Research Assistant I - Neurosurgery (Tandon Lab)

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections with real content. No job title heading. No metadata like Job ID. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Key content: - Intro: "We are seeking a candidate to fulfill the role of Research Assistant I in the Neuroimaging and Electrophysiology lab of Dr. Nitin Tandon at UTHealth. The lab specializes in the study of human language processing and cognition, using direct recordings and electrical stimulation, in the brains of patients with epilepsy and tumors implanted with intracranial electrodes during various experimental tasks. Data from these tasks include a combination of EEG (iEEG), intracranial electrical stimulation (iES), functional MRI (fMRI), eye tracking, and behavioral tests. The lab is also interested in clinical studies focusing on epilepsy and tumors. Preferred skills: The candidate should preferably be comfortable interacting with patients in a hospital setting, competent in using computers, basic knowledge of MATLAB (or equivalent) programming, self-motivated and have excellent interpersonal communication skills to support coordination among lab members, research personnel, collaborators, hospital staff and patients. Depending on the candidate's interests, the PI will support the candidate to perform independent research with the possibility of poster presentations and publications. This position is ideal for candidates who are considering a career in neuroscience or medicine. What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in. Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus: 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year) The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue! Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service) Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan! We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as... Free financial and legal counseling Free mental health counseling services Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc. Resources for child and elder care Plus many more!" Then "Position Summary: The Research Assistant I, under general supervision, conducts basic/ translational research which may include animal work and other activities according to research protocol. Research activities may include some or all of the following: handling biological samples, laboratory experiments and activities, and data collection." "Position Key Accountabilities: Under general supervision, performs laboratory experiments and activities to support research objectives.Collects, organize and prepares research data to provide needed information to principal investigators and other researchers. Updates notebooks, records, and databases as needed.Maintains clean laboratory equipment and/or work area to ensure a safe and efficient work environment.Orders laboratory and/or other supplies as directed by senior research staff.Stays abreast of new and updated procedures and protocols for the research laboratory. Must maintain compliance with required training. May participate in continuing education programs, seminars, and workshops.As needed, may coordinate the work of technicians to ensure efficient, timely and high-quality results.Performs other duties as assigned. Additional responsibilities may include: Explains study details to patients and obtains informed consent Collects data in the epilepsy monitoring unit and operating rooms Cleans newly collected data (using computer software programs) Performs simple data analyses as instructed (using computer software programs) Operates and maintains data recording and stimulation computers Manages research project data bases and other study documents Ensures compliance with IRB research protocols and assists with yearly IRB study reviews Communicates with PI, other lab personnel and collaborating labs on shared projects Ensures essential documentation and recording of patient and research data in appropriate files per institutional and regulatory requirements" "Certification/Skills: General knowledge of research fields Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree required May substitute required education with equivalent years of experience beyond the minimum experience requirement. Minimum Experience: None Physical Requirements: Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects. Security Sensitive: This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code 51.215 and Texas Government Code411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R.791.4. Residency Requirement: Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas." We need to map to sections: About the role (intro description), Responsibilities (key accountabilities + additional responsibilities maybe), Requirements (maybe minimum education, experience, physical requirements, security sensitive, residency), Qualifications (maybe certification/skills?), Skills (preferred skills), Benefits (benefits description), Pay (longevity pay mentioned), Schedule (maybe generous time off? Actually schedule not explicit; we have time off but not schedule. Could treat generous time off as Benefits, not Schedule. No explicit schedule/hours. So we should not create Schedule section if no specific content. Pay: we have Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service). Also maybe not explicit salary. So we can include Pay section with that detail. Benefits: many bullet points. We need to use

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  for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. Do not put Job ID etc. We must preserve all substantive info; do not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate (cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions). There's no explicit duplicated lines but we need to remove any fluff like "What we do here changes the world." That's substantive? It's motivational but maybe considered boilerplate? It's not legal/EEO. It's part of the posting; we should keep it? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." That motivational text is not those categories, so we keep. We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Now structure:

