Research Scientist/Sr. Research Scientist - Pediatric Surgery Lab
for each section. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate like cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The text includes some boilerplate like "What we do here changes the world..." but that's part of description; we can keep as prose. Also "UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource..." etc. Keep.
We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. No Job ID.
We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content.
Let's parse content:
- Description - External: The Program in Children's Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery is seeking a Research Scientist, or Senior Research Scientist. The ideal candidate ... etc. This is about the role.
- Position Summary: We are seeking a highly motivated Research Scientist/Senior Research Scientist to join our innovative team. This exciting opportunity involves planning, conducting, and directing a wide variety of cutting-edge experiments aimed at advancing regenerative medicine for intestinal failure. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping research project direction and outcomes. Must have the ability and experience of performing survival surgery on rodents. Considerable knowledge in basic and sophisticated equipment. Advanced knowledge of concepts of the assigned research field. 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!
- Position Summary: (duplicate) Plans, supervises, and directs research, investigation, or other technical operations. Provides technical expertise to facilitate the design, implementation, and analysis of procedures, techniques, and results, which enables investigators to conduct research projects.
- Position Key Accountabilities: (list of many duties)
- Preference: PhD, or MD/PhD degree. Demonstrated expertise in rodent surgery (mice and/or rats), including performing numerous survival surgeries such as transplantation of human intestinal organoids and surgical manipulations of these in vivo transplanted human intestinal organoids with either anastomosis to the native rodent intestine or the implantation of a spring device for distraction enterogenesis. Strong background in molecular biology (PCR, RT-qPCR, Western blot, RNAseq, scRNAseq, IHC) with experience and/or interest in translational research, regenerative medicine, enteric nervous system, neurogastroenterology, intestinal biology, gastroenterology, developmental biology, and/or tissue-engineering. Experience in aseptic cell culture techniques (experience with maintenance of hPSCs, generation and characterization of hPSCs, and/or directed differentiation of hPSCs into intestine or neural crest cells is a plus). Experience with optical microscopy (brightfield and fluorescent), and confocal microscopy. Experience with Ussing chamber or organ bath contractility studies a plus. Motivated and able to conduct independent research without supervision. Ability to work effectively in teams with strong interpersonal skills and excellent communication. Impeccable record-keeping skills and outstanding organization are required.
- Certification/Skills: None
- Minimum Education: Doctorate Degree required
- Minimum Experience: 2 years of experience in a related research environment and have verifiable publications within the field of the research project required
- 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: ... (some boilerplate but maybe we keep as part of requirements? It's security-sensitive requirement; could be considered a requirement. However it's somewhat boilerplate but it's specific to the position. We could include under Requirements or Qualifications. Probably include as a requirement.
- Residency Requirement: Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
We need to decide sections: About the role (description), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (minimum education, experience, physical, security, residency), Qualifications (preferred qualifications like PhD, rodent surgery expertise, molecular biology, etc.), Skills (maybe list of technical skills), Benefits (benefits described). Pay and Schedule not present.
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual benefits details.
We need to preserve all substantive info; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include the specifics: e.g., "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)", "Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)", "Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!", list of work/life services.
We should format benefits as a
- list.
Responsibilities: we have Position Summary (first) and Position Key Accountabilities (long list). We should combine into responsibilities. Use
- for each duty.
Requirements: Minimum Education, Minimum Experience, Physical Requirements, Security Sensitive, Residency Requirement. Also maybe "Certification/Skills: None" but that's not a requirement; we can note none.
Qualifications: Preference: PhD, or MD/PhD degree; Demonstrated expertise in rodent surgery; Strong background in molecular biology; Experience in aseptic cell culture techniques; Experience with optical microscopy; Experience with Ussing chamber; Motivated and able to conduct independent research; Ability to work effectively in teams; Impeccable record-keeping skills.
Skills: Could be overlapping with qualifications; but we could separate technical skills: rodent surgery, molecular biology techniques (PCR, RT-qPCR, Western blot, RNAseq, scRNAseq, IHC), aseptic cell culture, optical microscopy, confocal microscopy, Ussing chamber, etc. However the instructions say prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Might combine Qualifications and Skills into one? But they ask to use headings for Skills if present. We have explicit skills list; we can make a Skills section.
We need to avoid duplication. Ensure we don't repeat same content in multiple sections unnecessarily, but it's okay if it's distinct.
Let's extract:
About the role: initial paragraph: "The Program in Children's Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery is seeking a Research Scientist, or Senior Research Scientist. The ideal candidate for this role will have experience performing survival surgery on rodents, specifically mice/rats. The lab is a dynamic and rapidly growing research group focused on developing novel regenerative medicine strategies for intestinal failure, including tissue-engineered intestine and cell-based therapies. We leverage human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) to generate human intestinal organoids (HIOs) for both in vitro and in vivo models, investigating critical aspects of enteric nervous system development and developing cell-based therapies for enteric neuropathies. Our lab is currently supported by both a K08 and an R01 grant, fueling exciting new projects and expanding our team. As part of the vibrant Program in Children's Regenerative Medicine, you'll join a stimulating research community with state-of-the-art basic laboratory, tissue-engineering, and cGMP facilities. The Program boasts 9 faculty and 14 research team members in non-clinical laboratory research, with faculty having been awarded over $15 million as Principal Investigators."
