L'Etoile Lab - Junior Specialist

L'Etoile Lab - Junior Specialist

Cell & Tissue Biology

UC San Francisco

The overall purpose of this position is to keep the L'Etoile lab running smoothly and to advance an independent project. Under direct supervision, duties of the SRA will include but are not limited to: assisting students/post-docs with their behavioral and molecular biology experiments, creating transgenic C. elegans strains by microinjecting DNA and familiar with transgenic insertion techniques such as MosSCI and CRISPR, isolating progeny that express this DNA and investigating the olfactory plasticity of these animals, utilizing genetic techniques to produce double and triply mutant strains of C. elegans, proficient in fluorescent confocal microscopy, carrying out a small independent project to investigate the relationship between C. elegans and its natural history which includes: plants, fungi as well as bacteria, performing molecular cloning to produce visual reporter constructs, maintaining and disseminating the L'Etoile lab plasmid and C. elegans strain collection, ordering and organizing the lab supplies, maintaining communication between the support staff and the lab researchers and troubleshooting problems with machinery and medium; and perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Specialists appointed at the Junior rank must possess (or in process of obtaining) a baccalaureate degree (or equivalent degree) or at least four years of research experience.
• Experience with C. elegans genetics, husbandry, and whole brain imaging.
• Python coding and MatLab proficiency.
• Ability to use confocal microscopes with retraining.

See Table 24B for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $53,100-$56,600.

Please apply online at: https://aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05439 with a CV and contact information for three references. Applicants must meet the qualifications at the time of application.

• 3 required (contact information only)

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.

UC San Francisco seeks candidates whose experience, teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

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.

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