Staff Research Associate 2
Neuroscience Research Institute (NRI)
Summary of Job Details
Full-time Staff Research Associate position is available in the laboratory of Denise Montell. General duties include handling lab issues such as daily lab organization, tracking lab supplies, placing orders, fixing broken lab equipment, organizing food and room reservations for lab events; assisting with lab research including making fruit fly crosses, dissecting fruit fly tissues with a high level of precision, staining and confocal imaging of tissues, analyzing data, and performing various experiments such as PCR, Western blots, etc.; knowledge of BSL2 safety practices regarding lentivirus and mammalian tissue culture; overseeing lab assistants that make fly food for fly labs on campus and maintaining fly stocks for Denise and Craig Montell; overseeing undergraduate assistants for maintenance of fly incubators, fly stocks, and mite infestation control; working with campus financial departments to help manage grant funding and provide quarterly financial reports.
Required Qualifications
HS Diploma
Some college-level biology coursework
1-3 yrs college-level lab experience
1-3 yrs Professional work experience
Comfortable working in a lab environment.
Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel
Must be very reliable, organized and have an attention to detail
Comfortable lifting heavy loads (up to 50 lbs)
Special Conditions of Employment
Satisfactory criminal history background check
Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
UCSB is a Tobacco-Free environment.
Days/Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:00am-5:00pm
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Application review begins 3/12/24
Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu
Job #65397
