Research Assistant

Job Title

Research Assistant

Agency

Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Department

Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

What we believe

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

As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, the Texas A&M University Health Science Center encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery.

What we want

The Health Science Center (HSC) is looking for a Research Assistnat to serve as a member of the Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics team. We desire an individual who subscribes to and supports our commitment as stated above. The successful applicant will bring an expert level of research experience to the position and understand the demands of supporting executives in a fast-paced environment. This person must be professional, enjoy working in a high-volume environment and be able to apply strong organizational skills while being flexible in their daily routine. If this is you, we invite you to apply to become a member of our team.

Job Description Summary: The Research Assistant is responsible for conducting research studies, maintaining records, and molecular/immunohistochemistry analyses. Duties include (but are not limited to) daily health checks of rodent subjects, behavioral assessment of motor, sensory, and psychological functions after injury, maintenance of excel spreadsheets documenting experiment results, managements of computer records from telemetric recordings of animal activity, immunohistological assessment of spinal tissue, unbiased stereology on the confocal microscope, ordering and maintaining records of laboratory supplies.

Required Education:

• Appropriate bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.

• Ability to perform all tasks and job responsibilities safely without injury to self and others in compliance with A&M System and HSC guidelines.

Preferred Education:

• Bachelor of Science

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with small animal spinal surgeries and subarachnoid/intraspinal injections.

• Experience with Digigait assessment and behavioral testing of rats and mice

• Lab experience, specifically with molecular and immunohistochemical assays

• Animal handling and husbandry experience.

• Knowledge of unbiased stereology and confocal microscopy.

• Experience working with diverse individuals and communities

 

Preferred Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Rodent surgical expertise.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform rat contusion injuries and subsequent treatments via subarachnoid and ultrasound-assisted intraspinal injections.
• Conduct behavioral assessment of rodents.
• Conduct unbiased stereology, quantification of cell populations and receptors in injured spinal tissue.
• Perform general husbandry with spinally injured rodent subjects.
• Chemical preparation, ordering supplies, management of data spreadsheets.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University 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.

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