Visiting Research Scientist- Jiang Lab

Location: Chicago, IL USA

Salary range for equivalent positions: $43,888 to $80,000. The final offer will consider market data, internal equity, candidate experience, qualifications, and budget.

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI), and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate, and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. UIC emphasizes cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to student success. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report found UIC climbed among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

About the role

The laboratory of Dr. Yuwei Jiang in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Illinois Chicago has an immediate opening for a Visiting Research Scientist to support research in adipose tissue biology, obesity, diabetes, and aging.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, analyze, and troubleshoot experiments suitable for peer-reviewed publication and grant reporting.
• Conduct studies involving inducible genetic mouse models, adipose lineage tracing, tissue collection, cold exposure, dietary challenge, glucose and insulin tolerance testing, and in vivo metabolic phenotyping.
• Perform qPCR, immunoblotting, immunofluorescence, histology, adipocyte differentiation, mitochondrial assays, CUT&RUN/epigenomics, transcriptomics, and bioinformatic analysis.
• Analyze data, prepare figures, maintain research records, and report findings to the PI and research team.
• Train students, fellows, and junior laboratory personnel in adipose biology, metabolism, mouse genetics, epigenomics, and data analysis.

Requirements

• PhD in Biological Sciences, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Metabolism, Genetics, Epigenetics, or a related field.
• A minimum of five years of relevant research experience.
• Experience with cell culture, molecular biology, mouse models, data analysis, and publication-quality figure preparation.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Paid time Off
• Tuition waivers for employees and dependents