The UBC and St. Paul's Hospital Centre for Heart Lung Innovation and STEMCELL Technologies Inc. are working together on a grant-sponsored award opportunity and looking for a highly motivated researcher to fulfill a fixed term 2- year post-doctoral fellowship. Through this collaborative initiative, you will develop improved model systems for assessing the in vitro efficacy of modulator therapies in cystic fibrosis (CF).
Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop and optimize improved cell culture models, as well as fully create detailed protocols and methodologies
- Responsible for the assigned project including project planning, experimental design, experimental execution, data analysis and interpretation, reporting, and presenting
- Identify areas of improvement, as well as troubleshoot and resolve complex scientific and technical investigations
- Present data at team and department data meetings, provide conclusions, and future plans
- Perform literature reviews to discuss the relevance to the product design in order to apply experimental strategies and troubleshooting
Knowledge and Qualifications
- Ph.D in cell biology, biochemistry, or relevant life sciences field
- Practical expertise with mammalian cell culture is required. Specific experience with primary lung culture is an asset
- Proficient in experimental design, experimental execution, and analyzing data, with experience conducting flow cytometry, immunostaining, and qPCR highly desirable
- Excellent communication skills both in one-on-one and group settings, and an organized and proactive mindset are a must
Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
