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Req #: 231419

Department: DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY - IPD

Posting Date: 03/01/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $4,000 - $6,500 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701_a11y.pdf )

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

The Institute for Protein Design (IPD) at the University of Washington in Seattle is creating a new world of synthetic proteins to address 21st-century challenges in medicine, energy, and technology. The IPD is a unique interdisciplinary environment where world-class researchers with expertise in computing and software, biochemistry, genome sciences, biological structure, pharmacology, immunology and other basic science disciplines, as well as clinical medicine, work together to both computationally design and experimentally characterize novel biomolecules. Current projects include the design of novel therapeutics for cancer, neurological diseases, and more, as well as new vaccines, nanomaterials, and enzymes. For more detailed information about the Institute for Protein Design please see www.ipd.uw.edu .

In this position, Research Scientist/Engineer 1 (NE S UAW RSE), as a member of our Core R&D Labs, you will make important research contributions that accelerate progress in protein design. These teams develop new research methods, collect experimental data, and help interpret results. These activities are performed in collaboration with other scientists at the Institute for Protein Design or its collaborators; they are not available for external contract work.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (80%) - Work with other Core R&D Lab members to accomplish research goals, including by establishing and nurturing productive relationships with research colleagues, students, administrators, and others at the UW and beyond; this includes:

• Follow standard operating procedures and working guidelines.

• Optimization and development of Core-specific protocols in close scientific collaboration with postdoctoral researchers and graduate students.

• Document protocols run in the wet lab.

• Review, analyze, and troubleshoot all experimental results.

• Train IPD researchers on Core-specific workflow.

• Work directly with Principal Investigators, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and laboratory staff in assisting with and conducting experiments.(10%) - Maintain databases and inventories; this includes:

• Preparation and maintenance of standard laboratory stocks and reagents necessary to research workflow.

• Maintain inventory for all chemicals, supplies, reagents, and biological samples.

• Maintain and troubleshoot laboratory equipment.

• Work with Laboratory Manager to assist with laboratory-wide EH&S compliance.(5%) - Assist with managing undergraduate research assistants(5%) - Present scientific data, attend meetings and team building events MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry, molecular biology, or any other relevant field + one year of relevant experience, OR Equivalent combination of education/experience.

• At least one year of full-time laboratory experience.

• Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Strong communication and organization skills and great attention to detail.

• A willingness to acquire new skills and learn on the job. Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.