The anticipated duration of this temporary assignment is approximately 3 months.

The Andino lab at UCSF has a Staff Research Associate opportunity. Under direct supervision and training, the Staff Research Associate will be responsible for laboratory research duties as well as some lab management duties. This position will be involved in experiments including enterovirus work, mammalian cell culture, macrophage infections, microscopy, molecular biology, gene expression analysis, mammalian cell transfections, immunoprecipitations, protein gels, Western blotting; and perform other duties such as lab ordering/organization.

We are looking for a candidate excited about cell-biological approaches, is eager to learn and comfortable with mechanistic thinking. The candidate will work with a team of scientists to help design, optimize, and perform experiments with the bacterial pathogen Legionella pneumophila. General lab managerial tasks such as cataloging and ordering reagents are part of the position, and other duties as assigned. In addition, independent research projects are available separate from the above describe duties. The Andino lab is a highly collaborative space that is pushing the cutting edge of host-pathogen biology.

Key Responsibilities:

• Under direct supervision and training, perform bacterial and mammalian culture and transformation, nucleic acid preparation, cloning, genetic screen, Western blotting, mammalian cell culture and transfection, infections, immunoprecipitations, protein expression and purification, protein gels, DNA gels
• Maintain stocks, reagents, laboratory equipment, perform other duties as assigned
• Lab coordination: coordinate operation of lab, organization strain databases, regulatory compliance, equipment repair, shipment of biological material
• Perform calculations, compile and summarize data, select methods of presentation, prepare charts, graphs, tables, etc.
• Draft report of problems, methods, results, and tentative conclusions
• Recognize irregularities and invalid results and troubleshoot accordingly

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.

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