Assistant Professor of Teaching Position in Materials Science and Engineering

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Job #JPF11370

• Materials Science & Engr / Henry Samueli School Engr & Ap / UCLA

Position overview Position title: Assistant Professor of Teaching

Salary range: The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. The salary range for this position is $120,000 - $150,000, depending on level of experience. “Off-scale salaries” and other components of pay, 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.

Application Window

Open date: November 3, 2026

Next review date: Monday, Dec 14, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

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

Final date: Wednesday, Jun 30, 2027 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 Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Department at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Teaching. This is a permanent position, analogous to a tenure-track position, with Academic Senate membership. Professors of Teaching serve as thought leaders in teaching practice and lead innovation and research in teaching for Samueli Engineering, including the adaptation of teaching for the age of AI and increased student engagement. Professors of Teaching help maintain ABET accreditation of Samueli Engineering programs, including through processes of continuous improvement of teaching practice and curriculum. Participation in governance and management of the university's educational program through committee service, curriculum development, and administration is also important. The teaching load is six courses per year on a quarter system. The department has an incredibly strong and passionate group of undergraduate and graduate students and is in an exciting faculty growth phase in high-impact areas of research and education.

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:

• A Ph.D. or M.S. in MSE or a closely related field.

• Documented excellence in teaching.

• Ability and interest in teaching a broad range of courses in MSE.

• Experience with curriculum development.

• Demonstrated efforts to lead innovation and reinvention in curriculum and teaching practice.

• A strong record of scholarship in MSE education or MSE.

The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. The salary range for this position is $120,000 - $150,000, depending on level of experience. “Off-scale salaries” and other components of pay, 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.

Application packages should be submitted online through [Project Site (https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/apply/JPF11370) and include the following documents: 1) curriculum vitae, 2) teaching portfolio, including a list of courses taught along with enrollment statistics and teaching evaluations, 3) teaching statement, 4) an optional statement of research interests, 5) a cover letter, 6) Reference check authorization release form, 7) UCLA Mission Statement, and 8) 3-5 references are required (contact names only). We encourage candidates to send in their applications as soon as possible. We will begin reviewing applications on December 14, 2026 and continue until the position is filled. Inquiries about the position and nominations of potential candidates should be directed to Department Chair Yang Yang.

Los Angeles is a global city known for its dynamic economy, rich cultural landscape, and spectacular weather. UCLA, ranked the No. 1 public university in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, is at the heart of this vibrant metropolis.

The UCLA Samueli School of Engineering is a close-knit community of more than 6,500 undergraduate and graduate students and 215 full-time faculty members, making it the largest professional school on campus by student population. Founded in 1945, the school is growing rapidly. It consistently ranks among the top 10 U.S. public engineering schools, and its online master’s program is ranked No. 1 overall by U.S. News & World Report. UCLA Samueli has helped shape technologies that have transformed the world. It is recognized as the birthplace of the internet and has played a pioneering role in fields ranging from artificial intelligence and reverse osmosis to AI-powered semiconductors and human prosthetics. Today, the school continues to bring together students, faculty, and industry partners to tackle some of the most important challenges facing society.

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.

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Department: https://www.mse.ucla.edu

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

A Ph.D. or M.S. in materials science and engineering or a closely related field.

Additional qualifications

Strong commitment both to teaching and research. Expertise in leading reinvention of our curriculum and teaching practice in the AI age.

Preferred qualifications

A Ph.D. or M.S. in materials science and engineering or a closely related field.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

• Cover Letter

• Statement of Research (Optional)

• Statement of Teaching

• 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

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

• Cover Letter

• Statement of Research

• Statement of Teaching

• Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form

• UCLA Mission Statement

• Misc / Additional (Optional)

Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11370

Help contact: [email protected]

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 (https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000385/SVSH)

• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties

• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/\_files/apm/apm-035.pdf)

Job location

Los Angeles, CA