LAB MANAGER (FISH), RESEARCH SCIENTIST/ENGINEER 1

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UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.  

The Abitua lab currently has an outstanding opportunity for a Lab Manager, Research Scientist/Engineer 1 (NE S UAW RSE). We are a growing lab studying the evolution of novel cell types and cell behaviors in annual killifish, whose embryos adapted to an extreme environment. The successful candidate will be an active and engaged member of this thriving research team. Working with Dr. Abitua, they will manage the lab’s vivarium, operating aquarium equipment, and maintaining life-feed stocks and breeding colonies of annual killifish and zebrafish for embryonic studies. They will also act as lab manager, directing purchasing, organizing critical lab functions and assisting with strategic decision-making. The successful candidate will be comfortable working independently and taking on leadership roles. The Abitua lab is strongly committed to equity and diversity. We strive to empower all lab members to realize their potential by learning, acquiring skills and taking on new challenges.

The Abitua lab is located in the Department of Genome Sciences at the University of Washington. The University of Washington is proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions.  Our people are our most important asset in our pursuit of excellence in education, research, and community service.  Thus, our staff enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities as well as an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

The Department of Genome Sciences, part of the University of Washington School of Medicine, focuses on answering critical scientific questions by developing and applying genetic, genomic and computational approaches. In particular, we are making major contributions in the application of genomics to understand the fundamentals of biology and to improve human health and wellbeing. Genome Sciences boasts a collaborative, integrated environment supported by a diversity of academic disciplines. We also work with a multitude of others both on the UW campus as well as worldwide. The department has been highly successful, expanding since its beginning in 2001 to 63 training, teaching, and research faculty with annual grant awards of $63M in FY23.

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