Lab/Area:Mucke LabDescription:
Are you interested in brain diseases and would like to contribute to this important area of research in an intellectually stimulating, interdisciplinary academic environment?
Opportunity: Research Associate/Scientist
The Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease at San Francisco’s Mission Bay Campus could offer you outstanding opportunities to pursue this goal and improve the lives of people around the world. The successful candidate will work directly with innovative neurobiologists in the Mucke Lab as well as with collaborators across other groups, helping to unravel disease mechanisms and identify new therapeutic targets.
The qualified candidate is a highly motivated, interactive, and creative individual with the ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment to advance disease-focused neuroscience. The successful candidate will also have excellent verbal and written communication skills and the capability to effectively present scientific results to other scientists.
Relevant Qualifications and Experience:
Undergraduate or graduate degree in neurobiology or related fields with demonstrated independence in executing experiments, data analysis, and troubleshooting
Management of complex mouse colonies, including breeding and genotyping of mice, and computerized record-keeping
Small rodent surgeries, including stereotactic injections and electrode implantations
Cell-based and biochemical assays, including western blotting, ELISA/MSD, reporter assays, and RT-qPCR
Establishment and analysis of primary brain cell cultures
Histology and light microscopy, including tissue processing, immunostaining, and image processing
Molecular biology techniques, including cloning, preparation of viral vectors, CRISPR, and siRNA knockdown
Preparation of animal and biosafety protocols for institutional approval
Providing training in these areas and facilitating project coordination
Preferred Attributes:
Excellent communication, interpersonal, multitasking, and organizational skills
A strong work ethic with exceptional levels of accuracy and attention to detail
Eager to take initiative and committed to continual self-improvement
Proactively prevents problems and efficiently addresses unexpected challenges in a rapidly evolving environment
Physical Requirements:
Bending, squatting, climbing stairs, pushing/pulling up to 25 pounds, reaching above shoulder level, sitting, standing, walking, carrying/lifting 20-25 pounds, repetitive movements of upper and lower extremities. May be exposed to chemical agents.
To apply, please include your statement of interests, resume, and contact information for 3 references.
*Title and salary will be commensurate with education and experience.
Salary Range:
Research Associate III- $73-$86K
Senior Research Associate- $84-$99K
Research Scientist $95K-$112K
Gladstone Perks & Benefits
People–work with talented, committed, and supportive teammates within an organization that values each member of its community.
A meaningful place to grow and learn–whether it’s your professional skills or scientific knowledge, we have the resources and environment to advance either so you can better support Gladstone’s mission to drive a new era of discovery in disease-oriented science and to mentor tomorrow’s leaders in an inspiring and excellent environment.
Healthy work/life balance–you are highly engaged and productive at work because you can have time to recharge and enjoy a vibrant life outside of work.
Compensation–competitive salary. Title and salary will be commensurate with education and experience.
Excellent benefits–generous medical, dental, vision, retirement plan, paid vacation, commuter benefits, access to free shuttle transportation.
Gladstone is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other non-job related characteristic. We make all employment decisions so as to further this principle of equal employment.
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What We Do
Gladstone's mission is to drive a new era of discovery in disease-oriented science and to mentor tomorrow’s leaders in an inspiring and diverse environment.
Although Gladstone shares traits with other top life science organizations, we pride ourselves on taking uncommon scientific paths to overcoming disease. Our investigators are selected to become authorities in leading or creating new fields, and we work to provide them with resources to explore bold new thoughts, form effective scientific teams, and create or master emerging research technologies that accelerate progress—Gladstone’s special recipe for success that has yielded some of the most important biomedical advances of our time.
Our three disease-focused institutes constitute the core of our discovery engine, but do not operate in isolation. We are seizing unprecedented opportunities for “convergence”—defined as the blending of intellectual and physical assets from multiple scientific disciplines and fields to speed the discovery process in our attack on unsolved health problems that affect almost every human family.
