Why Pediatrics?

The Department of Pediatrics is looking for a Research Associate to join a new lab in their Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine division. The desired applicant should be good with their hands and have exceptional attention to detail. If you have experience in the following, please apply.

·       Experience working with mice. Preferably surgical techniques.

·       Experience with genotyping.

·       Experience with microbiology techniques.

o   Examples: Microscopy, Immunohistochemistry, Flow Cytometry

·       Familiar with mouse husbandry.

·       Familiar with tamoxifen.

·       Excellent record keeping skills.

Experience and Education

·       Master’s degree with major coursework in field of assignment and three (3) years of laboratory experience including at least two years at level of Research Assistant II or equivalent. or

·       Bachelor’s degree with major coursework in field of assignment and four (4) years of laboratory experience including two years at level of Research Assistant II or equivalent.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

·       Work requires thorough knowledge of various types of equipment used in laboratory to which assigned.

·       Work requires extreme accuracy in all phases of research and experimental investigation.

·       Work requires exercise of considerable judgment in application of policy, procedures, or techniques to work problems.

Job Duties

·       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.

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/

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