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Project Scientist Position-Kaunitz Lab 2022-2023 (JPF08395)

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Job #JPF08395

• Medicine-Va Wadsworth Med Ctr / David Geffen School Of Medicin / UCLA

Position overview
Position title: Project Scientist
Salary range: See Table 37-B [https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/index.html ] for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is 96,000-$111,200.

Application Window

Open date: April 25, 2023

Next review date: Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System is seeking a candidate for a Project Scientist position. The candidate's research focus will be on pathways of intestinal endotoxin uptake. The candidate will be expected to work alongside Ph.D. research students and postdoctoral fellows from Japan. Accordingly, fluency with spoken and written technical Japanese is required.

The candidate will work in collaboration with P.I. Jonathan Kaunitz, M.D. Working knowledge of small animal microsurgery, and physiological methods such as Ussing chamber studies is required in addition to standard laboratory techniques such as PCR, immunohistochemistry, gel electrophoresis, and Western blots. Demonstrated proficiency with small animal portal vein and lymphatic duct cannulation and in vivo fluorescence 2-photon confocal endomicroscopy is required. The designing and performing of experiments are expected as well as presenting the results in publications and at national and international meetings.

The candidate should also be able to successfully run all aspects of a VA-based basic science laboratory including ordering, managing budgets, and dealing with compliance committees including managing IACUC-related documentation, triennial reviews, and all other aspects of regulatory oversight. Proficiency with drafting scientific manuscripts and grant applications is also required. A Ph.D. in Gastrointestinal Physiology is required.

The shared values of the DGSOM are expressed in the Cultural North Star, which was developed by members of our community and affirms our unswerving commitment to doing what’s right, making things better, and being kind. These are the standards to which we hold ourselves, and one another.Please read more about this important DGSOM program at: [https://medschool.ucla.edu/about/culture-and-mission/cultural-north-star ]

Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

A Ph.D. in Gastrointestinal Physiology is required.

Application Requirements
Document requirements

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

• Cover Letter (Optional)

• Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our EDI Statement FAQ document.

Reference requirements

None

Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF08395

Help contact: ebonydavis@mednet.ucla.edu

Campus Information

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs – With Updated Interim Amendments. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine Primary Series or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, Religious Objection, and/or Deferral based on pregnancy or recent COVID-19 diagnosis and/or treatment) no later than the applicable deadline. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of receiving the most recent CDC-recommended COVID-19 booster or properly decline such booster no later than the applicable deadline. New University of California employees should refer to Exhibit 2, Section II.C. of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Attachment for applicable deadlines. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of being Up-To-Date on seasonal influenza vaccination or properly decline such vaccination no later than the applicable deadline. Please refer to the Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Program Attachment. (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.) Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

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. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy.

Job location
Los Angeles, CA
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