Job Overview
As one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the UC College of Medicine has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting-edge procedures and research that improves the health and clinical care of patients.
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Cincinnati includes accomplished physicians, research scientists, clinical laboratory scientists, and administrative, technical, and clerical staff who support our work.
The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine is seeking a candidate for a Research Assistant. The candidate will join a dynamic team advancing regenerative medicine through diverse approaches.
Essential Functions
- Conduct experiments and meticulously document data following research protocols.
- Analyze data, assess its validity, and perform statistical and graphical data analysis when necessary.
- Assist in managing and caring for the laboratory's animal colonies, including genotyping and monitoring the physiological performance of animal models.
- Maintain various transgenic mouse lines within the lab.
- Take responsibility for the preoperative and postoperative care of research animals.
- Manage fibroblast cell cultures, cardiomyocyte isolations, inductions, and in vitro cell culture, as well as conduct left coronary artery ligation procedures to create myocardial infarction models.
- Apply research principles to fewer complex tasks.
- Undertake additional duties as required by the department to meet its evolving needs. Please note that this job description may be subject to changes as necessary.
Required Education
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- Five (5) years of relevant work experience and / or other specialized training can be used in lieu of education requirement.
Required Experience
Additional related work experience may be required depending on field or discipline.
Physical Requirements / Work Environment
- Sitting - Continuously
- Repetitive hand motion (such as typing) - Often
- Hearing, listening - Often
- Talking - Often
- Standing - Often
- Walking - Often
- Bending - Often
- Stooping - Often
- Lifting - up to 20 pounds - Often
- Kneeling, squatting - Seldom
- Noise : There is sufficient noise to cause you to shout in order to be heard above the noise level.
- Hazards : Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts of machinery or tools used to perform work, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, or exposure to chemicals.
- Atmospheric Conditions : Conditions that affect the respiratory system, such as fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
Compensation and Benefits UC offers a wide array of complementary and affordable benefit options, to meet the financial, educational, health, and wellness needs of you and your family.
Eligibility varies by position and FTE.
- Competitive salary range dependent on the candidate's experience.
- Comprehensive insurance plans including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
- Flexible spending accounts and an award-winning employee wellness program, plus an employee assistance program.
- Financial security via our life and long-term disability insurance, accident and illness insurance, and retirement savings plans.
- Generous paid time off work options including vacation, sick leave, annual holidays, and winter season days in addition to paid parental leave.
- Tuition remission is available for employees and their eligible dependents.
- Enjoy discounts for on and off-campus activities and services.
As a UC employee, and an employee of an Ohio public institution, if hired you will not contribute to the federal Social Security system, other than contributions to Medicare.
Instead, UC employees have the option to contribute to a state retirement plan (OPERS, STRS) or an alternative retirement plan (ARP).
To learn more about why UC is a great place to work, please visit our careers page at https : / / www.uc.edu / careers.html.
For questions about the UC recruiting process or to request accommodations with the application, please contact Human Resources at jobs@uc.
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Research Assistant, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Date : Sep 21, 2024 Location :
Cincinnati, OH, US
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