Genomics Scientist

Genomics Scientist

🔍 Dean of Research, Stanford, California, United States

New Research
· 5 hours ago Post Date
· 107917

Anchored in the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute and the Office of the Dean of Research, the new Knight Initiative in Brain Resilience is a cross‑disciplinary scientific endeavor aimed at addressing neurodegeneration, aging and brain resilience. Diseases and associated issues of cognitive decline like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, dementia, and related ailments are increasing with our rapidly aging global population. Stanford seeks to advance a new era of brain science focused on accelerating the fundamental understanding of the aging brain, both the biological causes of neurodegeneration and how to increase brain resilience throughout the lifespan.

Our community ranges broadly, consisting of esteemed alumni, world‑class faculty and students, dynamic staff and administrators and include some of the world's most successful leaders in neuroscience. In realizing our mission, our staff are critical to supporting our organization’s goals and enabling Stanford faculty and students to accomplish its mission conducting cutting‑edge research with the objective of formulating innovative solutions to brain‑aging, disease, neurodegeneration, dementia and resilience.

The Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience is seeking a Life Sciences Professional 2 to perform various functions and activities involved in research projects dedicated to brain aging and resilience. This position will be responsible for planning and executing genomics and multi‑omics experiments, analyzing data, and interpreting results in support of ongoing research projects. The individual in this role will specialize in genomics, liquid handling, and sequencing, and will be expected to take ownership of their assigned portion of the research and make recommendations on experimental design and/or research direction to the principal investigator as needed.

This position will also be responsible for developing new research protocols where appropriate protocols are not described in the literature or where modification or adaptation of standard procedures and protocols is required. The individual will work in a multidisciplinary team, to develop new research protocols that lead to new knowledge or understanding, and to communicate the results of the research to both scientific and non‑scientific audiences.

This position involves overseeing the daily activities of the laboratory including lab maintenance, maintaining lab stock, managing chemical inventory and safety records, and providing general lab support as needed. The Life Sciences Professional 2 may assist with purchasing laboratory equipment and modifying or adapting laboratory equipment and/or developing new instruments to meet the needs of the research projects.

This position is a two‑year fixed‑term appointment, with possibility of renewal based on programmatic need and funding availability, with a primary work site on Stanford University’s main campus.

• Independently conduct a portion of the research project(s). Make recommendations on experimental design and/or research direction to principal investigator.
• Independently conduct complex (lab and/or field) experiments to gather data for a portion of a major research project.
• Interpret and analyze results, often where few guidelines exist, and make modifications to existing procedures and protocols.
• Develop new research protocols where appropriate protocols are not described in the literature or where modification or adaptation of standard procedures and protocols is required.
• Participate in multidisciplinary teams across different faculties or schools.
• Perform ongoing literature review to remain current with new procedures and related research; apply to ongoing research and development of new protocols.
• Contribute substantively to the preparation of papers for publication, especially in the results section, and to publication of findings. Present ongoing work to colleagues and/or academic conferences.
• Oversee supply and equipment budget under supervision of principal investigator…