Part-time Staff Research Associate

University of California, San Francisco • San Francisco, CA

22h

About The Position

The Sil lab at UCSF is hiring a part-time Staff Research Associate to perform laboratory research under direct supervision and training. The work includes fungal culture and transformation, mammalian cell culture and transfection, macrophage infections, microscopy, molecular biology, gene expression analysis, cloning, genetic screens, immunoprecipitations, protein expression and purification, gels, and Western blotting. The associate will work with a collaborative team of scientists to help design, optimize, and perform experiments involving fungal pathogens. General laboratory management duties include maintaining stocks and reagents, ordering and organizing supplies, coordinating laboratory operations, organizing strain databases, supporting regulatory compliance, arranging equipment repair, and shipping biological materials. The role also involves calculations, compiling and summarizing data, preparing charts and other presentations, drafting reports, and troubleshooting irregular or invalid results. Independent research projects may be available in addition to the described duties.

The Department of Microbiology and Immunology is a basic science department within UCSF’s School of Medicine, conducting research, training, and teaching at the Mission Bay and Parnassus Heights campuses. Its research addresses infectious diseases, immunology, and cancer, and aims to advance understanding of microbes and the immune system and improve human health. The department has 18 full-time faculty members and provides advanced research training to more than 100 postdoctoral fellows.

Requirements

• A BA/BS in a related science and knowledge of or experience with the basic techniques or methods required by the position, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to work both in a team and independently, take initiative in designing experiments, and solve problems.
• Communication and organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to multitask effectively.
• Excellent demonstrated record of accomplishment.
• Ability to adhere to all campus safety policies.
• Knowledge of basic mammalian cell biology processes, such as protein trafficking, transcription, and translation.
• Ability to perform standard microbiological techniques, such as fungal culturing.

Responsibilities

• Perform fungal culture and transformation, nucleic acid preparation, cloning, genetic screens, Western blotting, mammalian cell culture and transfection, infections, immunoprecipitations, protein expression and purification, and protein and DNA gels.
• Perform microscopy, molecular biology, and gene expression analysis.
• Help design, optimize, and conduct experiments involving fungal pathogens as part of a team of scientists.
• Maintain laboratory stocks, reagents, and equipment; order and organize supplies; and perform other assigned duties.
• Coordinate laboratory operations, organize strain databases, support regulatory compliance, arrange equipment repair, and coordinate shipment of biological materials.
• Perform calculations; compile and summarize data; select presentation methods; and prepare charts, graphs, and tables.
• Draft reports describing problems, methods, results, and tentative conclusions.
• Recognize irregularities or invalid results and troubleshoot them.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time