Research Assistant - Developmental Biology

We need to output only HTML fragment, no html/body tags, no markdown fences. Use

for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Include sections only if posting has real specific content. We need to parse the posting. Location: ST. LOUIS, MO 63110 (maybe minor metadata). Scheduled Hours 40 (maybe schedule). Position Summary: paragraph. Job Description Primary Duties & Responsibilities: list of duties. Working Conditions: maybe part of responsibilities or separate? Could be part of responsibilities. Education: Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or combination... (so qualifications). Certifications/Professional Licenses: none required. Work Experience: Laboratory Operations (2 Years). Skills: Not Applicable. Driver's License: not required. More About This Job: WashU seeks... (maybe about the role). Education: Preferred Qualifications: No additional education unless stated elsewhere. Certifications/Professional Licenses: none. Work Experience: none. Skills: Document Research, Laboratory Processes, Scientific Research. Grade R07-H Salary Range $17.10 - $29.09 / Hourly (Pay). Benefits Statement: list of benefits. We need sections: About the role (maybe from Position Summary and More About This Job). Responsibilities (list of duties). Requirements (maybe required qualifications). Qualifications (maybe preferred qualifications?). Skills (skills listed). Benefits (benefits statement). Pay (salary range). Schedule (scheduled hours 40). We need to avoid filler sections like if content is generic like "Not Applicable" we should not create a section. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: EEO, accommodation, pre-employment screening, questions, etc. We need to output only HTML fragment. Let's extract content. Location and Scheduled Hours: maybe we can put location and schedule in a short

under schedule? The instruction: do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it. So location and scheduled hours could be minor metadata; we can include them in a

maybe under schedule section? But schedule section only if posting actually states them. It does state "Scheduled Hours 40". So we can have a Schedule section with that info. Location maybe not needed as a section; could be placed in a

at top? The instruction: do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it. So location is minor metadata; we can put it in a

before sections. Thus output:

Location: ST. LOUIS, MO 63110

maybe. Then sections. About the role: combine Position Summary and More About This Job (WashU seeks...). Position Summary: "Our laboratory in the Department of Developmental Biology studies the molecular mechanisms that regulate skeletal muscle function in health and disease, as well as the evolution of muscle properties across species. We combine mouse and cell culture models with a unique collection of muscle samples from diverse species, including black bears, cheetahs, and sloths. Using approaches in molecular and cellular biology, genomics, imaging, and muscle physiology, we aim to uncover mechanisms that can be used to develop new treatments for muscle diseases. Assists with research study, experiments, preparation of material, and documentation." More About This Job: "WashU seeks highly motivated individuals who are able to perform duties in a manner consistent with our core mission and guiding principles." We can combine into a couple paragraphs. Responsibilities: list of duties from Primary Duties & Responsibilities and Working Conditions maybe. Primary Duties & Responsibilities list: - Conducts research experiments and assays. - Performs molecular biology experiments, including DNA and RNA extraction, PCR, RT-qPCR, genotyping, cloning, Western blotting, and immunostaining. - Assists with mouse colony management, tissue collection, and processing of biological samples. - Evaluates research results, reports findings and discusses project outcomes with staff involved. - Performs data entry and maintains data files on research. - Prepares buffers, reagents, and solutions and maintaining laboratory stocks. - Complies with established safety procedures and maintains required documentation on laboratory and specimen conditions. - Coordinates research project with other institutions and investigators. - Participates in developing hypotheses to be tested and ways of testing it. - Assists with general supply/equipment orders, lab maintenance and cleaning. - Performs literature research on specified topics. - Performs other duties as assigned. Working Conditions: "Works in a laboratory environment with potential exposure to biological and chemical hazards. Must be physically able to wear protective equipment and to provide standard care to research animals." We can include that as part of responsibilities or separate? Probably responsibilities. Requirements: Required Qualifications: "Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education." Certifications/Professional Licenses: none required (but we shouldn't create a section if no specific content). Work Experience: Laboratory Operations (2 Years). Skills: Not Applicable (skip). Driver's License: not required (skip). So Requirements section could include education and work experience. Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications: "No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting." That's basically none; but we have also "Skills: Document Research, Laboratory Processes, Scientific Research" under Preferred Qualifications? Actually after More About This Job, there is a block: Education: Preferred Qualifications No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting. Certifications/Professional Licenses: No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting. Work Experience: No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting. Skills: Document Research, Laboratory Processes, Scientific Research. Thus preferred qualifications include skills: Document Research, Laboratory Processes, Scientific Research. So we can have Qualifications section for preferred qualifications (maybe include those skills). But we also have Skills section separate; we need to decide. The instruction: Use headings for Skills as well. So we could have Skills section listing those skills. And Qualifications section could contain education and experience requirements (required). Preferred qualifications maybe also go under Qualifications? Might be redundant. Let's follow: Requirements = required qualifications (education, experience). Qualifications = preferred qualifications (maybe none besides skills). But we also have Skills section for skills. Better: Requirements: Education (Bachelor’s degree or combination) and Work Experience (Laboratory Operations 2 Years). Qualifications: (maybe none) but we have preferred qualifications: no additional education etc. Could be omitted as filler. However we have skills listed under Preferred Qualifications: Document Research, Laboratory Processes, Scientific Research. Those are skills, so we can put them in Skills section. Thus Qualifications section may be empty; we should not emit a heading with filler. So we skip Qualifications section. Skills section: list Document Research, Laboratory Processes, Scientific Research. Benefits: from Benefits Statement: list items. Pay: Salary Range $17.10 - $29.09 / Hourly. Schedule: Scheduled Hours 40. We also need to include maybe a short paragraph for location at top. Let's craft HTML. We must not include or . Just fragment. We'll do:

