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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | The Laboratory Assistant will work under direct supervision of post-doctoral scholars and research t |
| > | echnicians to perform preclinical therapeutic research using rabbit and chinchilla infection models. | ||||
| > | The individual will monitor the infected rabbits and chinchillas to identify signs of disease progr | ||||
| > | ession and report back to her/his supervisors; assist in treating rabbits with experimental agents; | ||||
| > | assist in rabbit and chinchilla necropsy and processing of organs. | ||||
| 2 | The Laboratory Assistant will work under direct supervision of post-doctoral scholars and research t | ||||
| > | echnicians to perform preclinical therapeutic research using rabbit and chinchilla infection models. | ||||
| > | The individual will monitor the infected rabbits and chinchillas to identify signs of disease progr | ||||
| > | ession and report back to her/his supervisors; assist in treating rabbits with experimental agents; | ||||
| > | assist in rabbit and chinchilla necropsy and processing of organs. ABOUT DIVISION OF HIV, INFECTIOUS | ||||
| > | DISEASES AND GLOBAL MEDICINE The Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine at the Un | ||||
| > | iversity of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is an internationally recognized global leader in clini | ||||
| > | cal care, research, and education. With its home-base located at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Ho | ||||
| > | spital and Trauma Center (ZSFG), the Division has been ranked as the top facility in the country for | ||||
| > | AIDS care since 1983. The Division’s work is featured frequently in the media, and it is often visi | ||||
| > | ted by numerous international, national, state, and local dignitaries and delegations. The Division | ||||
| > | consists of approximately 38 faculty members, 14 fellows/postdoctoral scholars and 170 academic and | ||||
| > | staff employees. It is the largest Division of the Department of Medicine (DOM) at ZSFG, with a tota | ||||
| > | l expenditure budget of approximately $52 million dollars. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | ABOUT DIVISION OF HIV, INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND GLOBAL MEDICINE |
| 5 | Required Qualifications: - High school graduation and one year of laboratory experience, or two year | 4 | |||
| > | s of college, including courses in the natural, physical, or social sciences; or an equivalent combi | ||||
| > | nation of education / experience; and knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performanc | ||||
| > | e of the duties assigned to the position - Direct handling of laboratory chinchillas or rabbits Pref | ||||
| > | erred Qualifications: - Related experience in chinchilla or rabbit laboratory work - Willingness and | ||||
| > | ability to learn new skills to accommodate changing research priorities - Some prior experience per | ||||
| > | forming nucleic extraction and preparing protein lysates - Organizational skills and effective writt | ||||
| > | en and verbal communication with supervisors - Ability to work in a team environment - Ability to co | ||||
| > | mplete tasks efficiently in order to meet deadlines following standard protocols established by supe | ||||
| > | rvisors | ||||
| 5 | The Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine at the University of California, San F | ||||
| > | rancisco (UCSF) is an internationally recognized global leader in clinical care, research, and educa | ||||
| > | tion. With its home-base located at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSF | ||||
| > | G), the Division has been ranked as the top facility in the country for AIDS care since 1983. The Di | ||||
| > | vision’s work is featured frequently in the media, and it is often visited by numerous international | ||||
| > | , national, state, and local dignitaries and delegations. The Division consists of approximately 38 | ||||
| > | faculty members, 14 fellows/postdoctoral scholars and 170 academic and staff employees. It is the la | ||||
| > | rgest Division of the Department of Medicine (DOM) at ZSFG, with a total expenditure budget of appro | ||||
| > | ximately $52 million dollars. | ||||