The Department of Physics & Astronomy at the UCLA College of Letters and Sciences invites highly qualified applicants for temporary instructor positions for the 2026-27 Academic Year. This is a temporary, non-tenure teaching track appointment, on a part-time basis and made quarter by quarter, as dictated by instructional needs.
Responsibilities will include lecturing, conducting regularly scheduled office hours, and the writing and grading of exams and problem sets.
Qualified candidates must have a Ph.D., several tears of professional teaching experience and a demonstrated record of distinguished graduate teaching or proven expertise in the area of Quantum Information Science.
Candidates should provide a curriculum vitae. Please submit your application materials at https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11258. The deadline for applications is November 30, 2026, however, the search will remain open until any positions are filled.
The posted UC salary scale sets the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. The salary range for this position is $84,100 - $220,500. “Off-scale salaries”, i.e. a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.
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.
The Department of Physics & Astronomy at UCLA seeks applications for a full-time (100%) Assistant Researcher in the area of observational cosmology. Qualified candidates will have a Ph.D. in Astronomy or a related field and a demonstrated background in cosmology, strong gravitational lensing, and stellar dynamics. The position will involve utilizing strong lensing data from JWST and other observatories to determine the expansion history of the universe, the Hubble constant, and dark energy equation of state. Candidates should provide: a curriculum vita; a statement of research interests; a publication list; and complete a reference check authorization release form. Please submit your application materials at https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/apply/JPF11286. The deadline for applications is September 30, 2026.
The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table 13B Represented Professional Research Series (ucop.edu).The salary range for this position is $96,700-$126,400.
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.
We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar position in collider physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The UCLA group, led by Profs. Bachtis, Hauser, and Saltzberg, is involved in several high-profile activities in the CMS experiment at CERN, in the areas of L1 Trigger and Muon system upgrades. The group has recently made major analysis contributions in long-lived particle searches, high-mass resonant searches, Higgs self-coupling measurements, and precision measurements of the W and Z boson masses. The successful candidate will work closely with Prof. Bachtis, and is expected to initiate a new data analysis effort while strongly contributing to the algorithms, firmware, integration, installation, and commissioning of the Global Muon Trigger (GMT) for the High Luminosity LHC. Through the GMT work, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work closely with cutting-edge Versal SoCs.
The Postdoctoral Scholar appointment is contingent upon evidence of a doctoral degree, documentation of employment eligibility in compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, funding availability, and approval of the Dean of the Division of Graduate Education. Applicants must have received (or expect to soon receive) a PhD in physics, astrophysics, or a closely related discipline. The tentative starting date is Summer or Fall 2026.
The position will be for an initial term of two years, with the possibility of extension, contingent upon performance and availability of funding. Salary range: $71,491 per year or higher.
Application Process
Qualified applicants should submit a single PDF to EEPpostdoctoralsearch@physics.ucla.edu The PFD should include:
The deadline for receiving all materials is June 1st 2026.
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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, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.
“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.
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We invite applications for a postdoctoral position in theoretical and numerical plasma physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UCLA. The successful applicant will join the prospective research group of Dr. Young Dae Yoon, inaugurating in July 2026, on research topics such as wave–particle interactions, magnetogenesis, magnetic reconnection, gravitoelectromagnetism, non-equilibrium processes, and plasma thermodynamics. A wide range of applications is envisioned, spanning fields from astrophysics to nuclear fusion. Projects may involve a combination of analytical methods and numerical simulations, depending on the candidate’s expertise and interests.
The Postdoctoral Scholar appointment is contingent upon evidence of a doctoral degree, documentation of employment eligibility in compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, funding availability, and approval of the Dean of the Division of Graduate Education. Applicants must have received (or expect to soon receive) a PhD in physics, plasma physics, astrophysics, or a closely related discipline. The tentative starting date is Fall 2026.
The position will be for an initial term of two years, with the possibility of extension contingent upon performance and availability of funding.
Application Process
Qualified applicants should submit a single PDF to youngdae.yoon@apctp.org that includes:
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, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.
“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(PDF)