Research Assistant - Psychiatry

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Missouri; On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Mississippi Medical Center's Psychiatry research team is seeking a Research Assistant to support laboratory activities at the Main Campus Jackson. You will help with procedures, maintain equipment and supplies, and help ensure an organized research environment.

Education required: an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree. Preferred: science degree and lab experience; you will perform routine tasks, collect samples, record data, and assist with inventory and animal handling as needed.

Qualifications

• Degree required: Associate’s or Bachelor’s.
• Laboratory experience preferred.
• Ability to follow standard protocols.

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.

Skills

Laboratory skills

Data recording

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Job Requisition ID:

R00053767

Job Category:

Research

Organization:

SOM-Psychiatry-Neurobiology and Behavior Research PI

Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

Research Assistant - Psychiatry

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:

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

No

Pay Class:

Hourly

FTE %:

100

Work Shift:

Day

Grant Funded:

Yes

Job Posting Date:

09/22/2026

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

09/23/2026