Research Technologist III
Company Information: The J. David Gladstone Institutes is an independent, nonprofit organization, affiliated with UCSF, contributing to the health and well-being of all people through medical research, education, and outreach in the areas of heart disease, AIDS, and Alzheimer's disease. Gladstone is composed of three separate institutes and approximately 350 employees. Our employees receive exceptional benefits, including 3 weeks of paid vacation, medical/dental/vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and excellent retirement programs. We are located in an award-winning building adjacent to UCSF's Mission Bay Campus. Gladstone has consistently ranked as one of the top places to work in academia in the United States. Duties and Responsibilities: The person in this position will be reporting to the Histology Core Manager. . Must be able to work within a core laboratory that provides Institutes-wide research services, to develop and implement specific plans and laboratory procedures to perform various analyses supporting the investigation of complex scientific problems. . Responsible for half the core request workload as well as development of new techniques as required by current scientific advances or requested by Gladstone researchers. . Jointly responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of core equipment. Responsible for maintenance, training and support of microscopy systems currently in the core and also in individual researchers labs around the institute Required qualifications: The candidate's expertise should include research (animal) histology techniques, animal dissection and necropsy, light microscopy (including epifluorescent, confocal and multi-photon techniques), photography, and digital and image analysis. Ability to interact with researchers on a scientific and function level. Immunohistochemistry experience is a must and in-situ hybridization experience is a plus. Experience in handling neurological samples is a strong plus. Requires a minimum of BA/BS plus 5 years relevant experience. Please send resumes to h...@gladstone.ucsf.edu and reference job #C10-08UT. Gladstone is committed to a policy that provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other non-job related characteristic, and to make all employment decisions so as to further this principle of equal employment opportunity. Janine Doerner Senior Human Resources Recruiter The J. David Gladstone Institutes 1650 Owens Street San Francisco, CA 94158 Telephone: (415) 734-2035 Fax: (415) 355-0910 E-mail: jdoer...@gladstone.ucsf.edu _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet