Job Description

Overview

Basic Science Research Associate - 136600 at UC San Diego Health. Payroll Title: SRA 1. Department: PHARMACOLOGY. Worksite: La Jolla. Appointment Type: Career. Appointment Percent: 100%. Union: RX Contract. Total Openings: 1. Work Schedule: Days, 8 Hour Shifts, Monday - Friday. Filing Deadline: Tue 9/23/2025.

Responsibilities

• Under supervision, assist lab members with standard experimental research techniques, cell culture, live cell imaging, and data analysis.
• Assist with maintenance of mouse breeding colonies and perform laboratory maintenance duties including ordering supplies, making buffers, and handling reagent requests.
• Oversee undergraduate helpers in making buffers.
• Interact easily with faculty, postdoctoral scholars, students, and research technicians in a large laboratory.

Minimum Qualifications

• Theoretical knowledge of chemistry, biochemistry or biology.
• Knowledge and experience in basic laboratory procedures and equipment, including sterile techniques, preparation of buffers and media, cell culture, PCR, plasmid preps, and protein analysis and purification.
• Experience with Western blots, especially of tissue from animals.
• Ability to maintain careful, legible and well-organized laboratory notes.
• Ability to follow basic research protocols and to understand and execute both written and verbal instructions and tasks on schedule.
• Experience with performing protein assays and protein gel electrophoresis.
• Knowledge and understanding of laboratory safety and ability to work carefully with potentially harmful agents.
• Tact and diplomacy to interact with a variety of individuals including faculty, staff, students and foreign scholars.
• Willingness to learn new techniques.
• Attention to protocol and details.
• Ability to work well with others; take orders and explain protocols to others.
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively.
• Manual dexterity to perform experiments and manipulate lab equipment.
• Experience with and skill in using computers.
• Knowledge of microscopy techniques.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience in basic animal room work, including maintaining and breeding mouse colonies.
• Knowledge of protein purification techniques.
• Experience with CRISPR/Cas9.
• Knowledge of kinases and phosphatases.

Special Conditions

• Employment is subject to a criminal background check.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends, if necessary.
• Willingness to work with rodents.
• Willingness to work with hazardous materials.

Pay and Benefits

Pay Transparency Act: Annual Full Pay Range: $55,374 - $66,064 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%). Hourly Equivalent: $26.52 - $31.64. Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).

If employed by the University of California, you will be required to comply with our Policy on Vaccination Programs, which may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements. If applicable, life-support certifications (BLS, NRP, ACLS, etc.) must include hands-on practice and in-person skills assessment; online-only certification is not acceptable.

Equal Opportunity

UC San Diego Health Sciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law. For more information, please visit UC San Diego Principles of Community and the Anti-Discrimination Policy.

UC San Diego is a smoke and tobacco free environment. UC San Diego Health maintains a marijuana and drug free environment. Employees may be subject to drug screening.

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