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Job Title:Research Assistant 1

Department:10420-Cell Biology

Location:Farmington

FTE%:1

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Search #:2024-027

Closing Date:07/24/2023

Recruiter:Rucker, Pamela S.

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UConn Health invites applications for a Research Assistant 1 position in the Department of Cell Biology. The successful candidate will assist research on three dimensional tissue organization including mouse kidney, liver, ovary, spleen and bone. An additional project will involve microinjection of oocytes. The candidate will work with two research associates a faculty member and research personnel from collaborating labs.

 

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Works under the close supervision of an employee of higher grade; works more independently with acquired experience

 

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

May lead paraprofessional clerical or other lower ranking employees as assigned.

 

COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS OFFERED:

Industry-leading health insurance options and affordability

Generous vacation and sick-time plans

Multi-channel retirement options (pension and match options)

Tuition waiver and reimbursement for employees and qualified family members

Quick commute access from I-84, Rte 9 and surrounding areas

State of the art facility and campus environments

Progressive leadership and educational development programs available

Schedule: 40 hours per week, schedule dependent on lab needs. 

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

Fixation, dissection, processing and embedding tissue.

Cutting and collecting seral sections from the embedded tissue

Labeling the sections for basic morphology, immunoflurescence or in situ hybridization

Imaging the sections by light or electron microscopy.

Assisting in the reconstruction of 3D image data and analysis.

Help to maintain mouse colony

Cardiac perfusion of mice to fix tissues

Process tissue samples to electron microscopy (osmication, embedding in epon)

Microtomy using an ultramicrotome for 60 - 500 nm thick sections

Imaging a field emission scanning electron microscope

Staining by standard histological stains

Preparation of tissues for immunofluorescence and in situ hybridization

Imaging by bright field and fluorescence microscopy

Micromanipulation and microinjection of oocytes

Learn new techniques relevant to research exigencies

Work productively with other member of the laboratory

Performs related duties as required.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY:

Basic knowledge of research protocols, principles and procedures; basic knowledge of scientific techniques such as tissue culturing, reagent/solution preparation, staining, etc.; basic knowledge of experimental design, mathematics, statistics, computer applications, laboratory equipment and procedures; basic knowledge of a science such as; chemistry, biology, microbiology, pharmacology; basic knowledge of physical and data resources in application scientific disciplines; oral and written communication skills; ability to identify, produce, organize, analyze, evaluate and interpret data.

 

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

General Experience:

Bachelors degree in a field of biological science. Degrees in other areas may be substituted on a case by case basis.

 

Substitutions Allowed:

College training in a relevant discipline may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling one-half year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree. 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Incumbents in this class may be required to undergo periodic tests or immunizations for communicable diseases.

Experience with mouse handling, particularly cardiac perfusion of fixation

Experience with micoscopic sectioning and fluorescence imunohistochemistry

Experience with digital image processing

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Experience organizing data for presentations and manuscripts

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience with pulling glass micro-needles and with using micromanipulators

Some familiarity with using an ultramicrotome

 

 

Working Conditions:

Incumbents in this class may be occasionally required to lift heavy objects such as standard laboratory equipment and/or trays/boxes or glassware; may be exposed to such hazards as broken glass, toxic vapors radioactive materials, and toxic or disease carrying substances.

Full time , 12 month staff position renewed annually, based on performance and funding.

The successful candidate's academic appointment will be at the Farmington campus

 

 

Why UConn Health

UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow. 

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