Digestive Diseases

Posted January 16, 2026

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 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.

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

To apply, please click here - JPF10676

Post July 31, 2025

The Meriwether Lab in the Division of Digestive Diseases in the Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA seeks an advanced researcher for the Assistant Project Scientist position with extensive experience in lipid metabolism, high throughput screening approaches and cellular oxidative stress at the intersection of inflammatory disease and cancer/gut microbiome science. The candidate must have completed a minimum of 4 years of postdoctoral research and have additional research experience in the field of multi-omics for therapeutic target discovery with a deep understanding of bioinformatics and how these apply to global/high-throughput study of lipid metabolism. The candidate is expected to creatively initiate a program that studies distinct mechanisms of lipid metabolism and oxidative stress into the regulation of inflammatory disease and implications in cancer/immunity initiation and its progression. The candidate must be experienced with methods including and not limited to LC-MS based lipidomics and metabolomics, multi-omics data integration, high throughput screening of small molecules, and single cell/imaging approaches to the study of lipid metabolism. Experience in research pertaining to nutritional interventions to modulate inflammation and immunity will be considered a plus. The candidate must also be able to develop bioinformatic tools and workflows to analyze and interpret said data and use these to generate new ideas and hypotheses to move the project/field forward. The project will focus on identifying new mechanisms leading to inflammatory/immune regulation driven by lipid oxidation and metabolism in IBD, gut dysbiosis, and cancer. A Ph.D. is required.

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.

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

To apply, please click here – JPF10412

Posted July 3, 2025

The Division of Digestive Diseases in the Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA invites applications for a faculty position in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series at the level of Instructor, Assistant, Associate, or full Professor ranks. The position involves participating in gastroenterology practices located at various UCLA sites in Los Angeles County. Duties include direct patient care in the inpatient and outpatient setting and teaching medical students, residents, and fellows. An M.D. or D.O. is required. Applicants must be board eligible, or board certified in Internal Medicine and board eligible or board certified in Gastroenterology. An active California medical license is required.

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.

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.

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

To apply, please click here - JPF10386