• Assistant Project Scientist Position in Cardiology…

    UCLA Fielding School of Public Health (Los Angeles, CA)


    Assistant Project Scientist Position in Cardiology - Sallam Lab 2025-2026 Apply now to Assistant Project Scientist Position in Cardiology - Sallam Lab 2025-2026

    Job #JPF10255

    + Medicine-Cardiology / David Geffen School Of Medicin / UCLA

    Position overview

    Salary range: See Table 37-B [https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/\_files/2024-25/july-2024-scales/t37-b.pdf]. A reasonable estimate for this position is $74,100 - $85,900.

     

    Application Window

     

    Open date: April 15, 2025

     

    Next review date: Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

     

    Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

     

    Final date: Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

     

    Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

    Position description

    The laboratory of Tamer Sallam in the Division of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA invites applications for a position at the level of Assistant Project Scientist. The candidate will conduct research on the impact of gene regulation on cardiometabolic diseases such as atherosclerosis, fatty liver, and obesity. Experience with noncoding RNA biology is required. The research activities will entail using cellular, molecular, computational and animal models. Analysis of murine phenotypes in metabolism, transcriptomic data (both Bulk and single cell and single nuclear seq) as well as multi-ome seq and ATAC seq. The candidate will perform in vivo overexpression and loss of function studies. Strong communications skills including presentation of data and preparation of manuscripts is required. A Ph.D. degree is required.

     

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    Qualifications

    Basic qualifications

    A Ph.D. is required.

    Additional qualifications

    Experience with noncoding RNA biology is required.

    Application Requirements

    Document requirements

    + Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

    Reference requirements

    + 2-4 required (contact information only)

     

    Please provide contact information of at least 2 references.

     

    Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10255

     

    Help contact: [email protected]

     

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    Job location

     

    Los Angeles, CA