Molecular Genomics Research Associate II

University of Miami; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition remission

Job summary

The University of Miami’s Hussman Institute is hiring a Research Associate 2 in Miami, FL to support cutting-edge biomedical research. The role involves performing complex experiments, analyzing data, training lab personnel, and contributing to manuscripts and grants under supervision of senior staff.

Operate PCR, genotyping, tissue culture, and other high-level techniques; maintain inventories; prepare reports for the supervisor; participate in seminars and training; comply with policies and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
• Skill in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data.
• Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Performs specialized and complex experiments/studies.
• Participates in the publication of significant research results.
• Advances expertise through education, training, and research.
• Writes extramural grants/proposals to gain support when appropriate.
• Collects, prepares, analyzes, dissects, and evaluates specimens and tissue cultures.
• Weighs and anesthetizes laboratory animals for experiments.
• Operates sensitive and highly complex laboratory equipment.
• Performs calculations to complete research test results.
• Performs photography and dark room processing.
• Participates in training sessions and workshops.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.
• Collect information and data through observation, experimentation, and various other methods, to include operating highly technical laboratory instruments and equipment.
• Prepare tissue and specimens for complex procedures and devise experimental techniques for tests and analyses.
• Confer with principal investigator in developing plans for research projects and to discuss the interpretation of results and the preparation of scientific manuscripts for publication.
• Designs, Performs, analyze, and interpret DNA genotyping experiments
• Identifies and order supplies and reagents for experiments
• Keeps logs of laboratory inventories
• Updates and maintains laboratory databases
• Trains and supervises new laboratory personnel
• Operate various lab equipment including but not limited to centrifuges, liquid handling robots, PCR blocks and scanners.
• Perform molecular techniques include, but are not limited to PCR, SNP genotyping, agarose gel electrophoresis, and tissue culture.
• Analyze data for quality and consistency, troubleshoot equipment and protocols, prepare reports on progress/trends and make appropriate recommendations or conclusions to supervisor.
• Demonstrate an ability to learn new techniques and standard operating protocols in a timely manner.
• Review laboratory methods manual, scientific journals, abstracts and other literature for information applicable to research experiments.

Skills

Data collection

Data analysis

Problem solving

Decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

The University of Miami’s Hussman Institute is hiring a Research Associate 2 in Miami, FL to support cutting-edge biomedical research. The role involves performing complex experiments, analyzing data, training lab personnel, and contributing to manuscripts and grants under supervision of senior staff.

Operate PCR, genotyping, tissue culture, and other high-level techniques; maintain inventories; prepare reports for the supervisor; participate in seminars and training; comply with policies and