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Req #: 228869

Department: PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOPHYSICS

Posting Date: 11/28/2023

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $5,427 - $11,051 per month

Limited Recruitment:
Other

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/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230119_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 Israely laboratory in the department of Physiology & Biophysics in the UW School of Medicine has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Scientist 3. Our department is built on the principles of integrity and service. These principles are the foundation of our contributions to the State of Washington, the UW, the international science community, and the broader public. Our mission centers on three areas. Discovery: to explain physiological processes at the molecular, cellular, tissue, and organismal levels. Training: to provide high-quality, rigorous training that prepares students and postdoctoral scholars for science- and medicine-related careers. Communication: to disseminate scientific results and share our passion for science. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are woven throughout our department’s three mission centers. It is an integral part of student training, faculty professional development, and departmental life. We firmly believe diversity and equity promote intellectual curiosity, creativity, and rigor.

POSITION PURPOSE The specific goals are to elucidate how activity leads to functional and structural alterations at neuronal connections, and how these processes underly learning and memory. The project combines several techniques for the optical probing of local hippocampal (and other) circuits with the ultimate goal of determining what are the fundamental units of learning.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Independently carry out experiments to address how activity leads to functional and structural alterations in neuronal circuits by applying advanced optical methods (such as 2-photon microscopy, glutamate uncaging, and calcium imaging) to manipulate and follow activity at single or groups of dendritic spines in ex-vivo preparations. (35%)

• Development of new research techniques for the lab’s projects. (5%),

• Preparation of materials and reagents, data analysis, and reporting (20%)

• Generation of scientific figures and graphs and contributions to scientific manuscripts and grant writing. (20%)

• General laboratory management duties such as ordering, mouse colony management, and supervision of trainees. (20%) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Bachelor's degree in a related field and four years of relevant experience,OR Equivalent combination of education/experience. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Optical detection and analysis of calcium signals in living tissues, Matlab proficiency and coding abilities.

• Multiphoton imaging and optical stimulation techniques, mouse husbandry skills, experience with supervision of trainees. Other This position is eligible for H-1B sponsorship. 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 access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are 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.