Research Associate - Vancouver, Canada - University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

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Description

Academic

Job Category

Faculty Non Bargaining

Job Title

Research Associate

Department

Van Petegem Laboratory | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Faculty of Medicine (Filip Van Petegem)

Posting End Date

June 20, 2024

Note:
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

Oct 9, 2026

The expected pay for this position is $70,000 per year.

For more than fifty years, the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology has played an active and important role at UBC and in the greater scientific community.

The Department is home to approximately 90 research laboratories from fifteen Departments organized into nine research clusters, fostering a strong foundation for innovation and collaborations.

All members of the Department maintain active, well-funded research programs that encompass many areas of modern biochemistry, and molecular and structural biology.

The Department hosts an active Graduate program with more than 90 students and offers over fifteen undergraduate courses and laboratory courses for honours, major and minor Undergraduate programs.

The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology is mainly located in the Life Science Institute (LSI) in Vancouver, BC.

A number of research faculty, however, are dispersed at different locations, such as, Michael Smith Labs and BCCHR, and the teaching stream are based in the Biological Sciences Building at the Point Grey Campus.

The Biological Sciences Building is a hub for Science Undergraduate teaching and students, housing a number of Departments such as the Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Botany, Cellular & Physiological Sciences, and Zoology.

All members of the Departments maintain their lab teaching activities at this new site.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

Perform on expression and purification of ion channels.
Test several expression hosts, and optimize their reconstitution in lipid nanodiscs and use these for characterization via electron microscopy and to test proteinprotein interactions.
Attend laboratory meetings and attend departmental seminars.

Education/Work Experience:

Proven ability to manage several projects
Excellent communication skills including oral presentation at lab meetings and international conferences.
Ability to work in a fastpaced and demanding team environment.
Has the drive and enthusiasm to lead and work as a member of a team.

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