  About the role

  We are seeking a candidate to fulfill the role of Research Assistant I in the Neuroimaging and Electrophysiology lab of Dr. Nitin Tandon at UTHealth. The lab specializes in the study of human language processing and cognition, using direct recordings and electrical stimulation, in the brains of patients with epilepsy and tumors implanted with intracranial electrodes during various experimental tasks. Data from these tasks include a combination of EEG (iEEG), intracranial electrical stimulation (iES), functional MRI (fMRI), eye tracking, and behavioral tests. The lab is also interested in clinical studies focusing on epilepsy and tumors. Depending on the candidate's interests, the PI will support the candidate to perform independent research with the possibility of poster presentations and publications. This position is ideal for candidates who are considering a career in neuroscience or medicine. What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in. Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide.

  Then Benefits? Actually benefits appear after that paragraph. But we might put Benefits section later. Preferred skills: "Preferred skills: The candidate should preferably be comfortable interacting with patients in a hospital setting, competent in using computers, basic knowledge of MATLAB (or equivalent) programming, self-motivated and have excellent interpersonal communication skills to support coordination among lab members, research personnel, collaborators, hospital staff and patients." We can put Skills section. Position Summary and Key Accountabilities: Responsibilities. Certification/Skills: General knowledge of research fields Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree required May substitute required education with equivalent years of experience beyond the minimum experience requirement. Minimum Experience: None Physical Requirements: Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects. Security Sensitive: ... Residency Requirement: Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas. We can split into Requirements (education, experience, physical, security, residency) and Qualifications (general knowledge of research fields). Or maybe Qualifications includes certification/skills. Let's decide: - About the role: intro paragraph. - Responsibilities: Position Summary + Position Key Accountabilities + Additional responsibilities. - Requirements: Minimum Education, Minimum Experience, Physical Requirements, Security Sensitive, Residency Requirement. - Qualifications: General knowledge of research fields (maybe also certification/skills? but we have Skills separate). - Skills: Preferred skills (patient interaction, computers, MATLAB, self-motivated, interpersonal communication). - Benefits: list of benefits. - Pay: Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service). Also maybe mention retirement/pension plan? That's benefits though. Pay section only for explicit pay. - Schedule: Not present; we should not create. Now we need to format lists where appropriate. Responsibilities: we have many sentences; could break into
  • items. Let's extract responsibilities: From Position Summary: "conducts basic/ translational research which may include animal work and other activities according to research protocol. Research activities may include some or all of the following: handling biological samples, laboratory experiments and activities, and data collection." From Position Key Accountabilities: list: - Under general supervision, performs laboratory experiments and activities to support research objectives. - Collects, organize and prepares research data to provide needed information to principal investigators and other researchers. - Updates notebooks, records, and databases as needed. - Maintains clean laboratory equipment and/or work area to ensure a safe and efficient work environment. - Orders laboratory and/or other supplies as directed by senior research staff. - Stays abreast of new and updated procedures and protocols for the research laboratory. Must maintain compliance with required training. - May participate in continuing education programs, seminars, and workshops. - As needed, may coordinate the work of technicians to ensure efficient, timely and high-quality results. - Performs other duties as assigned. Additional responsibilities may include: - Explains study details to patients and obtains informed consent - Collects data in the epilepsy monitoring unit and operating rooms - Cleans newly collected data (using computer software programs) - Performs simple data analyses as instructed (using computer software programs) - Operates and maintains data recording and stimulation computers - Manages research project data bases and other study documents - Ensures compliance with IRB research protocols and assists with yearly IRB study reviews - Communicates with PI, other lab personnel and collaborating labs on shared projects - Ensures essential documentation and recording of patient and research data in appropriate files per institutional and regulatory requirements We can combine into a single list. Requirements: - Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree required. May substitute required education with equivalent years of experience beyond the minimum experience requirement. - Minimum Experience: None. - Physical Requirements: Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects. - Security Sensitive: This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code 51