Research Associate 2, SOM (A)

University of Miami; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Tuition remission

Job summary

The University of Miami/UHealth Department of Medicine invites applications for a full-time Research Associate 2 to contribute to the university’s research activities under senior staff supervision.

Responsibilities include performing complex experiments, participating in publications, and advancing expertise through education and training while ensuring compliance with research policies and core procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Performs specialized and complex experiments/studies.
• Participates in publication of significant research results.
• Advances expertise through education, training, and research.
• Writes extramural grants/proposals to gain support when appropriate.
• Collects, prepares, analyzes, dissembles, and evaluates specimens and tissue cultures.
• Operates sensitive and highly complex laboratory equipment.
• Performs calculations to complete research test results.
• Participates in training sessions and workshops.
• Adheres to University policies and safeguards University assets.

Skills

Learning Agility

Teamwork

Technical Proficiency

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The University of Miami/UHealth Department of Medicine has an exciting opportunity for a full time Research Associate 2 to work in the UHealth Campus Core Summary The Research Associate 2, SOM contributes to the University’s research activities under the supervision of senior staff. Moreover, the incumbent understands, interprets, and complies with research policies and protocols.

Core Responsibilities

• 1.Performs specialized and complex experiments/studies.
• 2. Participates in the publication of significant research results.
• 3. Advances expertise through education, training, and research.
• 4. Writes extramural grants/proposals to gain support when appropriate.
• 5. Collects, prepares, analyzes, dissects, and evaluates specimens and tissue cultures.
• 6. Weighs and anesthetizes laboratory animals for experiments.
• 7. Operates sensitive and highly complex laboratory equipment.
• 8. Performs calculations to complete research test results.
• 9. Performs photography and dark room processing.
• 10. Participates in training sessions and workshops.
• 11. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Core Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience required
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• 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.
• The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine.

As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

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

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation.

Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride.

The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

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