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Academic Neuropathologist with Research Focus in Neurodegenerative Disease University of California Los Angeles Requisition Number: JPF09681 The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is recruiting for an Academic Neuropathologist in our tenured/tenured track series at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor rank. The successful candidate will demonstrate an academic direction in the field of neurodegenerative disorders with the aim of building a research laboratory within the neuropathology section with active primary and collaborative experimental efforts. The candidate will work closely with the neuropathology translational laboratory and be a key member of the Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Care at UCLA. The center is constructed around a multidisciplinary team that includes leaders in the field, including neurologists, neuropathologists, neuroradiologists and basic scientists. The successful candidate will also have a clinical component and be able to participate in neuropathology sign out, educational activities and supervise brain cutting sessions. The Department is seeking candidates with the potential for being outstanding in the above noted requirements, in clinical work, in research, in teaching, and in having a clear commitment to enhancing the diversity of the faculty, staff, and trainees. Applicants must possess an MD or MD/PhD degree(s) or equivalent, with training in a neuropathology fellowship program, and board certification or board eligibility by the American Board of Pathology. The candidate should also have a track record of research in neurodegenerative disorders, including publications and extramural grant funding. Eligibility for a California medical license is also required. Interested applicants must submit their application materials online at https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09681 The posted UC salary scales ( https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/index.html ) set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table 5 Scale 6. The salary range for this position is $250,000 – $450,000. This position includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan ( https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-670.pdf ), which provides for eligibility for additional compensation. UC Regents Statement on Ethical Values and Standards of Conduct 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 https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/governance/policies/1111.html . 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