Academic Administrator-Metabolomics Core ManagerJob #JPF04869
Application WindowOpen date: April 22nd, 2022 Next review date: Friday, May 20, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Final date: Friday, Jun 3, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Position descriptionThe Genome Center at the University of California, Davis invites applications from qualified candidates for the position of Technical Director of the UC Davis West Coast Metabolomics Center (WCMC). Reporting to the faculty director, the incumbent will have general responsibility for maintaining and improving services of the WCMC (https://metabolomics.ucdavis.edu/), which includes four research laboratories, a professional outreach core and large service laboratory. The Technical Director will develop, direct and oversee the daily operations of metabolomics and cheminformatics services. The service core consults clients and provides data and pathway analyses for four untargeted assays (lipidomics, biogenic amines, primary metabolites and polyphenols), and a range of targeted assays and isotope tracer studies. The Technical Director will widen the core's portfolio for academic and biomedical research through the main laboratory on the Davis campus, for example via MS-based imaging, while enhancing support for large scale clinical studies through the recently established ThermoFisher Center of Excellence in Clinical Metabolomics, located on the UC Davis clinical campus in Sacramento. The Technical Director will advance the state of metabolomics by developing and integrating new cheminformatics tools and databases as well as new methods in data acquisition and data interpretations. Currently, core services are provided for more than 350 projects and 30,000 samples per year. The core currently employs 17.5 full time staff, has 19 mass spectrometers and 14 types of cheminformatics tools. The incumbent reports to the WCMC faculty director on budget and staff management as well as development and implementation of technical advancements or new services, and is supported by a management team consisting of a laboratory manager, an IT senior lead and a project manager. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES 1) CORE MANAGEMENT (90%) Provide high quality metabolomics services (50%)
Improve metabolomics services (40%)
Grant Acquisition (10%)
2) PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND ACTIVITY (5%)
3) UNIVERSITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE (5%)
QualificationsBasic qualifications (required at time of application)
• Ph.D. or equivalent in STEM fields of research. Preferred qualifications
• Demonstrated skills in team leadership. Application RequirementsDocument requirements
Reference requirements
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