Research Associate, Internal Medicine

About the role

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the No. 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

Job Summary: Works under general direction to perform professional level medical or scientific research assignments related to particular or specialized field of endeavor.

Primary Location: Texas-Dallas-5323 Harry Hines Blvd

Responsibilities

• Recommends and/or initiates new or modified procedures and techniques based upon latest developments in assigned field or analysis of research data.
• Performs computer programming for accumulation and analysis of research data.
• Designs, constructs, repairs, or modifies electronic and/or mechanical equipment or apparatus used in experiments and research projects.
• Instructs medical students, graduate students, residents, or other laboratory personnel of lower grade with respect to techniques, procedures, and equipment utilized in research or experiments.
• Assists principal investigator and other professional personnel in writing of reports and papers for publication.
• May provide working supervision to employees of lower grade engaged in performance of variety of difficult and complex laboratory work tasks.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education: Master's Degree with major coursework in field of assignment or Bachelor's Degree with major coursework in field of assignment.

Experience: 3 years of laboratory experience with Master's degree including 2 years at level of Research Assistant II or equivalent or 4 years of laboratory experience with Bachelor's degree including 2 years at level of Research Assistant II or equivalent.

Skills

Preferred Experience/Skills:

• Significant prior experience in immunology is strongly preferred, ideally with a research background in host–pathogen interactions, infectious disease immunology, or related areas.
• Experience with flow cytometry, single cell analysis, murine models of infection or immunity, ex vivo immune assays, and experimental design is particularly desirable.
• Additional experience with molecular biology, cell culture, immune phenotyping, cytokine assays, adoptive transfer or depletion approaches, single-cell or transcriptomic methods, or analysis of human immune samples would be advantageous.
• Candidates should have demonstrated ability to work independently, troubleshoot and develop experimental approaches, interpret complex data, contribute to scientific manuscripts, and mentor or train junior laboratory personnel.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

Schedule

Full-time