Staff Research Associate I - Surgery

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule Monday-Friday 8am-5pm; hours may vary. Posted Date 10/30/2024 Salary Range: $26.52 - 31.63 Hourly Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration Indefinite Job # 20361

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The Department of Surgery is seeking to hire a part time Staff Research Associate Level I (SRA I) in a cutting-edge plastic surgery research lab under the mentorship of the Principal Investigator. 

Duties of this role include:

• Experimental Procedures and Bench Work 
• Assisting with preparation for and completion of experiments 
• Helping with data acquisition and experimental flow 
• Cell culture maintenance, standard molecular biology techniques both classical and modern 
• Animal Research: Help maintaining mouse colonies 
• Assist with genotyping, breeding, organ harvesting 
• Help maintain animal compliance paperwork and protocols 
• Lab Administrative Duties: Assist in ordering of supplies and inventory management 
• Help preparing lab buffer, chemical and reagent stocks for general lab use 
• Data Management and Manuscript Preparation 
• Procedural and statistical analysis of experimental data 
• Creation of data figures for use in manuscripts and presentations

Pay Range: $26.51

Job Qualifications

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• Bachelor's degree in a life science field (eg Biology).
• Excellent work ethic and desire for personal growth and development. 
• Ability to work flexible hours and varying timelines, as needed. 
• Ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships internally and externally. 
• Ability to communicate in oral and written form, for the purpose of providing information to others in the laboratory. This includes the ability to record findings and methods in a laboratory journal in an accurate, complete, and timely way. 
• Skill in tact and diplomacy.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and web-based database programs. 
• Ability to be self-motivated, work with minimal supervision at times, handle multiple tasks and prioritize workload.
• Ability to work as part of a team and establish cooperative working relationships with researchers, residents, students, and other support personnel. 
• Knowledge of UCLA Policies and Procedures, especially those for purchasing and waste disposal
• Organized, detail oriented, and able to quickly adapt to the addition of novel tasks. 
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