Location: ST. LOUIS, MO 63110

About the role

Our laboratory in the Department of Developmental Biology studies the molecular mechanisms that regulate skeletal muscle function in health and disease, as well as the evolution of muscle properties across species. We combine mouse and cell culture models with a unique collection of muscle samples from diverse species, including black bears, cheetahs, and sloths. Using approaches in molecular and cellular biology, genomics, imaging, and muscle physiology, we aim to uncover mechanisms that can be used to develop new treatments for muscle diseases. Assists with research study, experiments, preparation of material, and documentation.

WashU seeks highly motivated individuals who are able to perform duties in a manner consistent with our core mission and guiding principles.

Responsibilities

• Conducts research experiments and assays.
• Performs molecular biology experiments, including DNA and RNA extraction, PCR, RT-qPCR, genotyping, cloning, Western blotting, and immunostaining.
• Assists with mouse colony management, tissue collection, and processing of biological samples.
• Evaluates research results, reports findings and discusses project outcomes with staff involved.
• Performs data entry and maintains data files on research.
• Prepares buffers, reagents, and solutions and maintaining laboratory stocks.
• Complies with established safety procedures and maintains required documentation on laboratory and specimen conditions.
• Coordinates research project with other institutions and investigators.
• Participates in developing hypotheses to be tested and ways of testing it.
• Assists with general supply/equipment orders, lab maintenance and cleaning.
• Performs literature research on specified topics.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Works in a laboratory environment with potential exposure to biological and chemical hazards.
• Must be physically able to wear protective equipment and to provide standard care to research animals.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.

Work Experience: Laboratory Operations (2 Years)

Skills

• Document Research
• Laboratory Processes
• Scientific Research

Benefits

• Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
• Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
• Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, combining employee and university contributions starting at 7%.
• Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more.
• 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child; family care resources for continued childcare needs; adult care coverage.
• WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

Pay

Salary Range $17.10 - $29.09 / Hourly

Schedule

Scheduled Hours 40

We need to ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like EEO, accommodation, pre-employment screening, etc. We removed those. Check for any repeated lines: we didn't. Check for any filler like "Not Applicable": we omitted. Check for any placeholders like "commensurate with experience": none. Check for any minor metadata: we placed location in a p at top; schedule in its own section. Check if any content missing: The "More About This Job" also had "Education: Preferred Qualifications No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting." That's basically no content; we omitted. The "Certifications/Professional Licenses: No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting." omitted. "Work Experience: No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting." omitted. "Skills: Document Research, Laboratory Processes, Scientific Research" we captured. We also omitted "Grade R07-H" maybe not needed; but it's part of Pay? Could be included in Pay section but not required. The instruction: