Assistant Project Scientist

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has an immediate opening for an Assistant Project Scientist with expertise in studies on T cell development from human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs). The candidate will primarily be responsible for designing, managing and executing experiments related to research projects involving the study of transcriptional regulation of T cell commitment and the use of PSCs to generate genetically engineered therapeutic T cells. The duties of the Assistant Project Scientist, will include: taking part in project design and management; development and validation of assays and protocols that benefit his/her project as well as other research objectives in the lab; training and overseeing employees and students joining the lab to perform research on human PSC culture, CRISPR-based gene editing and T cell differentiation; promotion of the use of validated assays within and beyond the UCLA research community; compilation, organization and presentation of experimental results to the project team and the department; preparation of publications and presentation of experimental results at scientific meetings. He/She should be able to work collaboratively with other research teams as part of interdepartmental and inter-institutional project collaboration.

The applicant must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Biomedical Research and must have at least three years of experience in the fields of T cell development from PSC s. The candidate must have excellent communication, interpersonal skills and organizational skills.

Interested applicants, please apply via this link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09965

For additional inquiries, please contact Dr. Gay Crooks at GCrooks@mednet.ucla.edu

Ph.D. or equivalent

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