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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

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 Postdoctoral Research Associate to serve as a member of the Genomic and Precision Medicine team. We desire an individual who subscribes to and supports our commitment as stated above. The successful applicant will bring an expert level of 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.

What you need to know

Salary: Compensation will be commensurate to selected hire’s experience

Cover Letter/Resume: A cover letter and resume will assist us in our review of your application materials. These can be uploaded on the application under CV/Resume

Required Education and Experience:

• Appropriate bachelor’s degree

• Four years of relevant professional experience. A Master's degree is equivalent to two years of experience

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Molecular and cellular biology research (perform PCR, Western blot, reverse transcription, and qPCR, mammalian cell line, human iPSC cells and primary cell culture, D.N.A., R.N.A., protein extraction)

• Immunohistochemistry staining, including IF and regular H&E histology staining in cell and animal tissues

• Mouse physiology, genetics, biology, and development experiments, including mouse breeding, genotyping, tail vein injection, and microsurgery

• Familiarity with appropriate laboratory and/or technical equipment

• Ability to effectively utilize a computer and applicable software to create databases, perform statistical analyses, present data and perform other computer related tasks

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Master's degree in biological science or microbiological sciences

• Experience in managing mice colonies, genotyping and anatomy; establishing and analyzing disease models in mice and rats; primary cell and cell line cultures and comprehensive molecular and cellular biology techniques; laboratory IACUC and E.H.S preparations

• Experience working with diverse individuals and communities

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience in molecular cloning and plasmid transfection in cell culture; virus production, in vivo, and in vitro application

• Mouse heart dissection, processing, and staining

• Embryo dissection; echocardiography and data analysis

• Langendorff perfusion and primary cardiomyocyte isolation

• Experience with rat handling and physiology

Responsibilities

• Designs, plans, conducts, and coordinates experiments in support of various research projects. Operates all the instrumentation needed for projects (training will be provided as needed). Prepares reagents and solutions and performs experimental work and bioinformatics analysis as needed

• Optimizes novel assays and protocols under team guidance

• Maintains laboratory organization; monitors lab reagents and ordering; troubleshoots problematic results

• Documents experimental procedures in precise detail. Keeps detailed records of data. Uses computers and laboratory or technical equipment to perform data analysis, statistical analysis, and technical evaluation of research experiments and results

• Directly interacts and reports to the P.I. Summarizes results for inclusion in scientific and clientele-oriented publications. Prepares and writes proposals to funding agencies

• Participates in lab meetings within the center and other departments. Participates in joint projects involving the laboratory team

• 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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