RESEARCH SCIENTIST

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The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service.

The Freedman Lab in the Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, is seeking a Research Scientist (Research Scientist/Engineer 3 (E S UAW RSE)) to lead projects using human pluripotent stem cells to develop new treatments for kidney disease, under the general guidance/supervision of Associate Professor Benjamin Freedman. The Research Scientist will combine stem cell culture and differentiation with bioengineering, microfluidics, and pre-clinical animal models to build next-generation models of human kidney regeneration and disease. This position will be responsible for contributing to preparation of reports, papers, presentations and new proposals.  He/she will contribute to positive colleague and investigator relationships through interactions on current grants. The successful applicant will also assist Dr. Freedman with mentoring of trainees. Experience with animals is a plus.

This position will be located at South Lake Union campus of UW Medicine, a bastion of stem cell research in the innovative center of Seattle. The successful candidate will be detail-oriented, reliable, highly organized, possess a high degree of accountability for quality of work performed, can work independently and has excellent technical skills.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Experimental duties include: 60%