Research Associate I, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Galveston)
The University of Texas Medical Branch · Galveston, TX · 1 mo ago
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We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: headings Research Associate I.
We need to preserve all substantive info. Let's extract:
- Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in basic science or equivalent; no experience required.
- Job Description: Research Associate I performs varying standardized laboratory assignments and experiments.
- Job Duties list:
- Under direct supervision, performs standard research assignments involving a series of related operations.
- Sets up and conducts standard research experiments following detailed technical instructions.
- Prepares biological assays and conducts basic quantitative and qualitative analysis.
- Maintains records of all tests performed and data collected.
- Assists in the compilation and tabulation of data and provides preliminary analysis.
- Assembles, calibrates, operates and makes minor modifications to a variety of laboratory equipment as defined by appropriate guidelines.
- Adheres to internal controls established for department.
- Performs related duties as required.
- Skills list: Biological Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, Tabulation of Data, Equipment Calibration, Standard Laboratory (maybe "Standard Laboratory" is a skill? We'll keep as item.)
- Center description: The Center for Genome Architecture studies how the genome folds inside the nucleus and what that folding does. Work from the Center produced the first kilobase-resolution three-dimensional maps of the human genome, identified chromatin loops and contact domains as fundamental features of genome organization, showed that loop extrusion explains how these structures form, demonstrated that acute loss of cohesin eliminates loop domains genome-wide, and discovered fossil chromosomes in ancient DNA. We are expanding our experimental footprint, including a growing program of mouse work, to ask how these principles operate in living tissues.
- This position performs molecular biology and sequencing library preparation and analysis, maintains careful records across a large experimental series, contributes to quality control of the resulting data, and takes part in supervised mouse work including colony management, genotyping, treatment, and tissue collection. Training is provided. Undergraduate research experience is valued and applicants are encouraged to describe it; prior mouse experience is a plus but is not required to apply.
- WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Standard laboratory environment.
- Salary Range: Commensurate with experience. (skip Pay section)
- Location: Primary Location United States-Texas-Galveston Work Locations 1079 - Medical Research Bldg Job Research Academic & Clinical Regular Employee Status Non-Manager Job Level Day Shift Job Posting Sep 17, 2026, 8:56:07 AM.
We can combine location and shift into a short paragraph.
We need to avoid boilerplate: EEO, etc. Remove.
Now decide sections:
- About the role: could combine Job Description and Center description and maybe working environment. Provide prose.
- Responsibilities: list of duties (Job Duties). Use
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Remove boilerplate like EEO, etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Let's parse the posting: - Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in basic science or equivalent; no experience required. - Job Description: Research Associate I performs varying standardized laboratory assignments and experiments. - Job Duties: list of duties (multiple sentences). - Skills: Biological Analysis Quantitative Analysis Qualitative Analysis Tabulation of Data Equipment Calibration Standard Laboratory (looks like list of skills) - Then description of Center for Genome Architecture: description of work, etc. - This position performs molecular biology and sequencing library preparation and analysis, maintains careful records across a large experimental series, contributes to quality control of the resulting data, and takes part in supervised mouse work including colony management, genotyping, treatment, and tissue collection. Training is provided. Undergraduate research experience is valued and applicants are encouraged to describe it; prior mouse experience is a plus but is not required to apply. - WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Standard laboratory environment. - Salary Range: Commensurate with experience. (We should NOT create Pay section if it's just "commensurate with experience" which is placeholder. The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. "Commencement with experience" is placeholder, so we should not create Pay section.) - No schedule info. - Benefits not mentioned. - Location info: Primary Location United States-Texas-Galveston Work Locations 1079 - Medical Research Bldg Job Research Academic & Clinical Regular Employee Status Non-Manager Job Level Day Shift Job Posting Sep 17, 2026, 8:56:07 AM. This is metadata; we can fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Probably we can include a short paragraph with location and shift etc. But we must not create headings for them unless they fit categories. Could include a
with location and shift. We need sections: About the role (maybe from Job Description and Center description). Responsibilities (Job Duties). Requirements/Qualifications (Minimum Qualifications plus maybe Undergraduate research experience valued). Skills (list). Possibly Working Environment (but not a standard heading; maybe we can include under About the role or Responsibilities). The instruction says use headings for those specific section names; we can also include other headings if they match those names. We should not create headings like "Working Environment". So we can incorporate that info into a paragraph under About the role or Responsibilities. We must not repeat job title as heading. So no
Research Associate I.
