Research Assistant, PRN, SOM-Surgery

ummc; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

ummc in Jackson (Main Campus) seeks a part-time Research Assistant to provide essential support for laboratory research activities. You will perform routine lab tasks, prepare solutions, and assist with experiments under supervision, helping maintain equipment, records, and supplies.

The role offers hands-on biomedical research experience, with data recording, inventory duties, and potential involvement in animal-related procedures under supervision.

Qualifications

• Perform routine laboratory tasks, including preparing solutions, reagents, and media.
• Assist with basic experimental procedures under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and clean laboratory equipment, ensuring proper operation.
• Collect, label, and process biological samples according to standard protocols.
• Accurately record data in laboratory notebooks and digital systems.
• Assist in inventory management and ordering laboratory supplies.
• May assist in animal husbandry, collection of physiological data, and euthanasia.

Skills

Laboratory skills

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Requisition ID:

R00046324

Job Category:

Research

Organization:

SOM-Surgery-Research

Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

Research Assistant, PRN, SOM-Surgery

Job Summary:

The Research Assistant provides essential support for laboratory research activities. This position is responsible for assisting with laboratory procedures, maintaining equipment and supplies, and ensuring a well-organized and efficient research environment. The role is ideal for individuals interested in gaining hands-on experience in biomedical research.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience:
Degree (Associate's or Bachelor's)

Certifications, Licenses, or Registration Required:
N/A

Preferred Qualifications:

Degree in science field of biology, chemistry, or a related field. Laboratory experience (through coursework or employment)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Responsibilities:

• Perform routine laboratory tasks, including preparing solutions, reagents, and media.


• Assist with basic experimental procedures under supervision.


• Maintain and clean laboratory equipment, ensuring proper operation.


• Collect, label, and process biological samples according to standard protocols.


• Accurately record data in laboratory notebooks and digital systems.


• Assist in inventory management and ordering laboratory supplies.


• May assist in animal husbandry, collection of physiological data, and euthanasia.

The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands:

Requires frequent bending at the waist, frequent crouching/stooping, frequent kneeling, frequent reaching, occasional carrying/lifting up to 75 pounds, occasional push/pulling, frequent walking, frequent standing, frequent sitting, frequent driving, occasional frequent exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environments such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment/machinery, occasional exposure to bio-hazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, bloodborne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals, which mandate attention to safety considerations.

Time Type:

Part time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

No

Pay Class:

Hourly

FTE %:

0

Work Shift:

Rotating

Benefits Eligibility:

Grant Funded: Yes

Job Posting Date:

08/25/2026

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):

09/5/2026