Professional Aide

MSU - Michigan State University; United States; On-site; USD 20,664 - 34,440; Part time

Job summary

Michigan State University seeks an on-call/temporary professional to support the Physiology Department in Sugar Grove, IL, supervised by Jennifer Doherty and collaborating with WCC faculty. The role allows some remote work and requires in-person presence; up to 25 hours per week, with term limits and renewal contingent on funding.

The position focuses on data management, data analysis, and helping draft scholarly articles, conference submissions, and dissemination materials.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have extensive experience teaching Anatomy and Physiology at Waubonsee Community College.
• Candidate must also demonstrate discipline-based research experience, including the ability to collect, analyze, and disseminate research findings.

Responsibilities

• Work on data management
• Contribute to overall data analysis
• Draft journal articles, conference submissions and other dissemination products
• Provide mentorship to undergraduate researchers on the project

Skills

Teaching Anatomy and Physiology

Discipline-based research

Job description

Position Summary (Basic Job Function)

This is a temporary or an on‑call position that provides professional support. Responsibilities may include general business, science, medical, agricultural or other professional support functions. Term: Temps can work two (2) nine (9) month terms with a week break in service in between and at the end of the second term terminate for three (3) months or switch to an on‑call. On‑call allowed to work 1039 hours in any twelve (12) month period.

Responsibilities

• Work on data management
• Contribute to overall data analysis
• Draft journal articles, conference submissions and other dissemination products
• Provide mentorship to undergraduate researchers on the project

Selected candidates will be trained by Doherty lab members, supervised by Jennifer Doherty, and work closely with WCC faculty teaching the course.

This is an off‑date position funded for 3 months, limited to 25 working hours per week with possible extension contingent upon funding renewal and satisfactory performance. The duties to be performed by this position require in‑person presence in Sugar Grove, IL, though certain responsibilities may be completed remotely. The position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Department Statement

The Department of Physiology and Division of Pathology Division have significant teaching and research missions. The position works with a global community of internationally recognized scholars from diverse nationalities, ethnicities, and backgrounds; two large undergraduate majors (Physiology and Neuroscience) with approximately 1,200 majors combined; the Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology (MCIP) graduate program, popularly combined with professional degrees (MD, DO, DVM); and vibrant research programs in areas such as cancer biology, cardiac pathophysiology, diabetes and obesity, gastrointestinal health and disease, immunity and tissue inflammation, musculoskeletal diseases, molecular metabolism and disease, and neuroscience. The discipline of physiology is uniquely positioned among the biomedical sciences to span the gulf between exploring the most fundamental aspects of biology and the most practical and applied problems of human and animal health. Faculty in the Physiology Department at Michigan State University work to understand how the vast array of molecular and cellular events successfully integrate to define the phenomenon of human existence.

The Physiology Department Mission

• Identify factors and molecules that promote health and disease.
• Understand mechanisms of disease progression.
• Improve overall human and animal health through identification of novel therapeutic targets and treatments.
• Train future scientists in state‑of‑the‑art physiology concepts & approaches.

Desired Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have extensive experience teaching Anatomy and Physiology at Waubonsee Community College.
• The candidate must also demonstrate discipline‑based research experience, including the ability to collect, analyze, and disseminate research findings.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Application Materials

• Resume/CV

Work Hours

STANDARD 8-5

Remote Work Statement

MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote‑friendly. Remote‑friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.