We need to preserve all substantive info. Let's extract:
- Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in basic science or equivalent; no experience required.
- Job Description: Research Associate I performs varying standardized laboratory assignments and experiments.
- Job Duties list:
- Under direct supervision, performs standard research assignments involving a series of related operations.
- Sets up and conducts standard research experiments following detailed technical instructions.
- Prepares biological assays and conducts basic quantitative and qualitative analysis.
- Maintains records of all tests performed and data collected.
- Assists in the compilation and tabulation of data and provides preliminary analysis.
- Assembles, calibrates, operates and makes minor modifications to a variety of laboratory equipment as defined by appropriate guidelines.
- Adheres to internal controls established for department.
- Performs related duties as required.
- Skills list: Biological Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, Tabulation of Data, Equipment Calibration, Standard Laboratory (maybe "Standard Laboratory" is a skill? We'll keep as item.)
- Center description: The Center for Genome Architecture studies how the genome folds inside the nucleus and what that folding does. Work from the Center produced the first kilobase-resolution three-dimensional maps of the human genome, identified chromatin loops and contact domains as fundamental features of genome organization, showed that loop extrusion explains how these structures form, demonstrated that acute loss of cohesin eliminates loop domains genome-wide, and discovered fossil chromosomes in ancient DNA. We are expanding our experimental footprint, including a growing program of mouse work, to ask how these principles operate in living tissues.
- This position performs molecular biology and sequencing library preparation and analysis, maintains careful records across a large experimental series, contributes to quality control of the resulting data, and takes part in supervised mouse work including colony management, genotyping, treatment, and tissue collection. Training is provided. Undergraduate research experience is valued and applicants are encouraged to describe it; prior mouse experience is a plus but is not required to apply.
- WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Standard laboratory environment.
- Salary Range: Commensurate with experience. (skip Pay section)
- Location: Primary Location United States-Texas-Galveston Work Locations 1079 - Medical Research Bldg Job Research Academic & Clinical Regular Employee Status Non-Manager Job Level Day Shift Job Posting Sep 17, 2026, 8:56:07 AM.
We can combine location and shift into a short paragraph.
We need to avoid boilerplate: EEO, etc. Remove.
Now decide sections:
- About the role: could combine Job Description and Center description and maybe working environment. Provide prose.
- Responsibilities: list of duties (Job Duties). Use - .
- Requirements/Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications plus maybe note about undergraduate research experience valued and prior mouse experience a plus. Could be under Requirements.
- Skills: list of skills.
- Possibly Benefits: none.
- Pay: skip.
- Schedule: we have Day Shift mentioned; that is schedule info. The posting states Day Shift. That's specific, not placeholder. So we can create a Schedule section with that info. The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It states Day Shift, so we can include Schedule.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, Schedule.
We could also include Working Environment as part of About the role.
Now produce HTML fragment:
About the role
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Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
...
Skills
- ...
...
Schedule
Day Shift
Make sure to preserve all substantive info.
Let's craft About the role paragraph:
"The Research Associate I performs varying standardized laboratory assignments and experiments. The Center for Genome Architecture studies how the genome folds inside the nucleus and what that folding does, having produced the first kilobase‑resolution three‑dimensional maps of the human genome, identified chromatin loops and contact domains as fundamental features of genome organization, shown that loop extrusion explains how these structures form, demonstrated that acute loss of cohesin eliminates loop domains genome‑wide, and discovered fossil chromosomes in ancient DNA. The Center is expanding its experimental footprint, including a growing program of mouse work, to ask how these principles operate in living tissues. This position performs molecular biology and sequencing library preparation and analysis, maintains careful records across a large experimental series, contributes to quality control of the resulting data, and takes part in supervised mouse work including colony management, genotyping, treatment, and tissue collection. Training is provided. Undergraduate research experience is valued and applicants are encouraged to describe it; prior mouse experience is a plus but is not required. The work is conducted in a standard laboratory environment."
