Junior Specialist – Baraban lab

University of California San Francisco; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 57,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California San Francisco's Baraban lab seeks a Junior Specialist to assist in epilepsy research using mouse models. You will maintain mouse colonies and perform brain sectioning and IHC staining, contributing to imaging analyses.

Opportunities include expanding skills to zebrafish genotyping, breeding, and larvae mounting, with no supervisory responsibilities. This role supports a collaborative research environment in San Francisco.

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate degree in Biology or related field by the time of hire.
• General knowledge of neuroscience.
• Ability to work in a team setting.
• Applicant’s materials must list (pending) qualifications upon submission.

Responsibilities

• Maintain mouse colonies.
• Perform coronal brain sectioning with a vibratome.
• Indetrect immunofluorescence staining (IHC) to label and visualize cells in mouse brain tissue.
• Expand skills to include zebrafish techniques such as genotyping, breeding, and mounting larvae for imaging studies.
• No supervisory responsibilities.

Skills

Biology

Neuroscience

Teamwork

Education

Baccalaureate degree in Biology or related field

Job description

Junior Specialist – Baraban lab

The incumbent will work with senior postdoctoral fellow Josie Righes Marafiga on epilepsy research using animal models. Responsibilities include maintenance of mouse colonies, coronal brain sectioning using a vibratome, and indirect immunofluorescence staining (immunohistochemistry) to label and visualize cells in mouse brain tissue. The incumbent will also expand skills to include zebrafish techniques such as genotyping, breeding, and mounting larvae for imaging studies. No supervisory responsibilities.

Required Qualifications:

• Baccalaureate degree in Biology or a related field by the time of hire.
• General knowledge of neuroscience.
• Ability to work in a team setting.
• Applicant’s materials must list (pending) qualifications upon submission.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with fluorescence or confocal microscopy.
• Prior experience with immunohistochemistry (IHC) techniques.
• Familiarity with zebrafish or other animal model systems.

See Table 24B for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $57,000 - $60,700.

• Baccalaureate degree in Biology or a related field.
• Applicant’s materials must list (pending) qualifications upon submission.