Staff Research Associate 1 - Surgery

University of California - Los Angeles Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 49,000; Part time

Job summary

University of California - Los Angeles Health is seeking a part-time Staff Research Associate I in a regenerative medicine lab under Dr. Gerald Lipshutz. You will help manage the lab's animal colonies and characterize protein expression in harvested tissues by qRT-PCR and IHC.

This position offers an hourly salary range and may convert to a career appointment in the future.

Qualifications

• Skill in routine molecular and cellular biology techniques.
• Ability to communicate results to principal investigators.
• Writing skills to craft laboratory protocols with clarity.
• Interpersonal skills for collaboration with scientists and faculty.
• Handle and dispose of contaminated materials per protocol.
• Organize raw data into relevant formats.
• Read and understand protocol-relevant articles and equipment.
• Ability to perform library searches.

Responsibilities

• Assist with management of the lab's research animal colonies.
• Characterize protein expression in harvested tissues by qRT-PCR and IHC.

Skills

Molecular biology techniques

Effective communication

Writing lab protocols

Interpersonal skills

Data organization

Literature/library searches

Reading protocols and journals

Education

Bachelor of Science in chemistry, microbiology, biochemistry or molecular biology

Job description

Description

You will
work as a part-time Staff Research Associate I (SRA I) in a cutting-edge regenerative
medicine research laboratory under the mentorship of Dr. Gerald Lipshutz in
support of multiple research projects. More specifically, you will
help manage the lab's various research animal colonies. In this role, you will
also characterize protein expression in harvested tissues and organs by qRT-PCR
and immunohistochemistry (IHC).

Hourly salary range: $30.12 - $35.92. Please note that the
department's target hourly rate is $30.12

This is a part-time, limited appointment that may convert
to career.

Qualifications

Required:

• Skill in routine molecular and cellular biology techniques.
• Ability to communicate effectively on a one-to-one basis
  sufficiently to convey experimental results to principal investigators.
• Writing skills sufficient to compose laboratory protocols
  which are clear, concise, logical and display proper syntax and grammar.
• Interpersonal skill to interact and collaborate effectively
  with scientist coworkers, graduate students and faculty.
• Skill in handling and disposing of contaminated material
  according to protocol.
• Ability to organize raw data into relevant formats.
• Reading skills sufficient to understand specific protocol
  relevant journal articles, and equipment.
• Ability to perform library searches.

Preferred:

• Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent experience in
  chemistry, microbiology, biochemistry and molecular biology
• Experience working with research animals