Basic Life Research Scientist (1 Year Fixed Term)

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The Südhof Lab (https://med.stanford.edu/sudhoflab.html ) in the Stanford Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology and Neurosurgery is seeking a Ph.D.-level, Basic Life Science Research Scientist who will be the lab manager and direct cutting-edge research approaches to discover how synapses become dysfunctional in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders to pave the way for better therapies.

 

The position offers the opportunity to provide an array of conceptual, organizational, and technical support to work with the PI and lab members. You will be part of a highly interactive, supportive, and inclusive team of researchers investigating how synapses form in the brain and how their properties are specified, which together organize neural circuits.


This position will serve as the lab manager for a large and diverse lab. The primary function of the lab manager is to ensure the research lab adheres to Stanford research policies and procedures which include – health and safety protocols, chemical inventory, animal protocols, space and capital equipment inventory.  This position is responsible for orienting new lab members to the Sudhof lab and teaching necessary techniques and ensuring compliance with all health and safety protocols for a large and complex lab. This position is also responsible for supervising one lab technician and lab administrator which will including all hiring, performance, and training duties.

 

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

Ph.D., and or M.D., or equivalent with at least 3 years of relevant experience

 

The expected pay range for this position is $74,000 - $90,000 per annum. Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including equivalent years since their applicable education, field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal equity; among other factors. 

 

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and 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, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring additional dimensions to the University's research mission.

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