Research assistant

Job Title

Research assistant

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Vet Med Pathobiology

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment for all visitors, students, faculty, and staff by promoting a culture that embraces inclusion, diversity, equity, and accountability.  Diverse perspectives, talents, and identities are vital to accomplishing our mission and living our core values .

Who we are

Welcome to the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM). From the over 550 students in our DVM program , to the 2,355 students in our dynamic Biomedical Science Undergraduate Program , to the 150 outstanding graduate students involved in quality research projects throughout the college, we’re engaged in preparing our students to meet the public and animal health needs of the 21st century and beyond. We’re proud of our college, our facilities and our programs, but it’s the people that make it all work—we’re enormously proud of our faculty, staff, and students.

What we want

The selected candidate will subscribe to and support our commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (IDEA) as stated above. If the description sounds interesting to you, we invite you to apply to be considered for this opportunity.

What you need to know

COVID-19 information:  Texas A&M University monitors local, state and federally mandated health guidelines to keep students, employees, prospective employees, and visitors as safe as possible. For the latest information regarding Texas A&M’s COVID-19 response, please visit the University’s COVID-19 website . For COVID-19 employment-related information, please visit the Division of Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness’ COVID-19 website .

Grant Funded: This position is grant funded; future employment may be contingent upon future funding.

Required Education and Experience:

• Appropriate bachelor’s or equivalent combination education and experience

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others
• Work independently and as part of a team
• Problem-solve and learn quickly
• Be proactive and adaptable

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's in immunology, genetics, biomedical sciences, biology, or other related fields
• Experience in immunology and/or genetics laboratory

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Molecular biology, comparative immunology
• Tissue and cell culture
• PCR and gel electrophoresis
• ELISA
• Cell separation/isolation
• RNA isolation and handling
• Processing blood products (human and/or non-human)
• Molecular cloning
• Protein expression
• Animal handling (mice, cattle, etc)
• Sequence analysis and BLAST
• Geneious software

Responsibilities:

• Lab record keeping, compliance maintenance, supply stocking and ordering
• Experiments for extramurally funded research
• Molecular immunology, bioinformatics, comparative immunogenetics, serology, histology
• Teach others in the lab basic methods and protocols of the group
• Performs other duties as assigned

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University and TAMHSC, must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.

Job Title

Research assistant

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Vet Med Pathobiology

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment for all visitors, students, faculty, and staff by promoting a culture that embraces inclusion, diversity, equity, and accountability.  Diverse perspectives, talents, and identities are vital to accomplishing our mission and living our core values .

Who we are

Welcome to the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM). From the over 550 students in our DVM program , to the 2,355 students in our dynamic Biomedical Science Undergraduate Program , to the 150 outstanding graduate students involved in quality research projects throughout the college, we’re engaged in preparing our students to meet the public and animal health needs of the 21st century and beyond. We’re proud of our college, our facilities and our programs, but it’s the people that make it all work—we’re enormously proud of our faculty, staff, and students.

What we want

The selected candidate will subscribe to and support our commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (IDEA) as stated above. If the description sounds interesting to you, we invite you to apply to be considered for this opportunity.

What you need to know

COVID-19 information:  Texas A&M University monitors local, state and federally mandated health guidelines to keep students, employees, prospective employees, and visitors as safe as possible. For the latest information regarding Texas A&M’s COVID-19 response, please visit the University’s COVID-19 website . For COVID-19 employment-related information, please visit the Division of Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness’ COVID-19 website .

Grant Funded: This position is grant funded; future employment may be contingent upon future funding.

Required Education and Experience:

• Appropriate bachelor’s or equivalent combination education and experience

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others
• Work independently and as part of a team
• Problem-solve and learn quickly
• Be proactive and adaptable

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's in immunology, genetics, biomedical sciences, biology, or other related fields
• Experience in immunology and/or genetics laboratory

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Molecular biology, comparative immunology
• Tissue and cell culture
• PCR and gel electrophoresis
• ELISA
• Cell separation/isolation
• RNA isolation and handling
• Processing blood products (human and/or non-human)
• Molecular cloning
• Protein expression
• Animal handling (mice, cattle, etc)
• Sequence analysis and BLAST
• Geneious software

Responsibilities:

• Lab record keeping, compliance maintenance, supply stocking and ordering
• Experiments for extramurally funded research
• Molecular immunology, bioinformatics, comparative immunogenetics, serology, histology
• Teach others in the lab basic methods and protocols of the group
• Performs other duties as assigned

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University and TAMHSC, must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.