That covers job description, center description, position specifics, training, experience note, working environment.
Now Responsibilities: list the duties as given.
We need to ensure we don't miss any duty: list them exactly.
Let's copy:
- Under direct supervision, performs standard research assignments involving a series of related operations.
- Sets up and conducts standard research experiments following detailed technical instructions.
- Prepares biological assays and conducts basic quantitative and qualitative analysis.
- Maintains records of all tests performed and data collected.
- Assists in the compilation and tabulation of data and provides preliminary analysis.
- Assembles, calibrates, operates and makes minor modifications to a variety of laboratory equipment as defined by appropriate guidelines.
- Adheres to internal controls established for department.
- Performs related duties as required.
Now Requirements: Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in basic science or equivalent; no experience required. Also note that undergraduate research experience is valued and prior mouse experience a plus (but not required). Could include that.
We'll phrase: "Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in basic science or equivalent; no prior experience required. Undergraduate research experience is valued and applicants are encouraged to describe it; prior mouse experience is a plus but not required."
Now Skills: list: Biological Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, Tabulation of Data, Equipment Calibration, Standard Laboratory.
We'll output as - Biological Analysis
... etc.
Now Schedule: Day Shift.
Now ensure no extra sections.
Check for any repeated info: We included training, experience note in About the role; also in Requirements we mention again. Might be duplication but okay; we need to preserve all substantive info; duplication is okay but we could avoid duplication by putting experience note only in Requirements. However About the role already mentions training and experience note; we could keep it there and not repeat in Requirements. But we need to preserve the Minimum Qualifications line: Bachelor's degree ... no experience required. That's not duplicated elsewhere. The undergraduate research experience valued and prior mouse experience a plus appears in the later paragraph; we could include that in About the role or Requirements. To avoid duplication, we could put it in About the role and not repeat in Requirements. But Requirements should still contain the Minimum Qualifications. That's fine.
Thus Requirements paragraph: "Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in basic science or equivalent; no prior experience required."
Now About the role includes training, undergraduate research valued, prior mouse experience a plus, working environment.
Let's craft About the role paragraph accordingly.
Now check for any other substantive info: Job Title not needed. Location and shift: we have schedule Day Shift; location we could include in About the role or a separate paragraph but not required as heading. Could add a short paragraph after About the role for location. But we have no heading for location; we can just include location in About the role or as a separate without heading. The instruction: "fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we can add a
for location after About the role maybe. But we must not create a heading for it. So we can add a
with location info.
Location: Primary Location United States-Texas-Galveston Work Locations 1079 - Medical Research Bldg Job Research Academic & Clinical Regular Employee Status Non-Manager Job Level Day Shift Job Posting Sep 17, 2026, 8:56:07 AM.
We already have schedule Day Shift; we could include location and maybe job posting date in that metadata paragraph.
Let's create a
after About the role: "Located at the Medical Research Building (1079) in Galveston, Texas. Position is a regular, non‑managerial academic & clinical role." Could also include posting date but not necessary.
We must preserve all substantive info: location, shift, job posting date maybe not essential but it's metadata; we can include.
We'll include location and shift in that paragraph, but shift also in Schedule section; duplication okay but maybe better to not duplicate. We'll put location only in metadata paragraph, and schedule only in Schedule section.
Thus metadata paragraph: "Located at the Medical Research Building (1079) in Galveston, Texas. Posted September 17, 2026."
Now Schedule section: Day Shift.
Now check for any other info: "Job Research Academic & Clinical Regular Employee Status Non-Manager Job Level". Could be included in metadata paragraph: "Regular, non‑managerial academic & clinical position."
Now ensure we didn't miss any duty: we have
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
...
Skills
- ... ...
