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Davis, CA | United States

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Job description

Junior Specialist- Isseroff Lab

Position Overview:
A reasonable estimate for this position is $51,300 per year at Step 1 or $54,600 at Step 2

This position provides technical, scientific and organizational assistance to PI Dr. Roslyn Isseroff's research program in the Department of Dermatology, which focuses on tissue repair and regeneration, and wound healing. Dr. Isseroff is a clinician/physician-scientist who combines work as a dermatologist wound specialist with bench, translational and clinical research in wound healing, with a focus on generating novel therapies to improve healing using in vitro, in vivo animal models and clinical human trials. As such, the successful candidate will be exposed to generating novel technologies that can be translated to the care of patients with non-healing ulcers. The research is designed to better understand the biology of healing and how it can be accelerated. This project collaborates with faculty in immunology and animal science at UC Davis, and with engineering and computer scientists at UC Santa Cruz.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Under the direction of the PI, the candidate's responsibilities are a significant and essential part of publishable research activities. The candidate will assist the PI's funded studies of biophysical control of wound healing, with responsibilities that include preparation of samples for microbiome analysis, standard microbiological techniques, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell culture, molecular biology techniques such as PCR and qPCR. Other responsibilities include preparation of tissues for histological and immunohistological examination, assisting with animal wound surgery. The candidate will work with the project team to collect data for manuscript preparation, review, and submission. The candidate's significant and meaningful contributions described above will lead to authorship or acknowledgement on published work. Candidates interested in human translation can be invited to join the PI's clinical research team and contribute to ongoing patient-centered studies.

90% RESEARCH

• Planning, performance and interpretation of PCR and qPCR on animal and human tissues.
• Embedding, sectioning and staining of animal and human tissues, and morphometric analysis of healing using computer assistance programs.
• Assisting as needed with animal surgeries, on small and large animal models.
• Create and manage a database of needed information, communicate with PI or team members to maintain and update inventory and order supplies, maintain computers, files, and programs with appropriate backup for all computers under supervision, development/revision of appropriate standard operating procedure (SOP) as needed.
• Maintaining meticulous documentation of experimental work.
• Contribute to scholarly manuscripts through reviewing and commenting on draft manuscripts, conducting literature searches, data collection, and helping to write methods sections
• Contribute original ideas for further investigation.
• Collect, organize, and summarize laboratory data. Evaluate data and prepare tables and graphs for publication. Calculate statistics as needed using SAS and/or Excel.
• Provide summary information for reports and sections of publications and presentations.
• Contribute to routine laboratory upkeep as directed by laboratory manager.
• Reading and interpreting the relevant literature, presenting summaries at lab meetings.

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND ACTIVITY (5% EFFORT)

• The candidate will have the potential to attend various scholarly conferences, such as the funding agency's quarterly reviews, and national meetings of the Wound Healing Society.
• The candidate will collaborate with researchers in the lab and will help to produce data presented at conferences.

UNIVERSITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE (5% EFFORT)

• Candidate may participate in activities of committees within the department, college, campus and other University entities, as appropriate.
• Candidate will be expected to mentor undergraduates in the lab, participate and contribute to laboratory and group meetings and other activities, as applicable

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

• Valid California driver's license.
• Must speak and write fluent English.
• Demonstrated experience with handling data in spreadsheets.
• Willingness and interest to learn new techniques.

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About University of California Davis

UC Davis is the home of the Aggies — go-getters, change makers and problem solvers who make their mark at one of the top public universities in the United States. Since we first opened in 1908, we’ve been known for standout academics, sustainability and Aggie Pride as well as valuing the Northern California lifestyle. These themes are woven into our 100-plus-year history and our reputation for solving problems related to food, health, the environment and society.Our 5,300-acre campus is in the city of Davis, a vibrant college town of about 68,000 located in Yolo County. The state capital is 20 minutes away, and world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Lake Tahoe and the Napa Valley are within a two-hour drive.

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