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San Diego Supercomputer Center · 3 days ago

Senior Research Associate - 138107

San Diego, CA

Part-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$36.73/hr - $59.12/hr

The San Diego Supercomputer Center is focused on advancing research in neurodegenerative disorders. The Senior Research Associate will manage research efforts, conduct biochemical and behavioral studies, and contribute to biomarker discovery and biorepository management.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Manage and coordinate research efforts with other collaborators both within and outside the laboratory

Independently conceive, plan, and conduct research projects based on reviews of scientific literature and recent advances in related fields

Organizing and executing all techniques involved

Contribute novel ideas of major methodological significance to the research projects

Design key experiments and develop new techniques

Author or co-author scientific journal manuscripts and contribute to grant writing

Direct and advise the work of technicians and students

Contribute to functions necessary for the regular functioning of the lab, including administrative and maintenance tasks

Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory norms

Aid in managing the biorepository, selecting, collecting and shipping samples to requestors

Qualification

Neurodegenerative diseasesMolecular biology assaysData analysisLive-cell imagingAnimal surgeryBiorepository managementExperimental designTechnical directionBehavior phenotypingLaboratory safetySoftware proficiencyCommunication skillsOrganizational skills

Required

Advanced theoretical knowledge of neurodegenerative diseases, epigenomics, regulation of gene transcription, circadian biology, biochemistry, and molecular biology as typically achieved by an advanced college degree and work experience

Proven record of successful administration of large biosample collections

Proficiency managing large sample inventories

Proven experience training and managing undergraduate students

Expertise conducting molecular biology assays

Strong demonstrated experience in live- and fixed-cell imaging using confocal microscopy

Strong demonstrated experience in surgery on small animals like rodents

Proven experience and advanced skills in data analysis, including designing, coordinating, executing, and analyzing data from large sequencing projects and array analysis. Knowledge of the most commonly used bioinformatic tools and capacity to defined new pipelines and apply packages for analysis in R

Advanced skill in experimental design and adaptation of methods to achieve results. Demonstrated experience in integrating data from multiple sources to synthesize conclusions. Knowledge and ability to read and abstract scientific articles and apply to the design of experiments

Experience in providing technical work direction and training of students, post-docs, and technicians

Proven experience and knowledge in developing hypotheses, design experiments, conduct experiments, analyze data, write manuscripts, and publish results in peer-reviewed journals, including all interactions with Reviewers and Editors

Demonstrated experience in working with collaborators in other universities on joint projects, and working under milestones driven projects, including knowledge in writing reports

Strong organizational skills, including experience in laboratory record keeping, budget analysis and managing logistics. Demonstrated knowledge of lab safety rules

Proven experience in contributing and implementing lab safety and compiling with institutional regulations

Proven ability to read scientific papers and adapt knowledge and techniques from the literature to experimental systems

Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills including tack, diplomacy, and flexibility in order to work and interact effectively with staff, researchers, and management in person, on the phone or via Zoom or other video conferencing platforms

Knowledge of PC software applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Keynote, Illustrator to produce reports, correspondence, graphs, and spreadsheets to generate, track, and analyze data

Experience in managing the hiring and day-to-day work-flow of volunteers, undergraduate students and research technicians

Prior experience performing research in a lab that studies molecular alterations in neurodegenerative diseases, including transcriptional and cell biology analysis

Experience in performing behavior phenotyping in animal models of neurodegeneration

Ability to independently analyze data from circadian cage activity and behavior and memory tasks