Postdoctoral Position in Digestive Diseases - May Lab 2025-2026

Position overview

Salary range :

See Table 23 [https : / / www.ucop.edu / academic-personnel-programs / _files / 2025-26 / represented-oct-2025-scales / t23.pdf ]. A reasonable estimate for this position is $69,073- $82,836.

Application Window

Open date : October 31, 2025

Next review date : Monday, Dec 1, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date : Monday, Dec 1, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

The May Laboratory in the Division of Digestive Diseases at the University of California Los Angeles is seeking a full-time postdoctoral scholar to join our dynamic and productive research team. This individual will be engaged in a portfolio of health services and clinical research based in academic and community health system settings. Projects include trials in colorectal cancer screening and earl detection, early onset cancers, studies using large publicly available databases to evaluate national trends in health outcomes, health system interventions to optimize population health, and pragmatic implementation trials to improve uptake of preventive health services. The work involves secondary analyses, survey research, quantitative and qualitative methods, comparative effectiveness trials, program evaluation, implementation science, and utilization of electronic health records and other administrative databases for research purposes.

The position will include opportunity for in depth training in research methods, grant writing, impactful manuscript writing, and career strategy, as well as access to career development resources at UCLA. The individual will have the opportunity to further his / her research and leadership capabilities by authoring scientific manuscripts and presentations, participating in the development of grant proposals, mentoring students and clinical trainees, participating in community engagement activities and in the overall planning of new initiatives.

Qualifications :

• Ph.D. in health services research, public health, epidemiology or medical degree with public health / social science training
• Strong methodological skills including research design, data analyses and data interpretation
• Experience with conducting research using large scale healthcare data, cancer registry data, or the equivalent
• Knowledge of program planning, implementation and evaluation
• Prior experience or involvement in managing research projects
• Knowledge of population science theory and practice; and implementation research with community partners, including academic and community health systems, including safety-net providers
• Extensive experience conducting data analyses using R, STATA, or SAS
• Ability to effectively work with community organizations, including clinical settings
• Strong interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills, including scientific writing
• Knowledge of and experience with policies and procedures for Human Subjects research
• Demonstrated capacity to drive first author publications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

The shared values of the DGSOM are expressed in the Cultural North Star, which was developed by members of our community and affirms our unswerving commitment to doing what' s ri ght, making things better, and being kind. These are the standards to which we hold ourselves, and one another. Please read more about this important DGSOM program at https : / / medschool.ucla.edu / about / culture-mission / cultural-north-star

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

A Ph.D. in health services research, public health, epidemiology or medical degree with public health / social science training is required.

Additional qualifications

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

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 the state 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

None

Apply link :

https : / / recruit.apo.ucla.edu / JPF10676

Help contact : kgray@mednet.ucla.edu

About UCLA

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and / or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

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Job location

Los Angeles, CA