Research Specialist II

BSD PED - Pediatric Genetics and Genomics– Moskowitz Lab The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Chicago is a dynamic and stimulating place to work. We strive for the highest level of complex care for children from diagnosis and treatment; provide outstanding education and training for students, postgraduate scholars, and physicians; and nurture the research of Department scholars who seek to elucidate the causes of pediatric disease and identify promising new therapies. In addition to our provision of clinical care at UChicago Medicine (UCM) Comer Children’s Hospital and at our regional sites, we are currently expanding our clinical care across Northern Illinois and Northwestern Indiana. In collaboration with our partners in the Chicagoland Children’s Health Alliance (CCHA; Advocate Children’s Hospital, and NorthShore University Health System). CCHA has responsibility for the care of almost 1 million children. The Department has expanded its presence to numerous satellite sites of care across the region with the goal of providing care ‘close to home’ whenever feasible (https://pediatrics.uchicago.edu/). Our mission is to improve the health of every child entrusted to us, in an inclusive environment that is committed to family-centered care, clinical excellence, impactful scholarship, effective disease prevention, and advocacy for the appropriate care of every child. We are especially committed to the children on the South Side of Chicago and to altering the inequities in healthcare. The Moskowitz Laboratory (https://moskowitzlab.uchicago.edu/) seeks a Research Specialist II to become a member of the laboratory team. The Laboratory is interested in the gene regulatory networks that control organ development and adult organ homeostasis. We perform discovery of fundamental developmental and homeostatic gene regulatory principles. We seek to understand how alterations of genomic mechanisms result in risk for diseases including birth defects and cardiac arrhythmias. Individuals will work as part of a team to advance multidisciplinary projects. It is expected that individuals in the Research Assistant II position will develop independent competence in basic research approaches. This role provides both basic technical support activities and the opportunity for independent advancement of scientific research projects.

The Research Specialist II performs routine assignments related to scientific research projects. Ensures compliance of research activities with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives and mandates. Analyzes possible solutions using standard procedures. Writes articles, reports and manuscripts. Assist in drafting presentations on research findings.

This at-will position is wholly funded by contractual grant funding which is renewed under provisions set by the grantor of the contract. Employment will be contingent upon the continued receipt of these grant funds and satisfactory job performance Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field. Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through < 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

• Bachelor’s degree.

• ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq, GRO-seq, and RNA-seq.
• CRISPR genetic engineering.
• Rapid protein degradation using Degron system.
• Bioinformatics.
• Cardiac functional analyses.
• Mouse genetics.
• Lentivirus transduction.
• Cell culture experience.
• Protein-protein interaction analysis using mass-spectrometry.

Research Individual Contributor 40 No Yes No Salary Exempt $50,000.00 - $70,000.00 Yes