Research Assistant

1 week ago

Vancouver, Canada University of British Columbia Full time

Staff - Union

Job Category

CUPE 116

Job Profile

CUPE 116 Salaried - Research Assistant /Technician 3

Job Title

Research Assistant /Technician 3

Department

Research | Hirst | Department of Microbiology | Faculty of Science

Compensation Range

$4,757.00 - $5,187.00 CAD Monthly

Posting End Date

November 20, 2025

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

December 31, 2026

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary
The Hirst lab is focusing on the development and improvement of molecular assays and bioinformatics tools to study the epigenetic causes of cancers and to discover new targets for potential cures. In epigenomics, the techniques and technologies are evolving very rapidly, demanding a high degree of flexibility and adaptability. If you are knowledgeable and experienced in molecular biology, have an interest in genomics and epigenomics, and would like to contribute to cancer research, this job might be for you.

Organizational Status

Work Performed
The successful applicant will be responsible for executing experiments in support of the development of new epigenomics protocols and optimizing existing protocols. Specific duties include, but are not limited to conducting experiments such as tissue culture, CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, chromatin and nucleic acid extractions, preparation of next generation sequencing libraries for e.g. ChIP-seq, RNA-seq, and bisulfite-seq, quantifying DNA by qPCR, and operating next generation sequencers and liquid handing robotics.

The research assistant will also be responsible for general lab duties, such as preparing and aliquoting reagents, maintaining equipment, and waste disposal.

Good communication skills written and verbal are required to document the experiments, present the results to the research team, and write operating procedures.

Consequence of Error/Judgement
The successful applicant will be directly responsible for errors in his/her work, for reporting problems and mistakes in a timely way, and for correcting those errors. Depending on the severity of the errors, budgets, timelines and the safety of the team might be affected. Aspects of the research will be jointly reviewed by the research manager and Dr. Hirst regularly to mitigate such occurrence.

Supervision Received

Supervision Given
The incumbent might distribute work assignments to students or employees at lower classification levels and initiate new employees into routines and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications
Completion of a relevant technical program or a university degree in a relevant discipline and a minimum three years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own

- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

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