Associate or Specialist - Minor lab

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Open date: December 9, 2025

Next review date: Wednesday, Dec 24, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) – Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Wednesday, Jun 9, 2027 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) – Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The candidate will engage in functional and structural studies of ion channel:chaperone interactions. Specific focus is on defining mechanisms by which multisubunit ion channels interact with key intracellular chaperone complexes, characterizing composition changes by biochemical, mass spectrometry, and structural methods, and investigating perturbations caused by disease mutations. The candidate will be responsible for conducting biochemical and structural studies. Approaches include expression in mammalian cells, biochemical methods, X‑ray crystallography, and cryo‑electron microscopy.

• Specialists appointed at the Associate rank must possess a Master's degree (or equivalent degree) or five to ten years of experience in the relevant specialization.
• Specialists appointed at the Full rank must possess a Terminal degree (or equivalent degree) or ten or more years of experience in the relevant specialization.
• Demonstrated proficiency in biochemical and structural characterization of ion channel:chaperone complexes.
• Demonstrated proficiency in protein expression and purification using insect and mammalian cells.
• Demonstrated proficiency in gene cloning, mutant generation, cell transfection, and cell culture.

• >5 years postdoctoral experience in the study of multiprotein complexes by X‑ray crystallography and cryo‑EM methods.
• Post‑graduate training in field.

See Table 24B for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $75,600 - $194,800.

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• Curriculum Vitae – CV must clearly list current and/or pending qualifications (e.g., board eligibility/certification, medical licensure, etc.).
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• Statement of Research (Optional)
• Statement of Teaching (Optional)

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