RESEARCH SCIENTIST ENGINEER ASSISTANT
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Engineering
Posted on June 24, 2019
Req #: | 166942 |
Department: | BIOCHEMISTRY - INSTITUTE FOR PROTEIN DESIGN |
Posting Date: | 04/24/2019 |
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 Biochemistry at the University of Washington has contributed to many phases of research. Initially recognized for incisive studies of the structure and function of proteins, and the mechanisms of enzyme action, the department branched out into a multitude of other areas. These included: developmental biology of flies, fish, frogs, and mice; molecular mechanisms of aging in yeast and mammals; vertebrate visual and immune responses; chromosome dynamics, cell division, DNA replication and repair; energy transduction during photosynthesis; protein secretion and membrane fusion; translational control and regulated protein degradation; protein structure determination by crystallography and NMR spectroscopy; and protein structure prediction and enzyme design. Our diversity of interests guarantees a rich intellectual and educational environment.
About the Institute for Protein Design:
The University of Washington School of Medicine’s Institute for Protein Design (IPD) is a world-leading research center focused on creating new proteins to solve 21st-century challenges. The IPD is a unique interdisciplinary environment where world-class researchers with expertise in computing and software, biochemistry, genome sciences, biological structure, pharmacology, immunology and other basic science disciplines, as well as clinical medicine, work together to both computationally design and experimentally characterize novel biomolecules. Current projects include the design of novel therapeutics for cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and more, as well as new vaccines, nanomaterials, and enzymes.
For more detailed information about the Institute for Protein Design please see http://www.ipd.uw.edu/
The UW Institute for Protein Design currently has an outstanding opportunity for an ASSISTANT LAB MANAGER.
The Assistant Lab Manager serves as the laboratory managers assistant for two (2) laboratories (Baker and King) co-located on the 4th floor of the connected MolES and NanoES building. This involves assisting the lab manager with lab management tasks for a combined ~80-100 FTE staff of postdoctoral fellows, graduate students and undergraduate student helpers. Duties include coordinating lab space, tracking inventory, ordering inventory and supervision of undergraduate support aids. The Assistant Lab Manager works closely with the Floor Lab Manager to keep the lab space organized and stocked in addition to working closely with scientific and administrative staff in the Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design. This role will also be involved in the orientation of all new lab members as another source of information about lab practice, etiquette and chemical safety. Other duties include maintenance of chemical inventory and instruments, organization of back stock inventory and organization of fridge and freezer space.
Duties and Responsibilities:
In this role, the Assistant Lab Manager (RA, Grade 5) ~90% of the effort will be in lab management activities detailed below. The remaining ~10% of effort will be dedicated to preparing reports on lab activity for IPD management.
Representative Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
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Application Process:
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