the University of California in 1919, making it the second-oldest of the 10-campus University of California system. UCLA offers 337 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines, enrolling about 31,600 undergraduate and 14,300 graduate and professional students. UCLA received 174,914 undergraduate applications for Fall 2022, including transfers, making the school the most applied-to university in the United States. The university is organized into the College of Letters and Science and 12 professional schools. Six of the schools offer undergraduate degree programs: the School of the Arts and Architecture, Samueli School of Engineering, Herb Alpert School of Music, School of Nursing, Luskin School of Public Affairs and School of Theater, Film and Television. Three others are graduate-level professional health science schools: the David Geffen School of Medicine, School of Dentistry and Fielding School of Public Health. The School of Education & Information Studies, Anderson School of Management and School of Law round out the university.
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