Research Engineering/Scientist Assistant

Job Posting Title:

Research Engineering/Scientist Assistant

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Hiring Department:

Department of Neuroscience

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Aug 13, 2025

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Aug 15, 2026

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

Initial assignment will be for one year. Subsequent renewal of employment will be based upon performance review, progress towards research goals, and continuation of funding.

Purpose

The candidate will work on a project and may be asked to support additional projects to study glial mechanisms in neural development, neurological disorders, and injury in the laboratory of Husniye Kantarci, Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience at The University of Texas at Austin.

Responsibilities

• Animal husbandry and genotyping (mice).

• Independently conduct experiments; maintain detailed records of experiments and outcomes. Experiments might include: performing preparation of primary cultures of neurons and glia from rodents (rats and mice); performing tissue collection from rodents, cryosectioning, performing RNAscope or immunohistochemistry; performing confocal analysis of tissues, image analysis, and quantification of the results; performing live cell imaging (calcium or voltage imaging); performing tissue collection and cell preparation for single-cell RNAseq experiments and data analysis.

• Help writing and submitting animal surgery, post-operational care, behavioral experiment protocols, biosafety protocols, and standard operating procedures for chemicals and biohazards.

• Help ordering supplies and chemicals for experiments, ensuring timely arrival and organization of supplies.

• Prepare stock and working solutions for lab reagents and tissue culture supplies. Help to maintain extreme organization and tidiness in the lab.

• Help train undergraduate and graduate students in the lab.

• Other duties may also be assigned. 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Neuroscience or a related field.

• Professional demeanor, good interpersonal skills, and ability to contribute to a positive and supportive lab culture.

• Enthusiasm for scientific discovery and fostering a positive learning environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in rodent husbandry, surgery, and tissue collection.

• Cryosectioning.

• Experience in RNAscope, IHC, and other staining procedures.

• Analysis and interpretation of image data.

• Dissections and primary cell culture.

• Preparation of hybridomas.

• Confocal Imaging.

• Cloning, plasmid preparation, PCR, RT-PCR.

• Analysis of omics data.

Salary

$38,500

Working Conditions

• May work around chemical fumes.

• May work around standard office conditions.

• May work around biohazards.

• May work around chemicals.

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

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