RESEARCH SCIENTIST ASSISTANT
Req #: | 179001 |
Department: | DEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOLOGY |
Job Location: | South Lake Union |
Posting Date: | 04/30/2020 |
Closing Info: | Open Until Filled |
Salary: | Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. |
Shift: | First Shift |
Notes: |
As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs.
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UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty. All of which has allowed the UW to be nationally recognized as a “Great College to Work For” for six consecutive years.
The University of Washington's Department of Immunology has an excellent opportunity for a Research Scientist Assistant.
This position will be shared by three labs, supporting research that spans the gamut from studying signaling pathways underlying immune responses to parasitic worms and allergens, micro-anatomical tissue organization and intercellular communication which generates immune response, localized effector responses in inflamed peripheral sites, how cells die, and how dying cells impact immunity.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Duties include, but are not limited to:
• Mouse colony maintenance of 15-20 breeding strains.
• Mouse colony records keeping.
• Mouse genotyping via PCR.
• Mouse phenotyping from blood via flow cytometry.
• Lab maintenance.
• Preparing reagents for organoid culture.
• Growing and passaging intestinal epithelial organoids.
• Testing new protocols for organoid manipulation and monolayer culture.
• Experiments testing mechanisms of tuft cell differentiation and function (depending on success of the above).
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
B.S. degree in biology or related discipline. Three months to one year’s experience animal handling and wet bench experience, whether in a professional or academic setting.
Additional Requirements:
• Candidate should have outstanding academic and professional track record.
• Candidate should be an analytical thinker with excellent record keeping and communication skills. Must be highly disciplined and organized.
• Successful candidate will be highly self-motivated and enthusiastic about taking a hands-on approach to collaborative scientific discovery efforts.
Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum requirements.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
• Must be willing and able to work with animals in a research setting.
• This is an essential position and the employee will be expected to report to work under conditions that other employees are not required to report to work, such as when the university suspends operations due to inclement weather, etc.
Application Process:
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