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Professional Researcher Position Description: The James Fraser lab at UCSF seeks individuals with a strong understanding of computational structural biology who can provide the leadership required to implement innovative research programs in collaboration to advance health worldwide. The ultimate goal of the position is to ensure better health through better therapeutics. Specific responsibilities include leadership and development of specific therapeutics for various diseases. This position will provide research faculty with the breadth of senior management collaboration and ideation needed to advance the research agenda on many fronts simultaneously.

This position is for a scientist to perform therapeutic development in particular in the area of protein structure and function. The Assistant/Associate/Full Professional Researcher is accountable for promoting and establishing new research ideas relevant to therapeutic research and the use of protein structural data as therapeutic targets as well as to conduct research, manage projects, and analyze results. The Assistant/Associate/Full Professional Researcher plays a role in formulating research goals and for translating these goals into research grants, such as NIH, NSF, foundation grants, and other funding opportunities.

The Professional Researcher role is to interact closely with faculty members and staff at UCSF and to promote collaborative research between the Fraser laboratory and other faculty members. In addition, this individual plays a key role in large national and international collaborative research projects. The Assistant/Associate/Full Professional Researcher is required to provide guidance to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the Fraser laboratory in their laboratory-based projects or in data analysis.

Required Qualifications: PhD in related biomedical field (by hire date), with extensive experience in computational structural biology. Strong understanding of protein structure and function is required, with experience in structural biology techniques such as X-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, and cryo-electron microscopy preferred. Experience in clinical genetics is a plus. Experience working with government agencies or other national health and science-related agencies preferred. Advanced communication and presentation experience preferred. Experience with grant awards, scholarly publications, and international projects preferred. Specific to the Fraser lab opportunity, the candidate should have experience in computational methods for analyzing protein structures, such as multiconformer/ensemble modeling. The Assistant/Associate/Full Professional Researcher should have a publication record commensurate with this level and should have experience in training and mentoring scientists in the laboratory setting.

UCSF seeks candidates whose experience, teaching, research or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. UCSF is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

Review of applications will commence in ASAP. Applicants should send a CV, cover letter, and a two-page summary of past research and future goals to https://aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF04527. In addition, applicants will be asked to provide the contact information of three references.

For other inquiries, please contact:

James Fraser - fraserlab.com - @fraser_lab
jaimefraser@gmail.com // jfraser@fraserlab.com
he/his/him
(please do NOT use james.fraser@ucsf.edu)

See Table 13B for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is 83,300-$221,800.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

UC San Francisco seeks candidates whose experience, teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.