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JPF09435 Project Scientist - Core Facility Director, Stem Cell Research Center

The Stem Cell Research Center at the University of California, Irvine invites applications for the  position of Project Scientist. The Project Scientist's first appointment shall be for a minimum of one year term, provided that there is work, programmatic need, and appropriate funding. This position will  be available for 2-3 years funded by a Shared Resources Laboratory grant from the California  Institute for Regenerative Medicine as well as NIH funds, if incumbent is reappointed. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for advanced mass cytometry, mass imaging, flow  cytometry, and cell sorting to lead the operations of the SCRC cytometry core facility. The core  provides training, instrument maintenance and quality control, consultation, experimental protocol  development and assistance, data acquisition and analysis, and related services for BD Aria, Fortessa,  and Fusion instruments, as well as Standard Biotools’ Helios and Hyperion instruments.  

In this role, the incumbent will support research laboratories across campus; currently the SCRC  cytometry core provides technical consulting and services to 70 labs distributed across the Schools of  Medicine, Biology, Public Health, and Engineering. The incumbent will stay up to date on the latest  mass cytometry, flow cytometry, and cell sorting instrumentation, as well as analysis software to  support research use of these instruments. This role is crucial to maintaining this highly used core  facility for the entire campus. Essential to the role is effective communication with investigators, staff  and faculty for successful implementation of systems for quality assessment, consistency, and  innovation. Additionally, the incumbent will collaborate with faculty and research staff on project  management, design, technical requirements, and execution within the SCRC Cytometry Core lab.  Oversight of operational quality, service delivery, budgeting, and strategic recommendations for  equipment upgrades and expansion will also be part of this role. 

Applicants must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent with at least 10 years of experience working directly  with faculty, students, and laboratory staff operating BD flow cytometry analyzers and cell sorters,  and SBT Helios/Hyperion instrumentation. The successful applicant will also have 5-7 years of  experience in advanced analysis of high-dimensional imaging data derived from these instruments  using HistoCat, VisioPharm, and other analysis software packages, along with experience in  negotiating purchase/acquisition, installation, activation, maintenance, quality control, and optimizing operation of flow cytometers and cell sorters, Helios and Hyperion. Experience teaching and training  users ranging from undergraduate and graduate students through to postdoctoral fellows and faculty  members, organizing workshops and training clinics, established relationship with regional  professional development and networking groups (such as SoCal Flow) is required. 

The successful candidate will also possess strong management and leadership skills, exceptional  communication abilities, an excellent track record and a high level of motivation to supervise, train,  and collaborate with various stakeholders.  

This role reports directly to SCRC Director, Professor Aileen Anderson, PhD. 

Department: https://stemcell.uci.edu/ 

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