"Assistant Research Scientist, Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine"

Job Summary

Job ID 271799 Position # 40072995 The Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University is currently seeking a faculty member as an Assistant Research Scientist. The faculty member will participate in project planning and development of research protocols while ensuring adherence to accepted scientific research principles and compliance with relevant federal guidelines. The faculty member will perform a variety of experimental studies including electrophysiology, cell biology and molecular biology experiments. Experiments may include but are not limited to performing animal surgery, electrophysiology, genotyping, western blot, ELISA, real-time PCR, immunohistochemistry, collection, and dissection of taste tissue. The faculty member will analyze results of experiments and procedures using confocal and brightfield image analyses and, if necessary, develop special computer programs to facilitate analysis, and maintain and update spreadsheets documenting results. This faculty member will also supervise, and coordinate activities of students, graduate assistants and other research personnel engaged in research activities and/or related laboratory work, advise principal investigators, other postdocs, students and other research personnel on research techniques, procedures and other technological aspects of research activities, and operate microscopes, computer-linked analytical equipment, dedicated computers and other complex scientific equipment; instruct others in operation of equipment. This position is not considered to be on tenure track.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in grant writing and submission/Scientific manuscripts writing and submission
• Planning, designing, and performing research projects and analyzing the data from these research projects
• Mentoring and supervising postdoctoral fellows, research associate, and graduate students
• Performing administrative and managerial tasks in the laboratory
• Attend lab meetings and discussions of results from research projects

Required Qualifications

Doctoral degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in neuroscience, biology, biochemistry, cell biology or other life science directly related to sensory function and experience in basic science research.

Shift/Salary/Benefits

This position is fiscal year based and works year-round. The intended work commitment or full-time equivalent (FTE) for this position is 1.0 and considered full-time. Salary and compensation is commensurate with education, experience, and achievements. The salary is subject to availability of funds. Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, 13 paid holidays, vacation leave, sick leave, generous retirement plans, tuition waiver, wellness options, and much more! 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. Rank and salary are determined at the time of hire and are based on a variety of factors including but not limited to experience, education, credentials, specialty, training, etc. while also considering internal equity and market data. Advancement through the faculty ranks at Augusta University is only through the annual Promotion and Tenure process in which faculty may apply if eligible (typically five-year increments). For more information on ranks, please review the Augusta University Promotion and Tenure Website: https://www.augusta.edu/faculty-affairs/promotionandtenure.php

College/Department Information

The Medical College of Georgia is one of the nation's largest medical schools by class size, with 260 students per class. The educational experience is anchored by the main campus in Augusta, regional clinical campuses for third- and fourth-year students across the state and a second four-year campus in Athens in partnership with the University of Georgia. MCG's expanding partnerships with physicians and hospitals across Georgia currently provides about 350 sites where students can experience the full spectrum of medicine, from complex care hospitals to small-town solo practices. MCG and its teaching hospitals also provide postgraduate education to more than 500 residents and fellows in 50 different Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-approved programs. Our researchers and clinicians focus on what most impacts the health of Georgia's and America's children and adults, including cardiovascular biology and disease, cancer, neurosciences and behavioral sciences, public and preventive health, regenerative and reparative medicine, personalized medicine and genomics. Our physician faculty also share their expertise with physicians and patients at about 100 clinics and hospitals statewide. The Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine is charged with conducting high-impact original biomedical research and translating the findings to clinical applications, and in educating future physicians and researchers. Our research addresses fundamental questions in basic and translational neuroscience, particularly in neuronal degeneration and regeneration. Department website: https://www.augusta.edu/mcg/dnrm/ Medical College of Georgia (MCG) website: https://www.augusta.edu/mcg/index.php