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The Laboratories of Casey Gifford (Depts of Genetics and Pediatrics) and Jesse Engreit (Dept of Genetics) are seeking a Research Scientist (Life Science Research Professional 3) focusing on human and mouse genetics, genome editing, and genomics to lead a project to understand the genetic basis of congenital heart defects. The Gifford and Engreitz Laboratories are located in the Biomedical Innovations Building on the main campus at Stanford University and are members of the BASE Initiative in the Betty Irene Moore Children’s Heart Center, a collaboration with Drs. Mark Skylar-Scott (Dept of Bioengineering) and Marlene Rabinovitch (Dept of Pediatrics).
Project overview: DNA regulatory elements in the human genome, which harbor thousands of genetic risk variants for common and rare heart diseases and could reveal targets for therapeutics that aim to precisely tune cellular functions — if only we could map the complex regulatory wiring that connects 2 million regulatory elements with 21,000 genes in thousands of cell types in the human body. We have recently developed new approaches that could enable mapping this regulatory wiring at massive scale (see Fulco et al. Science 2016, Fulco et al. Nat Genet 2019, Nasser et al. Nature 2021), and applied these and other approaches to understand the genetic basis of congenital heart defects (Gifford et al. Science 2019, Schricker et al. Nature 2019, Ameen et al. bioRxiv 2022). We have now identified enhancers that contain disease variants that affect risk for congenital heart defects, and aim to study the functions of these enhancers in mouse models and human cardiac organoids. These studies will ultimately help to uncover biological mechanisms of congenital heart defects, and help to guide diagnosis and treatment for children with heart disease. For information and recent work, see https://www.caseygiffordlab.com, https://www.engreitzlab.org, and https://med.stanford.edu/base.html.
We are looking for creative and passionate people at any stage in their career (see other job postings). The Gifford and Engreitz Laboratories are located adjacent to one another and provide a dynamic, interdisciplinary workplace with unique access to cutting edge technologies and scientific thought, with the potential for widespread recognition of scientific contributions. We value a diversity of values, backgrounds, and approaches to solving problems.
The candidate for this position should have hands-on experience in mouse genetics, molecular biology, genomics, and cellular assay development; experience with quantitative data analysis; curiosity in research and creativity in problem-solving; strong interpersonal and collaboration skills; experience building or managing teams; outstanding verbal and written communication abilities; ability to adapt to and effectively manage changes in a fast paced and dynamic environment; and have a passion for science and sense of urgency to find new medicines to benefit patients.
In addition to submitting your application via the Stanford web portal, please email your CV and cover letter directly to Profs. Casey Gifford (caseygifford@stanford.edu) and Jesse Engreitz (engreitz@stanford.edu)
Duties include:
* - Other duties may also be assigned.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED):
Bachelor's degree in related scientific field and four years of relevant work experience; or Master’s degree in a related scientific field and two years relevant experience; or PhD in related science field.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED):
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:
* - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
WORK STANDARDS:
The expected pay range for this position is $84,000 to $106,000 per annum. Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.
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The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.
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Full Time
$145k-180k (estimate)
05/29/2024
06/15/2024
stat.stanford.edu
Stanford, CA
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