Kampmann Lab – Junior/Assistant Specialist

About the role

The Kampmann lab develops and uses innovative technologies to understand cellular and molecular mechanisms of human diseases and to discover new therapeutic strategies. A major focus of our research is on neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease. To this end, we have established a CRISPR-based functional genomics platform for genetic screens in both human iPSC-based and murine models of disease.

Responsibilities

• Working under the guidance of a graduate student or postdoc to conduct experiments using murine models of disease, primary neuronal cultures, and mammalian cell culture.
• Performing in vivo experiments such as delivering viral vectors into mice, collecting brain tissue, sectioning and immunostaining tissues, confocal imaging, flow cytometry, preparing samples for next-generation sequencing.
• Analyzing the resulting datasets.
• Supporting collaborative projects that require the use of the lab’s CRISPR-based mouse in vivo screening platforms.
• Maintaining mouse colonies, including setting up breeding cages, weaning, tail/ear clipping, genotyping, responding to mouse health concerns, updating the mouse inventory database, and other administrative tasks related to the mouse facility and IACUC protocols.

Qualifications

• Junior Specialist: Baccalaureate degree in Biology, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, or related fields in the life or medical sciences or at least four years of research experience.
• Assistant Specialist: Master’s degree in Biology, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, or related fields in the life or medical sciences or a Baccalaureate degree in Biology, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, or related fields in the life or medical sciences with three or more years of research experience.

Technical Qualifications

• Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Highly organized, attention to detail, demonstrated record-keeping abilities
• Excellent communication skills; good written English and skills to write reports
• Experience with mouse handling, including weaning and ear punching
• Experience with mammalian cell culture and primary neuronal culture
• Experience with sectioning and immunostaining of mouse brain tissues
• Experience in molecular biology, such as PCR, molecular cloning
• Experience in biochemistry, such as Western blotting
• Experience in bioinformatics, such as analysis of imaging or next-generation sequencing data

Application Requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - CV must clearly list current and/or pending qualifications (e.g. board eligibility/certification, medical licensure, etc.).
• Cover Letter
• Statement of Research (Optional)
• Statement of Teaching (Optional)
• 3 required (contact information only)

About UC San Francisco

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

UCSF is committed to welcoming and serving all people, honoring the dignity of every individual without preference or prejudice, in support of its public mission and in alignment with our PRIDE values and Principles of Community.

A condition of employment is that the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct. Misconduct means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, or discrimination, as defined by the employer.