Staff Research Associate Pediatrics
Staff Research Associate Pediatrics
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Job Description
The Staff Research Associate will support a project on mimetic peptides as a potential vaccine against gonorrhea. The SRA will perform laboratory research in microbiology and immunology including experiments to engineer and express recombinant fusion proteins in bacteria assist with mouse immunogenicity experiments and perform biochemical and immunological assays (ELISA bactericidal flow cytometry).
The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.
Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.
The salary range for this position is $26.00 $31.04 (Hourly Rate).
To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF including total compensation please visit: in microbiology immunology molecular biology biochemistry or a related science and knowledge of or experience with the basic techniques or methods required by the position; and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability age protected veteran status or other protected status under state or federal law.
Department Description
UCSF Department of Pediatrics Infectious Diseases & Global Health Division is involved in a variety of innovative research activities including outcomes research translational immunology basic research in molecular pathogenesis and hostdefense as well as global health research in lowresource countries. We also have longstanding collaborations with scientists in other clinical and basic science departments at UCSF. The research is conducted on many aspects of chlamydial infections: the molecular epidemiology and pathogenesis of chlamydial STDs around the world including Ecuadorian Nepali and Vietnamese populations. The research on chlamydial STDs among adolescents will help to design appropriate interventions in this population. There is a collaboration with different biotech companies to develop a vaccine to prevent and ameliorate chlamydial related STDs among all age groups to develop leading edge nanotechnology to study chlamydial disease pathogenesis and to develop a readily deployable cost effect and rapidpointofcare test that can be used to screen for chlamydial infections not just in hospitals and clinical labs in developed countries but globally in inner city and rural clinics and field sites worldwide.
About UCSF
The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research graduatelevel education in the life sciences and health professions and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the worlds leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer neurodegenerative diseases aging and stem cells.
Pride Values
UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism respect integrity diversity and excellence also known as our PRIDE values.
In addition to our PRIDE values UCSF is committed to equity both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education discovery and patient care. Additional information about UCSF is available at
Join us to find a rewarding career contributing to improving healthcare worldwide.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
