Specialist Series - Endocrinology

Position overview

Salary range :

Specialist Series - All Levels

A reasonable estimate for this position is $91,500-$191,500. Specialist Series - Non-Represented Fiscal Year.

Application Window

Open date : April 16, 2025

Most recent review date : Friday, Nov 7, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date : Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Hussain laboratory at UCI is recruiting a research specialist to assist leading and co-managing a research laboratory focused on metabolic disease (diabetes, obesity, metabolic liver disease). The position requires knowledge, expertise and willingness to engage in in daily work in the laboratory as well as in the animal colony as needed to advance ongoing and newly initiated work. The position will require outstanding organizational skills to plan, coordinate with research staff as well as with collaborating laboratories. The position will require assistance in evaluating and managing performance of individual laboratory staff. The position also requires assistance in compiling and interpreting laboratory data, writing scientific manuscripts and research grant applications.

The following are required :

• CV
• Statement of Research

Qualifications :

Additional Qualifications :

Willingness and ability to conduct research studies independently, as a team member as well as in a supervisory capacity.

Willingness and ability to administer and maintain mouse colony, conduct physiologic metabolic studies in mice and gather and compile research data.

Willingness and ability to conduct bench based research based on molecular, biochemical and cellbiological assays to gather and compile research data.

Willingness and ability to participate in laboratory meetings, collaborations and coordination with other laboratories and work as a collaborative team member but also be able to advance research oriented work individually as required

Past experience in running or co-running, organizing and managing a research laboratory including supervising trainees. Willingness and ability to plan and coordinate the activities of laboratory personnel and team to advance research activities.

Willingness and ability to participate in evaluating and providing written performance evaluations to trainees and staff (postdoctoral fellows, students, research assistants) and make recommendations for advancement.

Demonstrated to supervise, train and evaluate trainees and laboratory employees in mouse husbandry, genotyping, mouse colony management, molecular and biochemical bench based techniques, histological and microscopical techniques, cell biological work.

Expertise in pancreas development, metabolism, metabolic disease and / or liver or islet biology

Several years of experience in using molecular and cellular techniques, maintaining a colony of genetically modified mouse models, cell based assays, histological and microscopic techniques and

Demonstrated ability to reliably establish and trouble-shoot existing and new protocols based on modern molecular techniques

Demonstrated ability to write or co-write grant applications and scientific publications

Outstanding Organizational Skills

Outstanding Interpersonal Communication Skills

Willingness and ability to keep laboratory supplies, reagents and inventory up to date, plan procurement of reagents as needed, communicate and coordinate with vendors for quotes, repair services and maintenance services.

Willingness and ability to assist in writing, submitting and maintaining IACUC protocols. Willingness and ability to communicate and coordinate with animal colony administration and staff regarding all aspects of mouse colony maintenance

Willingness and ability to communicate and co-ordinate with facilities management for repairs and maintenance

Willingness and ability to communicate and coordinate with EHS for environmental and health safety requirements and tracking and keeping EHS training of laboratory members updated.

Preferred Qualifications :

Proficiency in small animal anesthesia and survival surgical techniques.

Willingness to learn small animal anesthesia and survival surgery

Proficiency in coding languages such as R and / or Python

Several years of experience in administering a discovery-research oriented basic science laboratory including working with genetically modified mouse models, bench based molecular work as well as compiling research data for publications and grant applications.

Positions are dependent upon extramural funding. Initial appointments are for one year and renewal is based on availability of support

Applications will be considered until positions are filled.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

(required at time of application)

Full Specialists - Appointees to the Full rank should possess a terminal degree (or equivalent degree) or ten or more years of experience demonstrating expertise in the relevant specialization. Specialists at full rank are normally expected to have a significant record of academic accomplishments, including contributions to published or in-press research in the field, professional recognition in the field, and a demonstrated record of University and / or public service.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Cover Letter (Optional)

Statement of Research

Misc / Additional (Optional)

Reference requirements

Apply link :

https : / / recruit.ap.uci.edu / JPF09584

About UC Irvine

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy .

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

APM - 035 : Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment .

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.

Job location

Irvine, CA / Orange, CA