Position overview:
Position title: Assistant Project Scientist
Salary range: See Table 37B for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $76,700 – $85,000/year.
Position description:
The Wong Lab located at the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) is seeking a highly motivated Assistant Project Scientist with expertise in bacterial biofilm microbiology, the innate immune system, supramolecular complexes, and synchrotron x-ray diffraction. UCLA is ranked among the finest research-intensive universities in the world. The Wong Lab is interested in multidisciplinary approaches to solving problems in biology and biomedicine, combining physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering. To solve these problems, the Wong Lab uses a broad range of tools, including synchrotron x-ray scattering and spectroscopy, quantitative optical microscopy, cell tracking, microfluidic systems, artificial intelligence methods, x-ray and electron microscopy, and laser scanning confocal microscopy. Our current interests are in bacterial biofilms, microbial surface sensing, aspects of innate immunity and autoimmunity in human health and disease. More information can be found at the Wong Lab website.
The Assistant Project Scientist will be part of a dynamic team that collaborates with experts from diverse research fields such as microbiology, immunology, molecular, cell and developmental biology, neuroscience. The successful candidate will perform independent research under the supervision of Prof. Gerard Wong (PI). working on research projects including but not limited to surface sensing by microbes, bacterial biofilm development, method development on cell tracking algorithms, image processing, immunology, small angle x-ray scattering. Implementation of AI methods. The candidate will spend a significant portion of time on the development of grant proposals.
The Assistant Project Scientist will also be responsible for training and supervising junior members in the laboratory, coordinating inter-laboratory collaboration projects and participating on inter-institutional collaborative research. The Assistant Project Scientist position is a 12-month non-senate position.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Basic qualifications Ph.D. degree in bioengineering or related area.
Additional qualifications Demonstrated skills in microbiology, cell tracking algorithms, synchrotron x-ray diffraction. 2-5 years of relevant work experience in above areas in an academic or industrial research environment.
Application Requirements:
Document requirements
The UCLA campus has expressed these goals in its strategic plan as follows:
Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles Expand our reach as a global university Enhance our research and creative activities Elevate how we teach Become a more effective institution
Prompt for candidates for recruitment:
Reflecting on your personal and professional experiences, highlight your past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA's mission as embodied in the 2023-28 strategic plan. These accomplishments and ambitions may be discussed in the context of describing your teaching, scholarship, and service
Reference requirements
References may be contacted to verify experience.
About UCLA:
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.
As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.
Job location:
Los Angeles, CA
Tagged as: Life Sciences
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