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Clinical Instructor jobs with green card sponsorship require employers to complete PERM labor certification with the Department of Labor before filing an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. EB-2 applies to advanced-degree candidates, while EB-3 covers professionals with a bachelor's degree, making this role accessible through both pathways to lawful permanent residency.
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Salary range: The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table 5 Scale 6. The salary range for this position is $220,000 - $280,000. This position includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan, which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.
Application Window
Open date: November 10, 2026
Next review date: Thursday, Dec 10, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Thursday, Dec 10, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.
Position description
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UCLA, Division of Anatomic Pathology, is searching for a pathologist to serve in the Section of Surgical Pathology. Candidates must possess an M.D., M.D./Ph.D., or equivalent degree and be board certified or board eligible in AP or AP/CP. Fellowship training in a subspecialty area of surgical pathology is desired. Candidates should demonstrate an interest in academic pathology, including clinical practice, education, and scholarly activities.
The appointment will be at the Clinical Instructor level. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in clinical service coverage across various areas of Surgical Pathology, based on clinical needs, as well as in the general frozen section service. Opportunities for participation in teaching, research, scholarly presentations, and publications will be available and encouraged.
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is an integral part of the vibrant UCLA research enterprise and there are numerous opportunities to participate in clinical trials, translational research and basic research. UCLA offers a highly collaborative environment that promotes interactions among faculty in the School of Medicine.
Confidential review of applications will begin immediately and continue until an appointment is made. Compensation for the position is highly competitive and will be commensurate with experience.
Interested applicants must submit their application materials via UC Recruit.
The shared values of the DGSOM are expressed in the Cultural North Star, which was developed by members of our community and affirms our unwavering 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.
Qualifications
Basic qualifications
M.D., M.D./Ph.D., or equivalent degree
Application Requirements
Document requirements
- Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
- Cover Letter
- 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
- Statement of Teaching
- Bibliography
- Statement of Creative Contributions - Development of or contributions to educational curricula
- Development of or contributions to administration of a teaching program
- Participation in the advancement of professional education
- Development of or contributions to original material in handouts for lectures
- Development of or contributions to informational brochures with regard to the individual’s specialty or area of interest targeted to physicians, allied health professionals, and/or patients
- Lectures, original educational materials, or teaching files placed on resident website
- Participation in platform or poster presentations at local, regional, or national meetings
- Participation in research, not necessarily as primary or independent investigator (in some cases, the individual’s participation in research may be sufficiently substantial to warrant a reduced breadth of clinical responsibilities)
- First, senior, or collaborative authorship of peer-reviewed research papers
- Publication of case reports or clinical reviews
- Development of or contribution to administration (supervision) of a clinical service or health care facility
- Development of or contributions to clinical guidelines or pathways
- Development of or contributions to quality improvement programs
- Development of or contributions to medical information systems
- Participation in the advancement of University professional practice programs
- Development of or contributions to community-oriented programs
- Development of or contributions to community outreach or informational programs
Reference requirements
- 3 required (contact information only)
Job location
Los Angeles, CA
Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11455
Help contact: rromeroledezma@mednet.ucla.edu
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
- UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties
- APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment
Position overview
Salary range: The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table 5 Scale 6. The salary range for this position is $220,000 - $280,000. This position includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan, which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.
Application Window
Open date: November 10, 2026
Next review date: Thursday, Dec 10, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Thursday, Dec 10, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.
Position description
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UCLA, Division of Anatomic Pathology, is searching for a pathologist to serve in the Section of Surgical Pathology. Candidates must possess an M.D., M.D./Ph.D., or equivalent degree and be board certified or board eligible in AP or AP/CP. Fellowship training in a subspecialty area of surgical pathology is desired. Candidates should demonstrate an interest in academic pathology, including clinical practice, education, and scholarly activities.
The appointment will be at the Clinical Instructor level. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in clinical service coverage across various areas of Surgical Pathology, based on clinical needs, as well as in the general frozen section service. Opportunities for participation in teaching, research, scholarly presentations, and publications will be available and encouraged.
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is an integral part of the vibrant UCLA research enterprise and there are numerous opportunities to participate in clinical trials, translational research and basic research. UCLA offers a highly collaborative environment that promotes interactions among faculty in the School of Medicine.
Confidential review of applications will begin immediately and continue until an appointment is made. Compensation for the position is highly competitive and will be commensurate with experience.
Interested applicants must submit their application materials via UC Recruit.
The shared values of the DGSOM are expressed in the Cultural North Star, which was developed by members of our community and affirms our unwavering 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.
