Research Associate I – Department of Surgery

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in basic science or equivalent; no experience required.

Specific Job Related Duties:

• All the work will be conducted in BLS2/ABSL2 laboratory settings. Biosafety laboratory training will be provided if the applicant has no previous experience.
• Under direct supervision, perform research experiments related to vascular and cancer biology in the context of cysteine metabolism.
• Learn how to set up and conduct research experiments with quantitative and qualitative analysis followed by detailed technical instructions. Minimal troubleshooting and improving assays will be required in the long-term.
• Learn how to conduct cell culture experiments, establish genetically modified immortalized and primary cell lines, perform co-culture and angiogenesis assays, and master key molecular biology methods in the laboratory, such as qPCR, ELISA, fluorescence microscopy, kinetic or endpoint assays with absorbance/fluorescence/luminescence readout, reactive oxygen species detection, basic histology staining, etc.
• Involvement in small animal experiments; treatments in rodents (gavage, i.v., i.p.), tumor inoculation, breeding and genotyping mice, tissue and plasma sample collection, maintaining rodent laboratory records. The applicant will be trained for small animal surgeries; previous experience is not a requirement.
• Assemble, calibrate, operate, and make minor modifications to various laboratory equipment as defined by appropriate guidelines and standard operating procedures.
• Maintain a detailed record of all experiments performed in the laboratory.
• Analyze, organize, and present data during weekly lab meetings and conferences (if data is collected).
• Assist in the compilation and tabulation of data and provide preliminary analysis.
• Adhere to internal controls established for the Department of Surgery.

SALARY: 

Salary commensurate with experience, 100% Grant funded.

Preferred

Previous work experience preferred.

Working Environment

• Standard laboratory environment.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.