Feeney Lab - Junior, Assistant, Associate, or Full Specialist

About the role

The Feeney Lab at UCSF (ZSFG campus) seeks a highly motivated Specialist to work as part of a research collaboration investigating the immune response to childhood malaria in Uganda. The successful candidate will contribute to hypothesis-driven research projects using cutting edge immunologic techniques under close mentorship from the PI.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to team-oriented lab work using spectral flow cytometry, cell culture, PCR, and high throughput proteomic platforms.
• Prepare and maintain lab reagents, culture media, and parasite lines.
• Contribute to the preparation of research manuscripts for publication.
• Undertake independent research projects.
• Train in relevant data analysis techniques.
• Contribute to oral and written communication skills and teamwork.

Requirements

• Junior Specialist: Must have or in process of obtaining a baccalaureate degree (or equivalent degree) or at least four years of research experience.
• Assistant Specialist: Must have or in process of obtaining a master’s degree or a baccalaureate degree with 3 or more years of research experience.
• Associate Specialist: Must have or in process of obtaining a master’s degree (or equivalent degree) or five to ten years of experience in the relevant specialization.
• Full Specialist: Must have or in process of obtaining a terminal degree (or equivalent degree) or ten or more years of experience in the relevant specialization.

Qualifications

• High-parameter flow cytometry.
• Basic molecular techniques such as PCR and ELISA.
• Cell culture.
• Data management.
• Basic statistical analysis.
• Superb oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work well as a member of a team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with spectral flow cytometry.
• Experience with R and STATA programming.
• Experience with single cell sequencing platforms and data analysis.
• Master's degree or equivalent experience.

Benefits

Salary range for this position is $55,000-$194,800. A reasonable estimate for this position is $55,000-$194,800.