Position Overview
Position Title: Project Scientist
Salary Range: A reasonable salary range estimate for this position is $75,000 - $100,000. The posted UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment.
Application Window
Open Date: August 26, 2024
Most Recent Review Date: Sunday, Sep 29, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final Date: Tuesday, Aug 26, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position Description
The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body and invites applications from candidates for Project Scientist positions.
The selected candidates will be responsible for:
- Surgical procedures to produce animal stroke models in mice and rats for studies of molecular mechanisms of stroke brain injury and for testing brain protective interventions.
- Gene construct preparation.
- Confocal and electron microscopic imaging analysis.
- Transgenic mouse models, including designing, producing, and characterizing gene constructs.
- Molecular and biochemical analysis such as gene cloning and expression, Western and Northern blotting, ELISA assays, in situ hybridization, etc.
- Research data analysis and publication.
- Training, teaching, and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, clinical fellows, and other research staff.
The program is highly interdisciplinary, utilizing animal surgery, cell culture, molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, and quantitative histological analysis.
Appointments will be at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Project Scientist level based on background and years of experience.
A link to the full description of the Project Scientist series is provided for your review: Project Scientist Series .
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications (required at time of application): Candidates must have a MD or PhD in health-related fields.
Preferred Qualifications: Candidates with 3+ years of experience in the following areas are preferred: animal models of brain ischemia, confocal and electron microscopy, molecular cloning, transgenic animal construct preparation, molecular and biochemical characterization of transgenic gene constructs in cell culture, and therapeutic antibody development.
Application Requirements
Document Requirements:
- Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
- Cover Letter
- Statement of Contributions to Diversity - Applicants should summarize their past or potential contributions to diversity.
- Misc / Additional (Optional)
Reference Requirements: 3 required (contact information only).
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About UC San Diego
The University of California, San Diego is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, covered veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.
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