Research Associate, Research Scientist, Biology

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UBC Vancouver Campus - Vancouver, BC, Canada time type:
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JR24911

Academic### ##
** Job Category
** Faculty Non Bargaining### ##
** Job Title
** Research Associate### ##
** Department
* * Van Petegem Laboratory | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Faculty of Medicine (Filip Van Petegem (On Leave))### ##
** Posting End Date
** July 15, 2026
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* Note:

** Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.###     ##
** Job End Date
** August 31, 2027

The expected salary for this position is $76,128.At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students.

Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

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* Job Summary:

** The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at the University of British Columbia invites applications for a Research Associate at 100% FTE to join the Dr. Filip Van Petegem Laboratory.

For more than fifty years, the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology has played an active and important role at UBC and in the greater scientific community. The Department is home to approximately 90 research laboratories from fifteen Departments organized into nine research clusters, fostering a strong foundation for innovation and collaborations. All members of the Department maintain active, well-funded research programs that encompass many areas of modern biochemistry, and molecular and structural biology.

The Department hosts an active Graduate program with more than 90 students and offers over fifteen undergraduate courses and laboratory courses for honours, major and minor Undergraduate programs.

The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology is mainly located in the Life Science Institute (LSI) in Vancouver, BC. A number of research faculty, however, are dispersed at different locations, such as, Michael Smith Labs and BCCHR, and the teaching stream are based in the Biological Sciences Building at the Point Grey Campus.  The Biological Sciences Building is a hub for Science Undergraduate teaching and students, housing a number of Departments such as the Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Botany, Cellular & Physiological Sciences, and Zoology.  

All members of the Departments maintain their lab teaching activities at this new site.
** Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:
** Reporting to Dr. Filip Van Petegem, Principal Investigator and Professor in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, the successful candidate will be expected to;
* Purifying ion channels for structural and biophysical studies
* Performing chromatography for protein purification
* Preparing cryo-EM grids
* Collecting high-resolution cryo-EM datasets
* Processing cryo-EM data for 3D reconstruction
* Building and refining structural models
* Conducting electrophysiology experiments
* Quantifying protein–protein and protein–ligand interactions
* Optionally applying X-ray crystallography techniques
* Training junior lab members
* Attending lab meetings
* Performing other job-related duties as required
** Education/

Work Experience:

** The successful candidate will be expected to have a Ph.D in the field of biochemistry and molecular biology or a related life sciences field, and have previous years' experience as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow.

The successful candidate must also have the following:
* Proven ability to manage several projects
* Excellent communication skills including oral presentation at lab meetings and international conferences.
* Ability to work in a fast-paced and demanding team environment.
* Has the drive and enthusiasm to lead and work as a member of a team.

Candidates interested must apply via the UBC Careers website.##
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