Research Engineering/Scientist Assistant Job at Dell Medical School, Austin, TX

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  • Dell Medical School
  • Austin, TX

Job Description

General Notes

The Department of Pediatrics at the Dell Medical School is looking for Research Engineering/Scientist Assistant. Employment is based on continuation of grant funding.

Purpose

This is a lab staff position to support the Ekker program and to further develop our gene editing research efforts.

Responsibilities

  • Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate effectively with other members of the research team, actively participating in lab meetings and discussions. Present research progress and findings in regular lab meetings and potentially at scientific conferences.

  • Data Collection and Analysis: Accurately record experimental data and assist in data analysis using various software tools and statistical methods. Collaborate with other Ekker lab researchers including students to interpret and present findings effectively.

  • Lab and Equipment Maintenance: Ensure proper maintenance and calibration of laboratory equipment and instruments and assist with inventory management of laboratory supplies.

  • Laboratory Experiments: Perform a range of experimental molecular, gene editing and genomics techniques and procedures related to mitochondrial biology and metabolism. This includes but is not limited to tissue sample preparation, cell culture, molecular biology assays, and microscopy. Support the maintenance of zebrafish strains.

  • Other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a scientific, engineering or technical field or a graduate of the ACC biotechnology program Associate of Applied Science Degree. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience with cell culture especially iPSCs or ES cells.

Salary Range

$35,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

  • May work around standard office conditions.

  • Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

Required Materials

  • Resume/CV

  • 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

  • Letter of interest

Important   for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

Job Tags

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