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Req #: 232136

Department: DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY

Posting Date: 03/20/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $4,900 - $5,500 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.

This position, Research Scientist/Engineer 2 (NE S UAW RSE) full-time, aims to develop an understanding of energy metabolism in the retina in normal and diseased states.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Maintain laboratory mouse colony, set up crosses, wean mouse litters, genotype mice - 10% 2. Design strategies and experiments protocols to measure metabolic flux in ocular tissues - 10% 3. Harvest tissues from mice and use them to perform biochemical assays to test models of metabolism - 10% 4. Cell culture of retinal pigment epithelium cells and harvesting cells for biochemical analyses to evaluate metabolism - 10% 5. Design and perform enzyme assays on mouse tissue and cell culture samples and interpret the results - 20% 6. Prepare biological samples for mass spectrometry, perform mass spectrometry analyses and interpret the results - 20% 7. Help with lab management including stocking supplies, insuring lab safety and establishing lab protocols - 5% 8. Write, edit reports and present at meetings biochemical findings in the context of biological functions of metabolism - 15%

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry and 2 years of of relevant experience, OR equivalent combination of education/experience.

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

• Familiarity with mass spectrometry methods. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Familiarity with tissue culture methods. 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.