What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Scientist 1 position at unm?
Dr. Singh’s lab at Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center is looking for a Research Scientist 1. Dr. Singh’s lab focuses on decoding the epigenetic basis of ocular & metastatic cancers, dry age-related macular degeneration (dAMD) and defining the molecular mechanisms driving the chronic inflammation associated states. This is a unique opportunity to be part of cutting-edge biomedical research with direct impact on future diagnostics and therapeutics.
The Research Scientist will help to oversee retinal
organoid maintenance and experiments, decode microglia associated inflammation
gene regulatory networks and also be involved in Uveal Melanoma metastasis
associated projects. The Research Scientist will assist in various co-culture experiments, single-cell multi-omics experiments,
big data analysis, flow cytometry, immuno-microscopy, molecular biology
experiments and manuscript preparation. The
Research Scientist will perform routine scientific research tasks; animal research
work; maintain accurate experiment/samples/research
databases; develop & utilize established protocols; plan, design, conduct,
process & lead scientific experiments; ensure data integrity, quality
control, and protocol compliance; developing recruitment and retention
strategies etc. This position will also communicate research findings to the
scientific community in peer-reviewed journal articles. This position will also
contribute to the preparation of grants, literature reviews and
contract proposals. This position will also support trainees/students
(undergrad, PhD, MD students and post-doc) in ongoing research projects focused
on uveal melanoma, cancer epigenetics, and AMD etc.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills are
essential to this position. Experience with regulatory processes such as IRB
submissions, organizing, sorting, and analyzing data is preferred.