That's about the role.
Responsibilities: Position Summary (first) and Position Key Accountabilities.
First Position Summary: "Plans, supervises, and directs research, investigation, or other technical operations. Provides technical expertise to facilitate the design, implementation, and analysis of procedures, techniques, and results, which enables investigators to conduct research projects."
Then Position Key Accountabilities: a long list of duties. We'll break into bullet points.
We need to preserve all detail; we can split by sentences.
List:
- Determines feasibility of possible projects to ensure results will have a significant impact.
- Determines project feasibility in terms of staff, time, and resources.
- Plans and performs quantitative and qualitative research procedures in various areas of biology, chemistry, physics, and other biomedical, dental, or related scientific areas.
- Identifies the problem through contact with other researchers, practicing physicians, or literature searches.
- Formulates a problem or project to research.
- Designs procedures to solve the problem.
- Conducts experiments using advanced equipment and applying complex techniques. Procedures may include tissue culture, protein purification, enzyme purification, enzyme assays, membrane protein purification, monoclonal antibody analysis, cytogenic analysis, gel electrophoresis, immunoelectrophoresis, immunofluorescent method, radioimmunoassays, biometry, biofeedback, neurotransmitter analysis, biospectrometry, microtomy, liquid, gas and thin layer chromatography, microspectrophotometry, tissue processing, tissue staining, behavioral testing, anesthetic dosage, neurohistochemistry, animal surgery, immunochemistry, gel electrophoresis, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing, electron microscopy, and biophysical assays and measurements.
- Designs experimental procedures, which may involve examining new techniques, that may improve existing analysis and provide additional capabilities.
- Evaluates the data from the analysis.
- Presents results in a written paper for publication, in a presentation at a meeting, or through personal contact with faculty members and other researchers.
- Maintains lab equipment, assists in necessary repairs, and promotes a safe laboratory environment.
- Ensures direct reports follow safety procedures and attends basic safety training courses.
- Provides work direction and guidance to personnel within department.
- May lead projects and activities.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
We should keep as bullet list.
Requirements: Minimum Education: Doctorate Degree required. Minimum Experience: 2 years of experience in a related research environment and have verifiable publications within the field of the research project required. 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 Code 411.094. 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 Code 117.001(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 could also include Certification/Skills: None (but
for prose. We must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate like cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The text includes some boilerplate like "What we do here changes the world..." but that's part of description; we can keep as prose. Also "UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource..." etc. Keep. We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. No Job ID. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. Let's parse content: - Description - External: The Program in Children's Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery is seeking a Research Scientist, or Senior Research Scientist. The ideal candidate ... etc. This is about the role. - Position Summary: We are seeking a highly motivated Research Scientist/Senior Research Scientist to join our innovative team. This exciting opportunity involves planning, conducting, and directing a wide variety of cutting-edge experiments aimed at advancing regenerative medicine for intestinal failure. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping research project direction and outcomes. Must have the ability and experience of performing survival surgery on rodents. Considerable knowledge in basic and sophisticated equipment. Advanced knowledge of concepts of the assigned research field. 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! - Position Summary: (duplicate) Plans, supervises, and directs research, investigation, or other technical operations. Provides technical expertise to facilitate the design, implementation, and analysis of procedures, techniques, and results, which enables investigators to conduct research projects. - Position Key Accountabilities: (list of many duties) - Preference: PhD, or MD/PhD degree. Demonstrated expertise in rodent surgery (mice and/or rats), including performing numerous survival surgeries such as transplantation of human intestinal organoids and surgical manipulations of these in vivo transplanted human intestinal organoids with either anastomosis to the native rodent intestine or the implantation of a spring device for distraction enterogenesis. Strong background in molecular biology (PCR, RT-qPCR, Western blot, RNAseq, scRNAseq, IHC) with experience and/or interest in translational research, regenerative medicine, enteric nervous system, neurogastroenterology, intestinal biology, gastroenterology, developmental biology, and/or tissue-engineering. Experience in aseptic cell culture techniques (experience with maintenance of hPSCs, generation and characterization of hPSCs, and/or directed differentiation of hPSCs into intestine or neural crest cells is a plus). Experience with optical microscopy (brightfield and fluorescent), and confocal microscopy. Experience with Ussing chamber or organ bath contractility studies a plus. Motivated and able to conduct independent research without supervision. Ability to work effectively in teams with strong interpersonal skills and excellent communication. Impeccable record-keeping skills and outstanding organization are required. - Certification/Skills: None - Minimum Education: Doctorate Degree required - Minimum Experience: 2 years of experience in a related research environment and have verifiable publications within the field of the research project required - 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: ... (some boilerplate but maybe we keep as part of requirements? It's security-sensitive requirement; could be considered a requirement. However it's somewhat boilerplate but it's specific to the position. We could include under Requirements or Qualifications. Probably include as a requirement. - Residency Requirement: Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas. We need to decide sections: About the role (description), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (minimum education, experience, physical, security, residency), Qualifications (preferred qualifications like PhD, rodent surgery expertise, molecular biology, etc.), Skills (maybe list of technical skills), Benefits (benefits described). Pay and Schedule not present. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual benefits details. We need to preserve all substantive info; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include the specifics: e.g., "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)", "Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)", "Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!", list of work/life services. We should format benefits as a
- list.
