Research Assistant

Salary Grade: T23 (T salary structure details)

About the role

The Research Assistant in the College of Science & Technology's Biology division is responsible for research projects advancing the understanding of how X chromosome genes affect age-related cognitive decline.

Responsibilities

• Manages the mouse colony including breeding and genotyping transgenic lines.
• Comply with laboratory safety/infection control policies and procedures.
• Assists in the daily use and maintenance of specialized equipment in the laboratory including spectrophotometers, incubators, FACS machines, cell culture equipment, micro-injection apparatuses, regular and confocal microscopes, etc.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Ability to occasionally work on weekends and/or after hours.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in biology and six months of related research experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Skills

• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to effectively interact with a diverse population of students, faculty and staff.
• Ability to learn new research techniques.
• Ability to analyze data, troubleshoot experiments, and communicate in writing as well as verbally.
• Ability to maintain and organize records.

Benefits

• Full medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off.
• 11 paid holidays (including the day after Thanksgiving and winter break).
• Tuition remission – eligible employees and their dependents can obtain a degree tuition-free.
• A generous retirement plan and more.