Req #: 242581 Department: BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT Appointing Department Web Address: https://sites.uw.edu/matsulab/ Job Location Detail: 100% on site lab work Posting Date: 02/05/2025 Closing Info: Closes On 02/19/2025 Salary: $5,160 - $9,465 per month Shift: First Shift Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701\_a11y.pdf) As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world. UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty. **The Akamatsu lab at the University of Washington is seeking a Research Scientist/Engineer 2 to join our collaborative, interdisciplinary research group.** **POSITION COMPLEXITIES AND IMPACT:** You will contribute to original research in understanding the quantitative assembly mechanisms of the actin cytoskeleton during mammalian endocytosis. **DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** Research (100%) + 50% Wet lab experiments (human stem cell culture, transfection/transduction, molecular biology, quantitative lattice light-sheet microscopy). + 50% Run and modify Python-based image analysis scripts for large time-lapse datasets.Researchers in this position will be expected to carry out original, collaborative research in the areas of quantitative cell biology, the actin cytoskeleton, and/or membrane trafficking. Example skill sets include quantitative data analysis of microscopy data, mammalian cell biology, and quantitative microscopy.Researchers will be expected to be highly collaborative in carrying out and communicating their research.Necessary skills are research experience in fluorescence microscopy, basic programming in Python or another language, and quantitative analysis of microscopy data. Candidates should have experience working collaboratively or in teams, training researchers in a lab setting, organizing and maintaining lab information (papers/data/notes), and communicating their research findings to other researchers. Minimum two year commitment is renewable based on mutual agreement.Desired skills or interests include CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing, molecular biology techniques, Lentiviral transduction, or biophysical/computational modeling (Python, other programming languages). Additional possible skills include an interest or familiarity with nontraditional means of research publication (micropublication, knowledge graphs), collaborative notetaking software (Roam Research, Obsidian, Notion), high-performance computing, and machine learning. Candidates from nontraditional backgrounds or educational/work paths are encouraged to apply. **MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS** + Bachelor's degree in Biology, Bioengineering, Biophysics, or a related field and two years of relevant experience, OR Equivalent combination of education/experience. **Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.** **POSITION REQUIRED SKILLS** + Necessary skills are research experience in fluorescence microscopy, basic programming in Python or another language, and quantitative analysis of fluorescence microscopy or simulation data. **DESIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS** + Desired Education: Master's Degree. + Desired skills or interests include CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing, computational image analysis in Fiji, MATLAB, or Python, or biophysical/computational modeling (Python, other programming languages). + Additional possible skills include an interest or familiarity with nontraditional means of research publication (micropublication, knowledge graphs), collaborative notetaking software (Roam Research, Obsidian, Notion), cloud computing, and machine learning. + Experience with mammalian cell culture **Application Process:** The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed. University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.