Temporary - Visiting Research Assistant (Part-Time)

Department:

Oral Immun & Infect Dis - JM

Location:

Health Sciences Center

Time Type:

Part time

Worker Type:

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Job Req ID:

R107175

Minimum Requirements:

Six (6) or more years of relevant experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Position Description:

This position is a part-time temporary position in Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases at University of Louisville School of Dentistry. This position focuses on oral microbiology research, both at the bench and on computational data in the laboratory of Dr. Matthew Ramsey. Dr. Ramsey will be the direct supervisor and responsible for oversight of the part-time employee. This research will be to continue development, validation and implementation of a microbiome-based in vitro model for cultivation of human supragingival plaque bacteria. The employee will continue to improve the current working in vitro model and is expected to carry out duties at the bench to cultivate plaque bacteria and quantify their abundance. Further the employee will generate DNA sequence data from the model at set intervals, obtain microbiome data and will be responsible for analysis and interpretation of these data in an array of different growth conditions.

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

Assistance and Accommodations

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