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:

Jun 01, 2024

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Dec 31, 2024

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

Full-time, temporary position. Initial assignment will be for six months with subsequent renewal of employment will be based upon performance review, progress towards research goals, and continuation of funding. Requires working flexible hours to include weekends, evenings, or early mornings. Requires working with rodent models.

Purpose

To support research in lab of Dr. Michela Marinelli for the Department of Neuroscience.

Responsibilities

• Perform (or assist in performing) behavioral experiments in rodent models, building of needed supplies, simple computer programming, and entering/analyzing data.

• Perform (or assist in performing) rodent husbandry, surgery, pre- and post-operative care, and tissue collection.

• Perform (or assist in performing) immuno-histological and anatomical analysis of brain tissue (brain sectioning, immunohistochemistry, mounting, and bright field or confocal analysis of tissue, entering and analyzing data with respect to its anatomical and immunohistochemical characteristics).

• Perform (or assist in performing) electro-physiological recording in in-vivo rats.

• Perform (or assist in performing) intravenous surgeries or stereotaxic surgeries in rodents.

• Ensure that needed supplies and chemicals for experiments are available in a timely manner (e.g., building of intravenous catheters, preparing solutions, inventorying).

• Maintain a tidy/clean lab and animal room (e.g., weekly wiping, sweeping, and mopping).

• Collect, organize, and analyze data and report results orally and in writing.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in biology, biochemistry, life science or related field.

• Familiarity with basic laboratory equipment and techniques.

• Prior experience working with rodents in a biological research lab and demonstrated ability to carry out research.

Preferred qualifications:

• Proficiency with at least one of the following: rodent microsurgery, rodent behavioral procedures, electrophysiological recording in in-vivo rats, microscopy.

• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.

• Extreme proficiency with excel and data management/analysis programs.

• Proficiency with other Windows programs (Word, PowerPoint, etc.).

• Proficiency with literature searches. 

Salary Range

$31,200 + depending on qualifications.

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

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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