Responsibilities: we have Position Summary (first) and Position Key Accountabilities (long list). We should combine into responsibilities. Use
- for each duty. Requirements: Minimum Education, Minimum Experience, Physical Requirements, Security Sensitive, Residency Requirement. Also maybe "Certification/Skills: None" but that's not a requirement; we can note none. Qualifications: Preference: PhD, or MD/PhD degree; Demonstrated expertise in rodent surgery; Strong background in molecular biology; Experience in aseptic cell culture techniques; Experience with optical microscopy; Experience with Ussing chamber; Motivated and able to conduct independent research; Ability to work effectively in teams; Impeccable record-keeping skills. Skills: Could be overlapping with qualifications; but we could separate technical skills: rodent surgery, molecular biology techniques (PCR, RT-qPCR, Western blot, RNAseq, scRNAseq, IHC), aseptic cell culture, optical microscopy, confocal microscopy, Ussing chamber, etc. However the instructions say prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Might combine Qualifications and Skills into one? But they ask to use headings for Skills if present. We have explicit skills list; we can make a Skills section. We need to avoid duplication. Ensure we don't repeat same content in multiple sections unnecessarily, but it's okay if it's distinct. Let's extract: About the role: initial paragraph: "The Program in Children's Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery is seeking a Research Scientist, or Senior Research Scientist. The ideal candidate for this role will have experience performing survival surgery on rodents, specifically mice/rats. The lab is a dynamic and rapidly growing research group focused on developing novel regenerative medicine strategies for intestinal failure, including tissue-engineered intestine and cell-based therapies. We leverage human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) to generate human intestinal organoids (HIOs) for both in vitro and in vivo models, investigating critical aspects of enteric nervous system development and developing cell-based therapies for enteric neuropathies. Our lab is currently supported by both a K08 and an R01 grant, fueling exciting new projects and expanding our team. As part of the vibrant Program in Children's Regenerative Medicine, you'll join a stimulating research community with state-of-the-art basic laboratory, tissue-engineering, and cGMP facilities. The Program boasts 9 faculty and 14 research team members in non-clinical laboratory research, with faculty having been awarded over $15 million as Principal Investigators." That's about the role. Responsibilities: Position Summary (first) and Position Key Accountabilities. First Position Summary: "Plans, supervises, and directs research, investigation, or other technical operations. Provides technical expertise to facilitate the design, implementation, and analysis of procedures, techniques, and results, which enables investigators to conduct research projects." Then Position Key Accountabilities: a long list of duties. We'll break into bullet points. We need to preserve all detail; we can split by sentences. List: - Determines feasibility of possible projects to ensure results will have a significant impact. - Determines project feasibility in terms of staff, time, and resources. - Plans and performs quantitative and qualitative research procedures in various areas of biology, chemistry, physics, and other biomedical, dental, or related scientific areas. - Identifies the problem through contact with other researchers, practicing physicians, or literature searches. - Formulates a problem or project to research. - Designs procedures to solve the problem. - Conducts experiments using advanced equipment and applying complex techniques. Procedures may include tissue culture, protein purification, enzyme purification, enzyme assays, membrane protein purification, monoclonal antibody analysis, cytogenic analysis, gel electrophoresis, immunoelectrophoresis, immunofluorescent method, radioimmunoassays, biometry, biofeedback, neurotransmitter analysis, biospectrometry, microtomy, liquid, gas and thin layer chromatography, microspectrophotometry, tissue processing, tissue staining, behavioral testing, anesthetic dosage, neurohistochemistry, animal surgery, immunochemistry, gel electrophoresis, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing, electron microscopy, and biophysical assays and measurements. - Designs experimental procedures, which may involve examining new techniques, that may improve existing analysis and provide additional capabilities. - Evaluates the data from the analysis. - Presents results in a written paper for publication, in a presentation at a meeting, or through personal contact with faculty members and other researchers. - Maintains lab equipment, assists in necessary repairs, and promotes a safe laboratory environment. - Ensures direct reports follow safety procedures and attends basic safety training courses. - Provides work direction and guidance to personnel within department. - May lead projects and activities. - Performs other duties as assigned. We should keep as bullet list. Requirements: Minimum Education: Doctorate Degree required. Minimum Experience: 2 years of experience in a related research environment and have verifiable publications within the field of the research project required. 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 Code 411.094. 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 Code 117.001(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 could also include Certification/Skills: None (but