Researcher in Neuroimmunology (A)

Researcher in Neuroimmunology (A)

Department of Psychiatry

University of California, San Francisco

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is now recruiting an Assistant Specialist. The position duties include:

• Designing, conducting, and analyzing experiments related to the fields of developmental neuroscience and neuroimmunology, specifically neurodevelopmental disorders.
• Proficiency in several laboratory techniques including perfusions, tissue processing, immunohistochemistry, tissue clearing, confocal microscopy, flow cytometry, primary cell culture, cloning, AAV production, new animal model generation, animal behavior, postnatal intracerebroventricular injections, and single-cell RNA sequencing.
• Animal model husbandry and colony maintenance, with a specific focus on developmental staging, pup handling, pup injections and pup surgeries.
• Preparing manuscripts, assisting in grant applications, and presenting research at conferences
• Training and mentoring junior lab members in research techniques and best practices
• Managing project timelines, resources, and laboratory records
• Ensuring compliance with safety, ethical, and institutional guidelines

Required Qualifications:

• Assistant Specialist- A master's degree (or equivalent degree) or a bachelor's degree with three or more years of research experience.
• Associate specialist- A master's degree (or equivalent degree) or five to ten years of relevant experience.
• Full Specialist- A terminal degree (or equivalent degree) or ten or more years of relevant experience.
• 5 -10 years of experience in a neurobiology laboratory

Preferred Qualifications:

• A PhD
• Experience in in mouse development and neurodevelopmental disorders, genetics, and neuroimmunology.
• Should be able to maintain mouse colony, genotype, collect brain and other organ samples for processing, perform immunohistochemstry, flow cytometry, RNA isolation and qPCR, assess developmental milestonesa and animal behavior, neonatal pup surgery and handling, single-cell RNA sequencing, primary cell culture, AAV production, and cloning.

Please apply online at https://aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05790, with a CV.

See Table 24B for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $63,500-$194,800.

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.

UCSF is committed to welcoming and serving all people, honoring the dignity of every individual without preference or prejudice, in support of its public mission and in alignment with our PRIDE values and Principles of Community.

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.

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