Qualifications
Basic qualifications
M.D., M.D./Ph.D., or equivalent degree
Application Requirements
Document requirements
- Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
- Cover Letter
- 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
- Statement of Teaching
- Bibliography
- Statement of Creative Contributions - Development of or contributions to educational curricula
- Development of or contributions to administration of a teaching program
- Participation in the advancement of professional education
- Development of or contributions to original material in handouts for lectures
- Development of or contributions to informational brochures with regard to the individual’s specialty or area of interest targeted to physicians, allied health professionals, and/or patients
- Lectures, original educational materials, or teaching files placed on resident website
- Participation in platform or poster presentations at local, regional, or national meetings
- Participation in research, not necessarily as primary or independent investigator (in some cases, the individual’s participation in research may be sufficiently substantial to warrant a reduced breadth of clinical responsibilities)
- First, senior, or collaborative authorship of peer-reviewed research papers
- Publication of case reports or clinical reviews
- Development of or contribution to administration (supervision) of a clinical service or health care facility
- Development of or contributions to clinical guidelines or pathways
- Development of or contributions to quality improvement programs
- Development of or contributions to medical information systems
- Participation in the advancement of University professional practice programs
- Development of or contributions to community-oriented programs
- Development of or contributions to community outreach or informational programs
Reference requirements
- 3 required (contact information only)
Job location
Los Angeles, CA
Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11455
Help contact: rromeroledezma@mednet.ucla.edu
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
- UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties
- APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Clinical Instructor
Align your credentials to EB-2 requirements
A master's degree in nursing, education, or a clinical field positions you for EB-2. If you hold a bachelor's plus five years of progressive clinical teaching experience, document each role carefully because PERM requires the employer to demonstrate that advanced credentials are genuinely needed.
Target academic medical centers and teaching hospitals
Academic medical centers, university-affiliated hospitals, and nursing schools run structured sponsorship programs and regularly file PERM for Clinical Instructor roles. Faculty positions tied to accredited programs are more likely to have HR teams experienced with the PERM recruitment and prevailing-wage process.
Search verified sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to find employers with confirmed green card sponsorship history for Clinical Instructor and related faculty roles. Searching by institution type and location lets you focus outreach on organizations already familiar with the PERM filing timeline for academic healthcare positions.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating your offer
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for the Clinical Instructor SOC code at your work location. Run the OFLC Wage Search before accepting an offer so you understand the wage floor and can confirm the employer's offer meets PERM requirements.
Prepare your O*NET occupational documentation early
PERM labor certification requires a precise job description matching the O*NET profile for Clinical Instructors. Gaps between your actual duties and the O*NET definition can delay certification, so work with your employer's attorney to reconcile job requirements before the recruitment phase begins.
Understand priority date portability before switching jobs
If your I-485 has been pending for 180 days or more, AC21 portability lets you move to a new employer in the same or similar occupation without losing your place in line. Confirm the new role qualifies as substantially similar to Clinical Instructor before resigning.
Green Card Clinical Instructor: Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Clinical Instructor role qualify for both EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Yes. EB-2 applies if the position genuinely requires a master's degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive experience, and your credentials match. EB-3 covers professionals with a qualifying bachelor's degree. The employer defines the minimum requirements in the PERM job description, so the category depends on what credentials the role actually demands, not just what you hold.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for Clinical Instructors?
Green card sponsorship leads to lawful permanent residence, not a temporary status. The process starts with PERM labor certification filed with the Department of Labor, which includes a prevailing wage determination and a formal recruitment test proving no qualified U.S. workers were available. After PERM approval, the employer files an I-140 with USCIS. Priority date backlogs can extend the timeline significantly for nationals of high-demand countries, unlike H-1B visa which has annual caps and a lottery but no country-based queue for initial status.
What does the PERM recruitment process look like for a Clinical Instructor position?
The employer must conduct DOL-mandated recruitment, typically including newspaper ads, a job order with the state workforce agency, and three additional recruitment steps such as job fairs or campus postings. All activity must be completed before filing. USCIS is not involved at this stage. The recruitment window must be completed within a specific timeframe before the PERM application is submitted to DOL.
How do I find employers who sponsor green cards for Clinical Instructor roles?
Use Migrate Mate to search for employers with verified green card sponsorship history for Clinical Instructor and related academic healthcare positions. Academic medical centers, nursing schools, and university hospitals are the most active sponsors. Filtering by location and institution type helps you target organizations with established PERM filing experience rather than those encountering the process for the first time.
Does my nursing license or state clinical credential affect my PERM eligibility as a Clinical Instructor?
Yes, indirectly. If the position requires a current state nursing license or clinical certification as a minimum requirement, your employer must list it in the PERM job description. You need to hold that credential by the time you begin employment. Missing licensure can delay your start date and, in some cases, affect the validity of the PERM if requirements change between certification and filing the I-140.