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FREELANCE CONTENT WRITER

Evanston, IL

$20.50 - $26.25/hr

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FREELANCE CONTENT WRITER

Evanston, IL · On-site

$20.50 - $26.25/hr

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Student Research Assistant (CYSLE)

Raleigh, NC · On-site

$14.75 - $18.75/hr

... conducting academic research. • Ability to work at own pace with limited supervision. • Qualitative writing skills • High Level of Interpersonal skills • Leadership Qualities • Time ...

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Academic Research Scientist/Assistant/Associate/Full Professor

UC Davis Health System

Woodland, CA • On-site

$80K - $220K/yr

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Posted 10 days ago


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Job description

Academic Research Scientist/Assistant/Associate/Full Professor

Position Overview:

The salary range for this position is $80,800-$220,900. This position includes membership in the https://aadocs.ucdavis.edu/policies/apm/apm-670.pdf, which provides for eligibility for additional compensation. The salary range listed is for base compensation only and may be adjusted depending on qualifications and experience. The salary range does not include variable compensation and is subject to the individual department compensation plan.

ACADEMIC RESEARCH SCIENTIST/ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE/FULL PROFESSOR

University of California, Davis, Health System

Sacramento, California

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of California (UC) Davis, School of Medicine is seeking 1-2 full-time dynamic academic research investigators at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level in the Adjunct, In Residence, Regular, or Regular/In-Residence series. The candidate should develop or have an established independent hypothesis-based research program pertinent to neurodegenerative conditions, neurodevelopment, diagnostic and therapeutic disease biomarkers, cancer, nutrition or immunology.

Successful candidates will have a strong interest and/or experience in one or more of the specialties identified above. They will be expected to develop and sustain nationally recognized, independent research programs supported by extramural funding with salary support such as NIH and other federal or foundation sources. The candidate is required to work cooperatively and collegially within a diverse environment, and demonstrate the ability to build and maintain productive professional relationships with medical and technical staff, trainees, and others. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to build on the many strengths in the department, UC Davis Health and UC Davis campus including, but not limited to, strong collaborative relationships with the Alzheimer Disease Center, MIND Institute, the Institute for Regenerative Medicine, NCI designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Center for Comparative Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, the California National Primate Center and more. These resources provide a rich environment for translational discovery, interdisciplinary collaboration, and high-impact biomedical research.

The successful candidate will develop and write advanced experimental protocols in their specialty and will demonstrate the ability to prepare, organize and communicate research results through publications and presentations. Service activities may include participating in appropriate professional societies and educational organizations, including taking on leadership roles in such organizations.

Teaching duties may include didactic lectures, seminars and laboratory teaching to undergraduate or graduate students, and/or small group teaching of residents, fellows, medical students, graduate students, and students in other health professional programs.

All faculty must demonstrate the ability to foster collegiality and work collaboratively in a diverse environment and adhere to university policies and procedures.

For the full position description and to apply, visit https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06909.

UC Davis conducts more than 11 million clinical tests annually in state-of-the-art clinical laboratories. Annual anatomic pathology volumes equate to: 24,000+ surgical pathology, 9,108+ gynecologic cytology, 3,777+ non-gyn cytology and 2,642 fine needle aspiration biopsies. The laboratory includes a total laboratory automation system for clinical chemistry and hematology, one of the newest and most comprehensive throughout inland northern California. Clinical services are organized into subspecialty teams to provide focused expertise for clinical teams and to enhance collaborative relationships with our clinical colleagues.

The program has many award-winning faculty educators and hosts 16 residents in combined anatomic and clinical pathology training. Fellowships include cytology, hematopathology, informatics, transfusion medicine and two subspecialty surgical pathology fellowships (gynecologic/breast and gastrointestinal/liver).

The UC Davis Department of Pathology is ranked among the top 40 academic pathology departments for NIH funding departments nationally, and our faculty are integrated as leaders and/or collaborators in every research theme within the UC Davis Health System, with special strengths in cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, novel tissue imaging and informatics/artificial intelligence. The department founded the new Center for Diagnostic Innovation (CDxI) which provides resources and expertise to support clinical trials and new test development, and serves as an epicenter for improving test delivery, decision-making, quality programs, and utilization. Core research services available in CDxI and elsewhere in the department include histology and tissue microarray, biorepositories, genomics, and proteomics.

The UC Davis School of Medicine is part of the UC Davis Health System, which is also comprised of the UC Davis Medical Center, the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, and the UC Davis Medical Group, an 800-member physician practice network. UCDHS has more than 10,000 faculty and staff and an annual budget of $1.6 billion; UC Davis is an established leader in the use of telecommunications and information technology to advance health. U.S. News & World Report recently ranked the SOM among the top 50 medical schools in the nation.

To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/9729913

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