Research Assistant- Vascular Biology Center

Job Summary

Maintain a clean and tidy lab environment (picking up and delivering research packages to making simple solutions and stocking the laboratory with essential items for experiments to be properly carried out). Assist in cell culture, tissue collection, and following assays.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities to include but not limited to:

• Mouse colony maintenance, genotyping and inventory updates. Collect issue samples from mice and perform molecular and histopathological experiments.
• Assistance in cell culture, Western blot.
• Frozen sectioning; immunostaining.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in chemistry, biology, biochemistry, cell biology, social sciences, natural sciences, life, health care, or materials science directly related to the research area to which the position is assigned and experience in a research or clinical setting.
OR
Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in chemistry, biology, biochemistry, cell biology, social sciences, natural sciences, life, health care, or materials science directly related to the research area to which the position is assigned and a minimum of three years' experience in a research or clinical area.

Preferred Qualifications

Cell culture, mouse tissue collection, and molecular cell biology techniques.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

SKILLS
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
Detail-oriented with strong organizational, multi-tasking, problem solving and prioritization skills.

ABILITIES
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Ability and willingness to work with research animals.
Ability to complete work, meet deadlines and work independently with only general supervision.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer software/databases or willingness to learn.

Shift/Salary/Benefits

Shift: Days; Monday - Friday (Work outside of normal business hours may be required).
Salary: $17.88-$21.92 per hour.
Pay Band: B5
Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum-midpoint) of the position.
Recruitment Period: Until Filled.
Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees. Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays. 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.