Full-time or Part-time Jr. Specialist - UCI Environmental and Occupational Health

Full-time or part-time Jr. Specialist for Dr. Masashi Kitazawa - UCI Public Health

The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Population and Public Health at the University of California-Irvine seeks a junior specialist to help experimental procedures for graduate students and post-doctoral scholars. Candidate will not have to do own research project.

We are seeking to hire a highly motivated, dedicated individual who has excellent project management and molecular biology skills. Under the general supervision of the Principal Investigator, or other senior lab personnel, the incumbent may perform tasks including but not limited to:

* Writing/updating/distributing lab protocols, SOPs, project plans/summaries/reports

* Lab maintenance including ordering, supply inventory, equipment maintenance, cleaning, organizing, and managing lab spaces and materials; and performing other duties as assigned

* Assisting with experiments, working as part of a team

* Training students and researchers with lab techniques

* Manuscript and publication preparation

* Attending laboratory meetings

Application Instructions:

To apply, please log onto UC Irvine's online recruitment site, AP Recruit, located at: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF9613

Applicants should complete an online application profile and upload the following application materials

electronically to be considered for the position:

1) Curriculum Vitae (Required)

2) Cover Letter (Optional)

3) Research Statement (Optional)

4) Three professional references (names only)

UC Irvine is one of ten campuses of the highly regarded University of California system. UCI has approximately 36,000 students, 1,100 faculty members, and offers 222 degree programs. UCI has been ranked among the top 10 public universities in the U.S. for the past six straight years, is designated as a Hispanic serving institution, is rated #1 for supporting the American Dream, #1 for value by Forbes magazine, #1 on Sierra magazine's "Cool Schools" list of sustainability leaders, and is #2 for social mobility in the U.S. News rankings. Established in 2003, our rapidly growing Program in Public Health offers BA, BS, MPH and Ph.D. degrees in a variety of emphasis areas, was recently ranked among the top 50 schools and programs in public health in the country by U.S. News

and World Report.

School: https://publichealth.uci.edu/

Department: https://publichealth.uci.edu/departments/environmental-occupational-health/

Qualifications:

Applicants should hold a bachelor's degree or a master's degree emphasis in biological sciences, neuroscience, toxicology or other related fields. Candidates should have previous experience in neurobiology or molecular biology (1-year minimum) and prior laboratory management experience is highly desired (1-year minimum). Applicants should possess solid organizational and time management skills and have ability to work in a team environment with ever-changing priorities. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

• 3 required (contact information only)

The University of California, Irvine 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 categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy.

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.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
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  APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment.
  
  

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.