Location: Los Angeles, CA
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Job #JPF11023 - Education / Educ& Info Studies / UCLA POSITION OVERVIEW **Position title:** Associate Project Scientist **Salary range:** See Table 37-B. The salary range for this position is from $93,300 to $115,400. APPLICATION WINDOW **Open date:** May 26, 2026 **Next review date:** Thursday, Jun 25, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. **Final date:** Thursday, Jun 25, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date. POSITION DESCRIPTION **SUMMARY OF ORGANIZATION/UNIT:** The UCLA Center for Community Schooling advances democracy, justice, and public education by helping schools become vibrant, community-centered places where young people learn and thrive. Bringing research, policy, and practice into close conversation, the Center partners with students, families, educators, and public agencies to support meaningful and lasting school transformation. This work is grounded in long-term research–practice partnerships with the two UCLA Community Schools in LAUSD, where democratic values and community voice shape everyday learning. At the state level, the Center co-leads California’s $4 billion Community School Partnership Program, supporting more than 2,000 public schools and reaching over one million students and families. Through applied research and implementation support, the Center demonstrates how universities can be powerful partners in advancing equitable, community-driven change. UCLA has established and maintained an active program of engaged scholarship and research at the UCLA Community School since 2009, when the school opened. Given the success of the UCLA Community School and the establishment of the Mann UCLA Community School in 2016, the UCLA Center for Community Schooling was established to study and share research and practice at both sites—supported by a Regional Training Center grant from the University of Pennsylvania to expand university-assist