Research Associate 1, SOM (A)

University of Miami; Gautier (MS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Medical and dental coverage

Tuition remission

Job summary

University of Miami is seeking a Research Associate 1 to support pulmonary inflammation and immune regulation studies on the UHealth campus. The role involves mouse models of lung injury, complex immunophenotyping, and collaborative translational research with core facilities.

Responsibilities include maintaining protocols, performing flow cytometry, RNA analyses, and contributing to publications. A Bachelor's degree is required; advanced degrees and AALAS certification are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required.
• Master's degree in Immunology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Sciences, or related field is preferred.
• AALAS certification is preferred.
• Animal handling and biosafety training/certification is preferred.
• Flow cytometry and cell sorting experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain daily operations and assist with research projects.
• Order, purchase, and manage reagents; monitor inventory.
• Maintain biosafety and animal care protocols and lab safety records.
• Perform standard lab techniques and assist with new procedures.
• Record and organize experimental results for manuscripts and presentations.
• Develop and implement new lab methods; train staff and students.

Skills

Learning Agility

Teamwork

Technical Proficiency

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

AALAS certification preferred

Animal handling and biosafety training preferred

Tools

Flow cytometry

Cell sorting

RNA isolation

qPCR

RNA sequencing

Single-cell RNA sequencing

TCR sequencing

FlowJo

Prism

R

Image analysis

Job description

Research Associate 1

The department of Medicine has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Research Associate 1 to work on the UHealth campus.

Core Responsibilities

• Maintains daily operations and performs procedures related to new and on-going research projects.
• Assists with ordering, purchasing, and maintenance of all required reagents and supplies for laboratory activities, and monitors and maintains inventory of supplies and stocks.
• Assists with the maintenance of institutional biosafety and animal care protocols, laboratory safety records, and standard operating procedures.
• Performs and assists other research staff with standard laboratory techniques.
• Develops, adapts, and implements new laboratory procedures.
• Records, organizes, and writes up experimental results for submission of manuscripts and for scientific presentations.
• Keeps abreast of latest literature in the field and searches for references to technical problems.
• Maintains current knowledge of the methods and techniques related to the specific field of research.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Department Specific Functions

• Independently design, perform, and troubleshoot experiments investigating mechanisms of pulmonary inflammation, immune regulation, tissue repair, and resolution biology.
• Perform murine models of lung injury and disease, including bacterial pneumonia, acute lung injury, ARDS, asthma, lung cancer, environmental exposure models, and sleep-related inflammatory models.
• Conduct animal procedures including intratracheal instillation, intranasal administration, bronchoalveolar lavage, tissue harvesting, blood collection, and survival studies.
• Isolate and characterize immune cell populations from lung, lymphoid tissues, blood, and bronchoalveolar lavage specimens.
• Design, optimize, and execute high-parameter spectral flow cytometry panels (25-40 colors) for comprehensive immune phenotyping.
• Perform cell sorting and downstream molecular analyses of macrophages, T regulatory cells, monocytes, neutrophils, dendritic cells, and other immune populations.
• Execute molecular biology techniques including RNA isolation, qPCR, bulk RNA sequencing sample preparation, single-cell RNA sequencing workflows, TCR sequencing, and gene expression analyses.
• Conduct cell culture experiments involving primary macrophages, T lymphocytes, epithelial cells, endothelial cells, and immortalized cell lines.
• Perform advanced immunologic assays including phagocytosis, cytokine profiling, proliferation assays, intracellular signaling studies, and functional immune cell characterization.
• Assist with spatial transcriptomics, confocal microscopy, immunofluorescence imaging, and image analysis.
• Maintain breeding colonies and perform genotyping of transgenic and conditional knockout mouse models.
• Analyze experimental data using FlowJo, Prism, R, and other bioinformatic platforms.
• Maintain detailed laboratory records, experimental databases, standard operating procedures, and quality-control documentation.
• Prepare figures, datasets, protocols, abstracts, manuscripts, and grant-related materials for publication and presentation.
• Train and supervise students, technicians, fellows, and research staff in laboratory techniques and animal procedures.
• Coordinate laboratory operations including inventory management, equipment maintenance, biosafety compliance, IACUC protocols, and reagent procurement.
• Collaborate with investigators, core facilities, and external research partners to support multidisciplinary translational research projects.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Core Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field required.
• No relevant experience required.
• Master's degree in Immunology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Sciences, or related field preferred.
• AALAS certification preferred.
• Training and certification in animal handling and biosafety procedures are preferred.
• Flow cytometry and cell sorting experience strongly preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes

• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

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The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

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The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff

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The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.