The Department of Pathology (http://pathology.ucsd.edu) at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine UCSD is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body and is seeking Assistant, Associate, or Full Project Scientists in the field of Liver cell biology research.

The Department of Pathology plays a key role in the University's three missions: It aims to achieve the highest standards in patient care, research, and education. The Department provides diagnostic pathology services in a wide variety of subspecialties with highly trained subspecialists who are recognized for their expertise. The Department's research programs are diverse and interface with a wealth of basic and translational research programs that are a hallmark of UC San Diego.

The Project Scientists will be responsible for performing basic research regarding intercellular vesicle trafficking in the liver. They will participate in projects related to understanding the complex mechanism of hepatocarcinogenesis and drug resistance. The techniques include partial hepatectomy, DEN, CCl4 and clonal tracing in vivo, vector construction, CRISPR knock-in system, vesicle isolation, proximity labeling, various microscopy techniques and so on. In addition, the successful candidates will play a leadership role in managing the projects, and also be involved in analyzing the data, teaching, preparing presentations and reports, and publishing the studies.

Appointment at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Project Scientist level will be based on the candidate's background and experience.

A link to the full description of the Project Scientist series is provided for your review: http://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/PPM/docs/230-311.html

Candidates must have a PhD or MD/PhD in cell/molecular biology, liver biology, or related fields.

Candidates must have at least 4 years of postdoctoral experience in one or more of the following areas: liver regeneration, cancer biology, organelle analysis, vesicle trafficking, or related fields.

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