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Job #JPF09443

• Biological Chemistry / David Geffen School Of Medicin / UCLA

  Position overview

  Salary range: $71,500 - $188,400/yr.

  Application Window

  Open date: May 21, 2024

  Next review date: Friday, Jun 21, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

  Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

  Final date: Friday, Jun 21, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

  Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

  Position description

The Department of Biological Chemistry is recruiting for a Project Scientist position in Professor Vallim’s laboratory.

This position is intended for collaborative research working on bile acid metabolism and liver organelle biology. The Vallim lab has pioneered the detection of bile acids in sub-cellular fractions and organelles and the use of AAV-CRISPR/Cas9 to target bile acid enzymes in vivo.

Job responsibilities include supporting the PI in the design and execution of funded projects, including preparation of sub-cellular organelle fractions, bile acid extracts, and conducting CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing studies using animal models. Responsibilities also include assisting the PI in study design, day-to-day tasks related to project management, data analysis, manuscript preparation and submission, and supervising graduate/undergraduate students/junior postdoctoral fellows working in this group.

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Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

Ph.D. in Biosciences, Biochemistry or a closely related field of study.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

Experience in liquid chromatography mass spectrometry, bile acid extraction, organelle fractionation, bioinformatic analysis of RNA sequencing and pre-clinical animal study.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

• Cover Letter (Optional)

• Statement of Research (Optional)

• Statement of Teaching (Optional)

• Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our EDI Statement FAQ document.

• Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form

• Misc / Additional (Optional)

Reference requirements

• 2-4 required (contact information only)

Please provide contact information for 2 references.

Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09443

Help contact: schiong@mednet.ucla.edu

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Job location

Los Angeles, CA