Research Assistant - MCG-Immunology Center of GA

About the Immunology Center of Georgia (IMMCG)

The Immunology Center of Georgia (IMMCG) represents a new initiative by the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University to leverage the ability of the immune system to combat disease. The IMMCG will accomplish this by assembling teams of biomedical researchers with strong records of scientific innovation and technological development. The IMMCG will be co-directed by world-class immunologists Drs. Catherine Lynn Hedrick and Klaus Ley, both of whom have made major discoveries linking immune cells to specific mechanisms of disease. The goal of the IMMCG is to produce novel and effective treatments for conditions that heavily impact the communities of Georgia and the United States. The new center is aggressively recruiting faculty and staff to lead projects focused on cardiovascular disease, obesity and metabolic disorders, autoimmune and infectious disease, neurodegenerative disease and cancer.

Job Summary

The Poltorak Lab uses evolutionary divergent mouse sub-species to understand how evolutionary changes affect immune responses. Combining classical genetic analysis with cutting edge genomic approaches and computational analysis, we discover new disease genes.

Responsibilities

The duties include but are not limited to:

• MOUSE COLONY: Mouse colony management; Culturing of primary mouse cells
• ANALYSIS: Participate in genomic and bioinformatic data collection and analysis; Contribute to enthusiastic & collaborative research environment
• EXPERIMENTS: Testing immune responses in vitro
• OTHER: Any other duties as assigned by P.I.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in chemistry, biology, biochemistry, cell biology, social sciences, natural sciences, life, health care, or materials science directly related to the research area to which the position is assigned and experience in a research or clinical setting.
• OR Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in chemistry, biology, biochemistry, cell biology, social sciences, natural sciences, life, health care, or materials science directly related to the research area to which the position is assigned and a minimum of three years' experience in a research or clinical area.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

KNOWLEDGE
Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer software/databases.

Skills
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. Detail-oriented with strong prioritization and organizational skills.

Abilities
Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Shift

Days; M-F (Work outside of the standard business hours may be required)

Pay

Pay Band: B5
Salary: $17.88/hourly - $21.92/hourly
Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum-midpoint) of the position.

Benefits

Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees. Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays. Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.