Chief, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine

Position overview

Position title :

Chief, Division of Nephrology

Salary range :

The posted UC salary scales [] set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table 5. The salary range for this position is $208,000-$501,500. This position includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan [], which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.

Application Window

Open date : November 20, 2025

Next review date : Friday, Jan 16, 2026 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

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

Final date : Monday, Mar 16, 2026 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.

Position description

The Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA invites applications and nominations for a nationally recognized academic physician to serve as the Chief of the UCLA Division of Nephrology.

A leader in nephrology nationally, with one of the country's largest kidney transplant programs [] and a total research portfolio of ~$4.7 million, the UCLA Division of Nephrology comprises a distinguished cadre of 36 faculty members across the full spectrum of clinical care, research, and education. The division includes comprehensive clinical programs [] that provide state of the art care for patients with acute and chronic kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte disorders, hypertension, and kidney stone disease; and research programs [] committed to developing new treatments and cures for kidney disease. The division trains future leaders in nephrology through the UCLA-VA Nephrology Fellowship Training Program [], offering fellows unparalleled clinical and research opportunities at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, and the VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System. The division also offers a Transplant Fellowship [], accredited by the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Nephrology. Housed within one of the largest departments of medicine in the country and located on the campus of an internationally renowned research university with a $1 billion research portfolio, the UCLA Division of Nephrology is uniquely poised for transformational cross-disciplinary innovation and high-impact research.

Reporting to the Chair of the Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Executive Medical Director of the Department of Medicine at UCLA Health, Dr. E. Dale Abel, the next division chief will lead through a dynamic time as the department implements a strategic plan [] to achieve its vision to lead in innovation, transform care, and advance health for all. The division chief works collaboratively with clinical, academic, and administrative leaders within the department and UCLA Health (including the UCLA hospital system and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA), to advance the mission of excellence in clinical care, education, research, and community engagement, while further elevating the division's regional and national stature. In addition, the chief will cultivate a collegial, inclusive, and multidisciplinary culture consistent with the principles of the DGSOM's Cultural North Star [] while also upholding UCLA Health's patient-experience model, CICARE [], and promoting clinical quality, safety, and operational distinction.

The ideal candidate is a visionary academic physician with a distinguished record of accomplishments in research, education, clinical care and service, who has demonstrated strong leadership skills and a track record of collaboration. The successful candidate will combine an exceptional research background and clinical acumen with superb communication skills and emotional intelligence, an inspiring strategic vision, and a deep commitment to the mentorship and career development of clinician scientists, Ph.D. scientists, and clinician educators. All candidates must hold a M.D. or equivalent, appropriate academic credentials for a tenured faculty appointment, be board-eligible in nephrology, and eligible for licensure in California.

Confidential inquiries, nominations, or submissions of interest (curriculum vitae, informative personal statement, and response to UCLA's mission statement) are invited and will be considered until an appointment is made :

Priscilla Hsue, M.D.; Search Committee Chair

c / o Libby Shin, Executive Director, Office of the Chair of Medicine

Email : nephchiefsearch@mednet.ucla.edu

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 right, 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

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

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The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, bullying and other demeaning behavior, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this commitment as well as a commitment to addressing all forms of academic misconduct, UCLA conducts targeted employment reference checks for finalists to whom departments or other hiring units would like to extend formal offers of appointment into Academic Senate faculty positions. The targeted employment reference checks involve contacting the finalists' current and prior places of employment to ask whether there have been substantiated findings of misconduct that would violate the University's Faculty Code of Conduct. To implement this process, UCLA requires all applicants for Academic Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled "Authorization to Release Information" into RECRUIT as part of their application. If the applicant does not include the signed authorization to release information with the application materials, the application will be considered incomplete. As with any incomplete application, the application will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, only finalists (i.e., those to whom the department or other hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer) considered for Academic Senate faculty positions will be subject to targeted employment reference checks.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

M.D. degree or equivalent

Additional qualifications

Eligible for licensure in California

Eligible for board certification in nephrology or equivalent credentials

Possess academic credentials for an appropriate appointment in the UCLA faculty series

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Cover Letter / Personal Statement

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

Referencing will be done with candidate permissions at the appropriate time in the search process.

Apply link :

Help contact : lshin@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.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties
• APM - 035 : Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment

Job location

Los Angeles, CA