What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Specialist - Immunogenetics and Transplantation Laboratory (ITL) position at University of California - San Francisco?
Open date: January 7, 2025
Next review date: Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Tuesday, Jul 7, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Associate Specialist - Immunogenetics and Transplantation Laboratory (ITL)
Department of Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
An Associate Specialist position is available in the Immunogenetics and Transplantation Laboratory (ITL, https://itl.ucsf.edu/ at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). This position will be working with Dr. Rajalingam and his team on projects related to Immunogenetic, Histocompatibility, and Transplant Immunology.
The overall goals are to:
- Map epitopes of HLA antibodies using single antigen bead reactivities on sera from transplant patients to uncover functional eplets that aid in selecting compatible donors to minimize the risk of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) in transplantation.
- Explores the immunogenic potential of mismatched HLA eplets, to enhance donor-recipient compatibility that optimizes transplant outcomes by reducing immune sensitization and rejection.
- Develop innovative matching tools and methodologies that promise to enhance transplantation success, optimize patient outcomes, and contribute to UCSF's mission to deliver high-quality, impactful patient care.
Candidates must have a Master's degree (or equivalent degree) in a biological science discipline such as Immunology, molecular biology, genetics, or related fields or at least 5- 10 years of research experience. Candidates must have expertise in Biology/Immunology and basic cellular, experience in CRISPR-Cas gene-editing technology, experience in cloning, recombination technology, expression, and functional studies, experience in antibody functional characterization, immune checkpoint functional assays, ligand binding assay, cell-based binding assay, reporter gene assays, and cell killing experiments. Candidates should have strong statistical and analytical skills and excellent written and oral communication skills. They will be expected to actively participate in writing journal articles and grant proposals.
See Table 24B for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $73,000 - $85,000.
Please apply online at https://aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05436.
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As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
UC San Francisco seeks candidates whose experience, teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.
As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.
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Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of California San Francisco is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
Salary : $73,000 - $85,000
