The position will perform basic lab skills. The SRA will assist two principal investigators to optimize a new laboratory at UCSF focused on the study of innate immunity to mycobacteria, learn how to perform independent research experiments, and assist with laboratory maintenance.
The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.
Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.
The salary range for this position is $26.00 - $31.04 (Hourly Rate).
To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

The Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine Program includes the UCSF Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine division (based at the Parnassus and Mt. Zion sites), the Pulmonary and Critical Care divisions of the San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and the San Francisco VA Medical Center, and at UCSF’s Mission Bay campus. Each emphasizes different aspects of care for patients with lung disease and lung disease research. The Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine Division in the Department of Medicine have a long history of providing outstanding clinical care, performing innovative research and training academic scientists and physicians. We currently have active, well-funded clinical, translational and basic research programs in lung development, international lung health, pulmonary immunology, genetics of pulmonary and allergic diseases, lung transplantation, microbial pathogenesis, airway diseases, acute lung injury, pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary malignancies and pulmonary health disparities. Our large, NIH training grant has been continuously funded since 1966. Nearly a quarter of all academic pulmonologists in the United States have trained at UCSF. This combined unit includes: 7 outpatient clinics, 4 inpatient services, a pulmonary function diagnostic center, 15 independent wet labs, 4 independent research service cores, 6 independent clinical research units, one specialty destination program, and the Nina Ireland Program in Lung Health focusing on philanthropic activities.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• BA/BS degree 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
• Demonstrated research experience in a laboratory during undergraduate training or summer internships.
• Excellent verbal and writing skills
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations accurately
• Comfortable working with human blood
• Demonstrate quick learning skills
• Demonstrate ability to organize and carry out many different tasks over an 8 hr work day
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment
• Familiarity in a bench laboratory with basic laboratory procedures such as weighing, pipetting, culturing cells, doing protein assays and PCR.
• Ability to follow protocols exactly, communicate with supervisor effectively regarding work details and work with attention to detail.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Data analysis with Excel.
• Basic understanding of statistics

Please refer the Job description for details