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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: SEATTLE, WA
Salary: $-
Job Type: Part Time

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               <td align="left"><font style="font-size: 100%;">RESEARCH SCIENTIST/ENGINEER 2<BR><BR><BR>Req #: 89083<BR>Department: NEUROLOGY<BR>Job Location: Health Sciences Center<BR>Posting Date: 10/16/2012 <BR>Closing Info: Open Until Filled <BR>Salary: Salary is commensurate with education and experience. <BR>Shift: Flexibility required to meet demands of the lab. <BR><BR><BR>The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the nation?s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.<BR><BR>The Department of Neurology has been a center of clinical and academic excellence since 1995, and has a mission that includes meeting the health-care needs of patients with neurological issues, advancing knowledge through research in the clinical and basic neurosciences and training the next generation of neurologists in our residency program through its clinical facilities at the University of Washington Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, VA Puget Sound Health Care System and Children?s Hospital and Regional Medical Center.<BR><BR>TheDepartment of Neurologyhas an outstanding opportunity for aResearch Scientist Engineer 2. This position is responsible for managing the safety and overall day to day operation of the lab, and with assisting lab scientists with experiments.<BR><BR>Job Duties and Responsibilities:<BR><BR>* Work with the PI to write, submit and update animal use and care protocols<BR><BR>* Maintain sophisticated lab equipment and hire vendors when appropriate;<BR><BR>* Track lab inventory and order supplies;<BR><BR>* Maintain lab databases<BR><BR>* Hire new lab techs by writing job descriptions, interviewing<BR><BR>* Train new employees on safety and lab procedures and techniques<BR><BR>* Supervise lab techs by approving timesheets, recommending corrective action, giving performance feedback<BR><BR>* Oversee the lab environment for timely completion of projects, efficiency, and adherence to budget.<BR><BR>* Directs the sharing of resources between peer labs<BR><BR>* Develop protocol for implementation of new techniques<BR><BR>* Document all safety procedures and comply EH&S requirements<BR><BR>* Collaborate on scientific journals, presentations, and grant applications<BR><BR>* Maintain and characterize mouse myogenic stem cells<BR><BR>* Develop and test gene therapy vectors<BR><BR>For detailed information on Benefits for this positionclick here.<BR>Requirements:<BR>Bachelor''s degree in Chemistry, Biology or related field AND Two to three years experience.<BR><BR>Effectively knows and uses the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of a partifular field of specialization; continues development of technical expertise and knowledge through experience and application.<BR><BR>Familiar with advanced molecular biology, embryonic or iPS stem cells, maintaining databases.<BR><BR>Equivalent education/experience will subs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                </font></td>
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