Junior Specialist Position

Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science
UC Davis School of Medicine

The Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science at the UC Davis School of Medicine is seeking a 50%-time Junior Specialist. The purpose of this position is to provide support, coordination, and leadership for research studies of Dr. Min Zhao. The position requires an individual with a background in biomedical engineering, and experience in working on electrical regulation of cell biology or wound healing, preferably experience with experience in animal tissue collection, processing, and microscopy. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to work independently and with multiple lab members, and collaborative laboratories. The incumbent will also be expected to analyze and prepare data for both oral presentations and publications in scientific journals.
The incumbent will participate in the following duties:

Research (90%):
The Junior Specialist will be actively and significantly involved in collective results from animal tissue experiments, analyze data, and publishable research activities through the following roles and duties:

To collect and maintain animal tissue samples, sometimes from the abattoir, Primate center, and eye bank.

To develop ex vivo corneal wound healing models.

To maintain tissue culture/organ culture and to assess bioelectrical modality.

To monitor, record, and analyze ex vivo corneal wound healing.

To Handle and euthanize rodents.

To help with lab maintenance, including staying compliant with safety standards and inspections, ordering lab supplies, as well as completing paperwork.

To prepare manuscripts for publications in collaboration with the principal investigator, manuscript preparation includes reviewing relevant literature, describing methods and results used to acquire the data, presenting and analyzing data retrieved, constructing clear and informative figures, interpreting the results, and discussing how they fit in the current understanding of the field.
Professional Competence & University and Public Service (10%):

The candidate will be expected to attend symposia and conferences, participate and contribute to departmental and other seminars, journal clubs, and other activities, as applicable. The incumbent will present research at regional and appropriate national meetings such as ARVO and AAO. Presentations will be delivered in poster and/or oral format.

Candidate will be expected to mentor undergraduates in the lab, participate and contribute to laboratory and group meetings and other activities, as applicable.

As a full-time research group member, this position includes responsibility for maintaining safety standards and meeting regulatory requirements, staff training, and mentoring.
The Junior Specialist will mentor undergraduate students from UC Davis. He/She will actively contribute to lab activities through staff meetings and presentations to colleagues and researchers from various scientific communities.
The successful candidate will have a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering, Biology, Biochemistry, Stem Cell Biology, or a related field with experience in undergraduate laboratory research, a demonstrated ability to work independently, take initiative, make critical decisions and communicate ideas. In addition, the ability to work occasional weekend hours for the management of experiments. As this is collaborative research between several collaborative labs, frequent traveling between Davis and Sacramento, and occasional travel to abattoir may be needed. Other preferred qualifications include computer science or programming skills and experience with lab animal handling.

Qualified applicants should apply online at UC Recruit: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/apply/JPF04090. Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and contact information for up to 3 references. Documents/materials must be submitted as PDF files. Please direct questions to Ashley Bellmer @ ambellmer@ucdavis.edu.

To apply, visit https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF04832

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