Clinical Nutrition

Posted July 21, 2026

The Division of Clinical Nutrition in the Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA invites applicants for a faculty position in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series at the Instructor, Assistant, Associate, or full Professor ranks.

Candidates will be expected to provide consultation and care to patients at the Clinical Nutrition clinics. Candidates will also be required to teach residents and medical students and participate in clinical research and administrative duties as assigned.

Applicants must have an M.D., D.O., or equivalent and must be board-certified or board-eligible in Internal Medicine. A California medical license is required. Preference will be given to applicants with demonstrated training and/or experience in Clinical Nutrition. The primary area of clinical practice in the division is the treatment and prevention of obesity and obesity-associated diseases of cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, diabetes, and fatty liver disease. Other areas of practice include enteral parental nutrition, GI disorders, malnutrition, and nutrition oncology.

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 Cultural North Star.

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.

• “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 – JPF11120

Posted July 21, 2026

The UCLA Center for Human Nutrition, is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Scholar to join the laboratory of Dr. Devesha Kulkarni in the Division of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. The successful candidate will work as part of an interdisciplinary research team within the Department.

About the Team:

The focus of the Kulkarni Gut Lab is on immune responses at the intestinal barrier response towards changing microbiota, both in the context of normal development and dysbiosis associated with diseases such as IBD. The Lab works extensively with mouse models, intestinal organoids, flow cytometry of mouse and human tissue specimens, single-cell and bulk RNA- sequencing, and microbiome analysis. More information about the Lab and the research focus can be found at Kulkarni Gut Lab. 

The candidate will be working on a project related to mucosal immunology and microbiome research.

• The ideal candidate will be motivated to learn and implement a variety of cutting-edge computational and experimental techniques in mucosal immunology, take responsibility for driving the project under the mentor’s guidance.
• Plan and conduct the experiment, analyze the data and maintain a details notebook summarizing experiments and recording research data.
• Contribute to manuscript preparation, conference presentation and grant writing.
• Candidate will be conducting in vivo animal experiments, cell culture, flow cytometry and immunological assays (ie. Elisa and multiplex).
• Candidate must be willing to work both independently and within a collaborative research environment.
• A Ph.D. in immunology, cell biology, development biology, or microbiology is required.

The UCLA Center for Human Nutrition has been working closely with several multi-disciplinary teams investigating how the diet, gut microbiome interacts with host systems to regulate human health and disease.

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 Cultural North Star.

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 – JPF11058