The Core Flow Cytometry Lab at the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology/UCSF is looking for a Director (see job description below). Two positions are also open at the Research Associate level for individuals with flow experience. If interested in learning more about the positions and the Lab, please contact and/or send CV to: 1) Mike McCune, 415-695-3828 (phone), 415-826-8449 (fax), mmccune@gladstone.ucsf.edu 2) Eric Wieder, 415-695-3832 (phone), 415-826-8449 (fax), ewieder@gladstone.ucsf.edu FACS CORE DIRECTOR - JOB DESCRIPTION 1. Instrumentation expert - The Core Director will be responsible for the maintenance and optimization of two cell sorters (a FACSVantage and a Cytomation MoFlo) and two bench-top cell analyzers. In addition, the Core Director will be responsible for maintaining three microscopes - a fluorescence microscope (Leitz), a laser capture microdissection scope, and a time-lapse fluorescence video microscope. 2. FACS techniques expert - The Core Director will provide expertise/protocols of the latest in flow cytometric techniques to the members the Gladstone Institutes and other users of the Core. The Director will assist colleagues in the appropriate interpretation and analysis of FACS data. S/he will also keep up with the literature and attend scientific conferences and relay relevant new methods/findings to other members of the institutes. 3. FACS trainer - The Core Director will instruct users in the basics of running a flow cytometer and of analyzing flow cytometric data. 4. Management - The Core Director will interact with other Gladstone Institutes departments (i.e., facilities management and computer support) to ensure the smooth operation of the core and of the data flow off of the instruments. Furthermore, the Core Director will hire and train assistants as needed to insure that needs for FACS support are being met. The Core Director will devise and institute policies to ensure that access to the machine for all users is maintained and conflicts between users resolved. Finally, the Core Director will manage access to the machines to insure that appropriate access is provided and that safety is not compromised. 5. Liaison to the FACS community at large - The Core Director will interact with flow cytometer manufacturers, reagent manufacturers, and other flow cytometry cores to ensure that members of the Gladstone Institutes are up-to-date on the most current technologies.
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