POSITION OVERVIEW

Salary range: A reasonable estimate for this position is:

• Non-exempt: $26.35 per hour (Step 1) or $28.07 per hour (Step 2)
• Exempt: $55,000 per year (Step 1) or $58,600 per year (Step 2)

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, seeks to hire up to two part-time (60% effort) employees as a Junior Specialist in Dr. Paul Knoepfler’s lab. The appointee(s) will be involved in interdisciplinary studies focusing on questions within this sub-specialty area pf epigenetics and cellular research. They will devote 90% of the time to research and related activities, and 10% to professional competence and public service, as outlined below. Junior Specialist positions are short term, up to two years, to help meet the needs of laboratory and department research projects.

QUALIFICATIONS

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• A bachelor’s degree in biology or a related field is required by the start date of this position.
• Minimum of 1-year of laboratory research experience
• Experience with growing cells in culture, Western blotting, PCR, and running gels
• Willingness to adhere to UC Davis mandated laboratory safety and ethics standards.
• Ability to organize tasks and manage time.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing, in person, virtually (on-line) and by telephone.
• Willingness to work either interactively or independently within a large diverse lab group.
• Attention to cleanliness and detail is sufficient to meet commonly accepted standards of laboratory practice.

Preferred qualifications (other preferred, but not required, qualifications for the position)

• Experience with R or bioinformatics.
• Experience with working with small animals (rats, rabbits, mice) using approved protocols, for use in acute experiments.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Document requirements
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Cover Letter
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Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
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Unofficial Transcripts
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Authorization to Release Information Form - This form is required for all applicants applying to academic recruitments. Please see the Employment Disclosure Requirements webpage for more information. Download, complete, sign, and upload the form.

REFERENCE REQUIREMENTS

• 3-5 required (contact information only)
  Apply link:
  Help contact: ahtkhan@health.ucdavis.edu

The Junior Specialist has the general duties of working closely with the Principal Investigator (PI) in the planning and execution of research projects. The junior specialist may assist in data collection, entry and quality control, study design and implementation, literature reviews and data analysis for preparation of manuscripts or conference presentations, and writing conference abstracts and manuscripts (e.g., methods and results sections, table, and figure generation) for
a particular project.
Successful candidates are expected to participate in three major categories of activities listed below: