Junior Specialist I​/II - McSorley Lab

Position Overview

Institution:
University of California, Davis, Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Cell Biology Position:
Junior Specialist Salary range: $4,583.33 per month (step
1) to $4,883.33 per month (step
2)

• Design and perform studies under the direction of the Principal Investigator and PhD Student supervision.
• Plan and execute experiments involving tissue culture stimulation of CD4 T cells with a bacterial expression library. Optimize and troubleshoot the assay, including flow cytometry, cell culture, bacterial culture inoculation, cytokine ELISAs, and bioinformatic generation of expression vectors.
• Collect and help summarize laboratory data and assist in data analyses as appropriate.
• Contribute to scholarly scientific manuscripts by writing materials and methods sections, creating tables and figures for presentation.
• Participate in animal use protocol reporting and compliance, and write laboratory protocols and SOPs.
• Help train undergraduate and rotation students as appropriate.
• Assist with lab management and coordinate supplies needed for the day‑to‑day running of the lab (e.g., ordering supplies and maintaining the lab).

• Professional Competence (5%):
  Participate in local and regional meetings and attend seminars as appropriate.
• University and Public Service (5%):
  Mentor undergraduate lab assistants, participate in laboratory, departmental, and group meetings, and other activities as applicable.

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences.
• An understanding of biology and basic laboratory skills.
• Good communication skills and record keeping.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Desire to learn new laboratory techniques.

• Experience with cell culture and sterile technique.
• Experience with basic molecular biology techniques (pipetting, multichannel pipetting, making solutions).
• Experience with ELISA and flow cytometry is a plus.

Davis, CA

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