Academic
Job Category
Faculty Non Bargaining
Job Title
Research Associate
Department
Willerth | School of Biomedical Engineering | Faculty of Medicine (Stephanie Willerth)
Posting End Date
September 24, 2024
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.
Job End Date
Sept 30, 2025
The salary for this position will be $34,466 per annum.
Position Summary
At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.
The School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus, invites applications for a part-time (50%) Research Associate in retina tissue engineering. This position will play a leadership role in the Willerth Laboratory, and will report directly to Dr. Stephanie Willerth, who is the Principal Investigator of the laboratory. The initial appointment is for one year and may be renewed subject to work performance and funding availability.
SBME is a partnership between the
Faculty of Medicine
and
Faculty of Applied Science
, acting as a nucleus for education and training, research, and innovation in biomedical engineering, creating new knowledge, new academic and training programs, and fostering translation and innovation. Its vision is to transform health care outcomes through unconstrained exploration of the best possible integrative solutions across engineering, medicine, and biology. Through collaborative, innovative, and interdisciplinary approach and building on UBC academic and research excellence, the School of Biomedical Engineering aspires to be a global leader in biomedical engineering research, education and translation. For more information about the School of Biomedical Engineering, please visit
https://www.sbme.ubc.ca/
.
The Willerth Lab at SBME/UVic (
https://www.engr.uvic.ca/~willerth/
) is an interdisciplinary team that seeks to engineer a variety of neural tissue types from pluripotent stem cells using various strategies.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will provide oversight on scientific and training aspects of the lab while leading their own scientific projects.
The responsibilities of the position depend on the skills and research interests of the successful applicant. Specific tasks for this position may include:
Managing and running projects related to retinal tissue engineering and assisting with the designing and implementation of new research projects;
Designing and performing experiments, analyzing results, and presenting findings;
Overseeing and leading trainees within projects;
Analyzing data and presenting the data in reports, publications, and presentations;
Preparing grants and assist with grant applications and reporting, publication preparation, and with fulfilling regulatory requirements (animal ethics, biosafety etc.);
Helping to enhance our collaborative research environment;
Training and mentoring lab personnel;
Coordinating the maintenance of lab equipment; and
Contributing to cutting-edge knowledge in the scientific community.
Qualifications
PhD in retinal tissue engineering, with a focus on outer-retina cell-based therapeutics development.
5+ years of experience in leading in vitro PSC-derived retinal graft production studies and in vivo large-animal retinal transplantation studies.
5+ years of experience in university-startup/spin-off founding, fundraising, and technology transfer.
5+ years of experience in establishing (including recruitment and fundraising), leading, and supervising medium-size (~8-13) academic research teams at accredited Canadian universities.
Supervision received
The incumbent will receive supervision directly from Dr. Willerth.
Supervision given
The incumbent may be required to supervise trainees involved in the research program.
Start date and stipend
The start date is October 01, 2024 but flexible; funding has already been received. The position is located at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver campus). The salary for this position will be $34,466 per annum.
How to Apply
Candidates should provide a CV, names and contact information of 3 references, and a cover letter describing past achievements and future research interests.
Review of applications will start on September 16, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.
The UBC Vancouver Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of thexʷm əθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. The City of Vancouver is located on Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations territory.
Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.