Schedule
Day Shift
Make sure to preserve all substantive info. Let's craft About the role paragraph: "The Research Associate I performs varying standardized laboratory assignments and experiments. The Center for Genome Architecture studies how the genome folds inside the nucleus and what that folding does, having produced the first kilobase‑resolution three‑dimensional maps of the human genome, identified chromatin loops and contact domains as fundamental features of genome organization, shown that loop extrusion explains how these structures form, demonstrated that acute loss of cohesin eliminates loop domains genome‑wide, and discovered fossil chromosomes in ancient DNA. The Center is expanding its experimental footprint, including a growing program of mouse work, to ask how these principles operate in living tissues. This position performs molecular biology and sequencing library preparation and analysis, maintains careful records across a large experimental series, contributes to quality control of the resulting data, and takes part in supervised mouse work including colony management, genotyping, treatment, and tissue collection. Training is provided. Undergraduate research experience is valued and applicants are encouraged to describe it; prior mouse experience is a plus but is not required. The work is conducted in a standard laboratory environment." That covers job description, center description, position specifics, training, experience note, working environment. Now Responsibilities: list the duties as given. We need to ensure we don't miss any duty: list them exactly. Let's copy: - Under direct supervision, performs standard research assignments involving a series of related operations. - Sets up and conducts standard research experiments following detailed technical instructions. - Prepares biological assays and conducts basic quantitative and qualitative analysis. - Maintains records of all tests performed and data collected. - Assists in the compilation and tabulation of data and provides preliminary analysis. - Assembles, calibrates, operates and makes minor modifications to a variety of laboratory equipment as defined by appropriate guidelines. - Adheres to internal controls established for department. - Performs related duties as required. Now Requirements: Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in basic science or equivalent; no experience required. Also note that undergraduate research experience is valued and prior mouse experience a plus (but not required). Could include that. We'll phrase: "Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in basic science or equivalent; no prior experience required. Undergraduate research experience is valued and applicants are encouraged to describe it; prior mouse experience is a plus but not required." Now Skills: list: Biological Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, Tabulation of Data, Equipment Calibration, Standard Laboratory. We'll output as- Biological Analysis ... etc. Now Schedule: Day Shift. Now ensure no extra sections. Check for any repeated info: We included training, experience note in About the role; also in Requirements we mention again. Might be duplication but okay; we need to preserve all substantive info; duplication is okay but we could avoid duplication by putting experience note only in Requirements. However About the role already mentions training and experience note; we could keep it there and not repeat in Requirements. But we need to preserve the Minimum Qualifications line: Bachelor's degree ... no experience required. That's not duplicated elsewhere. The undergraduate research experience valued and prior mouse experience a plus appears in the later paragraph; we could include that in About the role or Requirements. To avoid duplication, we could put it in About the role and not repeat in Requirements. But Requirements should still contain the Minimum Qualifications. That's fine. Thus Requirements paragraph: "Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in basic science or equivalent; no prior experience required." Now About the role includes training, undergraduate research valued, prior mouse experience a plus, working environment. Let's craft About the role paragraph accordingly. Now check for any other substantive info: Job Title not needed. Location and shift: we have schedule Day Shift; location we could include in About the role or a separate paragraph but not required as heading. Could add a short paragraph after About the role for location. But we have no heading for location; we can just include location in About the role or as a separate
without heading. The instruction: "fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we can add a
for location after About the role maybe. But we must not create a heading for it. So we can add a
with location info. Location: Primary Location United States-Texas-Galveston Work Locations 1079 - Medical Research Bldg Job Research Academic & Clinical Regular Employee Status Non-Manager Job Level Day Shift Job Posting Sep 17, 2026, 8:56:07 AM. We already have schedule Day Shift; we could include location and maybe job posting date in that metadata paragraph. Let's create a
after About the role: "Located at the Medical Research Building (1079) in Galveston, Texas. Position is a regular, non‑managerial academic & clinical role." Could also include posting date but not necessary. We must preserve all substantive info: location, shift, job posting date maybe not essential but it's metadata; we can include. We'll include location and shift in that paragraph, but shift also in Schedule section; duplication okay but maybe better to not duplicate. We'll put location only in metadata paragraph, and schedule only in Schedule section. Thus metadata paragraph: "Located at the Medical Research Building (1079) in Galveston, Texas. Posted September 17, 2026." Now Schedule section: Day Shift. Now check for any other info: "Job Research Academic & Clinical Regular Employee Status Non-Manager Job Level". Could be included in metadata paragraph: "Regular, non‑managerial academic & clinical position." Now ensure we didn't miss any duty: we have