RESEARCH SCIENTIST ENGINEER 4
Req #: | 168435 |
Department: | GENOME SCIENCES |
Job Location: | Seattle Campus |
Posting Date: | 06/10/2019 |
Closing Info: | Open Until Filled |
Salary: | Salary is commensurate with education and experience |
Shift: | First Shift |
Notes: | As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. |
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 four consecutive years.
The Department of Genome Sciences (GS) is part of the University of Washington School of Medicine and is comprised of 27 labs addressing leading edge questions in biology and medicine by developing and applying genetic, genomic and computational approaches taking advantage of genomic information now available for a host of species. GS is making major contributions in the application of genome science to understand the fundamentals of biology and to improve human health and wellbeing. Genome Sciences is a collaborative department supported by very different academic disciplines. We work with a multitude of Program Investigators (PIs) in departments both on the UW campus as well as worldwide. The department has gone through significant expansion since its beginning in 2001 with annual grant awards of $67M in FY17. The department has 47 training, teaching, and research faculty.
The Department of Genome Sciences currently has an outstanding opportunity for a RESEARCH SCIENTIST ENGINEER 4.
The Center for the Multiplex Assessment of Phenotype (CMAP) (www.cmap.gs.washington.edu) currently has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Scientist / Engineer 4. We are a group of 6 University of Washington investigators developing cutting-edge genomic technologies to quantify the effects of human genetic variation at scale. The successful candidate will become a key leader of the team. Working with CMAP Co-Directors Drs. Doug Fowler and Stan Fields, the Research Scientist / Engineer 4 will manage ongoing projects and explore new ones by planning and performing experiments, developing assays and analyzing data. The Research Scientist / Engineer 4 will also act as a scientific project manager, coordinating research efforts across CMAP labs, assisting Center members in experiments and data analysis, and playing a key role in written deliverables. The successful candidate will be comfortable working independently and taking on leadership roles. CMAP is strongly committed to equity and diversity. We strive to empower all lab members to realize their potential by learning, acquiring skills and taking on new challenges.
CMAP is located in the Department of Genome Sciences at the University of Washington. The University of Washington is proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are our most important asset in our pursuit of excellence in education, research, and community service. Thus, our staff enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities as well as an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.
The Department of Genome Sciences, part of the University of Washington School of Medicine, focuses on answering critical scientific questions by developing and applying genetic, genomic and computational approaches. In particular, we are making major contributions in the application of genomics to understand the fundamentals of biology and to improve human health and wellbeing. Genome Sciences boasts a collaborative, integrated environment supported by a diversity of academic disciplines. We also work many others both on the UW campus as well as worldwide. The department has been highly successful, expanding since its beginning in 2001 to 47 training, teaching, and research faculty with annual grant awards of $44M in FY18.
Responsibilities:
50% Project Management:
50% High-risk Technology Development:
Minimum Requirements:
Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except where there are legal requirements such as license/certification/registration.
Desired qualifications:
Application Process:
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