L’Etoile Lab – Associate or Full Specialist Full-time

L'Etoile Lab – Associate or Full Specialist

Department of Cell & Tissue Biology UC San Francisco

The candidate for this position is needed to perform basic and translational research studying learning and memory in the context of aging and neurodegeneration. The candidate will be expected to jump into our studies that have identified the role for a highly conserved Transient Receptor Channel (TRP) protein in neuronal plasticity, discovered the neural basis for motor memory and found neural correlates to sleep that decay during aging and predispose to age dependent memory declines. In this Specialist position the candidate will need to: 1) publish current findings, 2) extend existing methods and analyses to new memory paradigms for which this strategy may be useful, and 3) test novel neuromodulation protocols as part of an ongoing collaboration with Drs. Andrei Goga (CTB UCSF) and Miri VanHoven (SJSU)'s labs.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree (or equivalent degree) or five to ten years of relevant research experience to be appointed at the Associate rank.
• PhD (or equivalent degree) or ten or more years of relevant research experience to be appointed at the Full rank.
• Specialized skills: MatLab proficiency, ITKSnap proficiency, Python proficiency, C. elegans neural ID expertise, and transgenic worm creating and maintenance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to perform and troubleshoot C elegans memory training and calcium imaging and PDMS microfluidic device creating (autocad).

See Table 24B for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $75,600-$194,800.

Application Requirements

• Curriculum Vitae – CV must clearly list current and/or pending qualifications (e.g. board eligibility/certification, medical licensure, etc.).
• Cover Letter (Optional)
• Statement of Research (Optional)

• 3 required (contact information only)

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