Junior/Assistant/Associate Specialist- Knight Lab

Junior/Assistant/Associate Specialist- Knight Lab

Department of Physiology

University of California, San Francisco

This a research position in the Knight lab at UCSF. The successful candidate will assist graduate students and postdocs with experiments investigating the neurobiology of hunger and thirst in mice and rats. Responsibilities may include preparing tissue sections and performing histology; performing surgery on mice and rats; and running behavioral experiments in conjunction with neural recordings or manipulations. Individuals with experience in systems neuroscience or microsurgery in rodents are particularly encouraged to apply.

Required Qualifications:

• Junior Specialist - a bachelor's degree (or equivalent degree) or at least four years of research experience.

• Assistant Specialist- a master's degree or a baccalaureate degree with 3 or more years of research experience.

• Associate Specialist- a master's degree (or equivalent degree) or five to ten years of research experience.

• At least one year of relevant lab experience is required.

• Candidates must meet the required qualifications at the time of appointment. Candidate's CV or cover letter must state qualifications (or if pending) upon submission.

Please apply online at https://aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF04650, with a CV and cover letter.

See Table 24B for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $51,300-$82,100.

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.

UC San Francisco seeks candidates whose experience, teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

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, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

* "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.

* UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000385/SVSH

* UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination

* APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-035.pdf