Software Developer 1 (1 Year Fixed Term)

OverviewJob Description. Requisition ID: 107160. Date posted: 08/28/2025. Job Status: Fixed-Term. The Department of OB/GYN seeks a 75% FTE Life Science Research Professional 1 (LSRP1) for a fixed one year term to assist with research projects involving treatment of stress urinary incontinence or/and pelvic floor prolapse with stem cells and understanding the basic pathophysiology of pelvic floor disorders. Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is described where the urethral sphincter is deficient, allowing leakage of urine with activity. Dr. Chen’s lab has developed stem cell therapy which has advantages including safe skin biopsy, cell “rejuvenation” through iPSC reprogramming, and the ability to produce a large homogeneous cell population.The LSRP1 will assist senior laboratory members in the preparation and analysis of hiPSC reprogramming with mRNA/RNA method, expansion, banking and characterization of these newly derived hiPSC lines, differentiation to smooth muscle cell progenitors (pSMCs) differentiated from autologous iPSCs, and preparation for injection into the urethral sphincter of small animals to aid regeneration of a deficient urethral sphincter muscle. The LSRP1 will work independently under general guidance from the scientist and must be able to recognize irregularities in experimental results and modify experiments as needed. Multiple techniques are required, including: molecular biology, tissue culture, qPCR and RNA extraction. The LSRP1 will be in direct contact with a scientist for experimental design and troubleshooting, but experiments will be scheduled and performed by the LSRP1 independently. The LSRP1 will order supplies, prepare some reagents for use by lab members, and train new researchers in basic protocol and fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS) analysis. Some experiments may deviate from a standard work day due to the lab’s work. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-09-21