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Junior/Assistant Specialist – Sohal lab
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Position Description: Junior/Assistant Specialist – Sohal Lab
The Sohal lab in the Department of Psychiatry is seeking a Junior or Assistant Specialist position. This individual will play a crucial role in assisting with research within the Sohal lab, encompassing both research activities and essential lab management tasks.
Research Activities May Include:
- Mouse behavioral assays combined with physiological recordings and/or optogenetics.
- Stereotactic survival surgeries.
- Perfusions.
- Histology/microscopy.
Lab Management Tasks Include:
- Mouse colony management (genotyping, husbandry).
- Ordering supplies.
- Ensuring protocol compliance.
Required Qualifications:
- Junior Specialist: Baccalaureate degree (or equivalent degree) OR at least four years of research experience.
- Assistant Specialist: Master’s degree, OR a baccalaureate degree with 3 or more years of research experience.
- Required qualifications must be met by time of hire. Applicants must list pending qualifications in their application materials.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with mouse behavioral assays combined with physiological recordings and/or optogenetics.
- Experience with stereotactic survival surgeries, perfusions, and histology/microscopy.
- Experience with lab management tasks including mouse colony management / genotyping / husbandry, ordering supplies, and ensuring protocol compliance.
Application Requirements:
- Applicants must apply online with a Curriculum Vitae (CV).
- Curriculum Vitae: CV must clearly list current and/or pending qualifications (e.g., board eligibility/certification, medical licensure, etc.).
Salary Information:
See Table 24B for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $55,000 – $70,700.
Additional Information:
- As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
- 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.
- As a condition of employment, 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. Relevant policies include:
- Location: San Francisco, CA
