Research Associate

Academic Job Category Faculty Non Bargaining Job Title Research Associate Department Cembrowski Laboratory | Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences | Faculty of Medicine (Mark Steven Cembrowski) Posting End Date October 30, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date. Job End Date December 31, 2027 The expected salary for this position is $84,872.04. The Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences at the University of British Columbia invites applications for a full-time Research Associate to join the laboratory of Dr. Mark Cembrowski. This is a six-month term position with a start date of January 1, 2027, and an end date of June 30, 2027. The Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences does world-class research aimed at understanding the fundamental workings of cells and organisms in an effort to identify the underlying causes of human diseases. The Department’s research is diverse, with Investigators working in a wide range of the leading invertebrate and vertebrate model systems and using biochemical, molecular genetic, cellular and physiological approaches. The Department has particular strengths in neuroscience, endocrinology, development and cancer. The robust collaborative spirit between the Department’s Investigators drives increasingly multidisciplinary research programs in each laboratory. This includes the incorporation of the latest technologies in molecular biology, genetics, next-generation genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, and genetically-engineered animal models to complement our expertise in cell biological and physiology. The research in the Department is also strengthened by our use of advanced imaging capabilities that includes EM, super-resolution, 2-photon, live-cell and high-throughput microscopy. Research in the Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences is providing insight into the fundamental biological processes and pathologies that lie behind many diseases, including cancer, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, to name just a few.   Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:   Reporting to Mark Cembrowski, Principal Investigator and Associate Professor in the Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, the successful candidate will contribute to both independent and collaborative research projects. Responsibilities will include:   ·         Electrophysiological recording of brain tissue      ·         Viral circuit mapping of brain tissue      ·         Viral manipulation of brain tissue      ·         Histological processing and microscopic analysis of brain tissue      ·         Interfacing with Vancouver General Hospital surgical teams as needed to foster successful resource sharing and collaboration with Cembrowski laboratory      ·         Interfacing with members of the Cembrowski laboratory as needed to foster successful research, including coordinating…