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Description

The Department of Surgery is seeking to hire a Limited full-time Staff Research Associate I (SRA I) to work in a cutting-edge regenerative medicine research laboratory under the mentorship of The Principal Investigator. More specifically, the SRA I will help manage the lab various research animal colonies, and will characterize protein expression in specific tissues, organs and modified stem cell lines by qRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry (IHC) in support of multiple research projects.

Please note that this position may convert to career.

Pay Range: $26.52 - $31.63 hourly

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent experience in chemistry, microbiology, biochemistry and molecular biology (preferred)

• Skill in routine molecular and cellular biology techniques.

• Ability to communicate effectively on a one-to-one basis sufficiently to convey experimental results to principal investigators.

• Writing skills sufficient to compose laboratory protocols which are clear, concise, logical and display proper syntax and grammar.

• Interpersonal skill to interact and collaborate effectively with scientist co-workers, graduate students and faculty.

• Skill in handling and disposing of contaminated material according to protocol.

• Ability to organize raw data into relevant formats.

• Reading skills sufficient to understand specific protocol relevant journal articles, and equipment.

• Ability to perform library searches.

• Experience working with research animals

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