Location: San Antonio, TX
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Job ID: 7775
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Org Marketing Statement
The University of Texas at San Antonio is a Hispanic Serving University specializing in cyber, health, fundamental futures, and social-economic development. With more than 34,000 students, it is the largest university in the San Antonio metropolitan region. UTSA advances knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. The university embraces multicultural traditions and serves as a center for intellectual and creative resources as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development and the commercialization of intellectual property-for Texas, the nation and the world. Learn more online, on UTSA Today or on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube or LinkedIn.
UTSA, situated in a global city that has been a crossroads of peoples and cultures for centuries, values diversity and inclusion in all aspects of university life. As an institution expressly founded to advance the education of Mexican Americans and other underserved communities, our university is committed to ending generations of discrimination and inequity. UTSA, a premier public research university, fosters academic excellence through a community of dialogue, discovery and innovation that embraces the uniqueness of each voice.
Posting End Date
Applications will be accepted through 11:59 PM CDT on 05/8/2022. At the discretion of the hiring department, this position posting may close once a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.
Salary
Salary Range: $16/hr (based on a 19-hour work week)
Hours per Week
Non-Exempt Position: 19 hours a week.
Required Application Materials

• Resume is required.
• Cover Letter is required.

Essential Functions

• Calibrate, sanitize, sterilize, maintain, and properly clean laboratory equipment and environment.

• Managing hazardous waste and routine tests

• Accurately document experiments to ensure that work can be replicated by others. Collect, analyze, compile, interpret and evaluate research results and report progress to the principal investigator

• Perform mouse breeding and maintenance (measure body weight, exercise volume, and food intake weekly; measure glucose and insulin tolerance tests): training will be provided.

• Perform many molecular, biochemical, and cellular experiments independently.

• Perform mouse experiments including survival surgery, echocardiography, and hemodynamics (pressure-volume loop) measurements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in basic science or related field.
• Two years of lab experience can be substituted for 1 year of education.
• Must have at least three years of college coursework.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field.
• Animal biology, Kinesiology, Biological Science or related areas.
• 1-2 years of experience in a laboratory setting.
• Have the ability to learn quickly and properly follow protocols, procedures, and instructions.
• Responsible for cleaning, disinfecting and maintaining lab benches and equipment
• Able to use various laboratory instruments through training or experience
• The ability to work with mice is essential.
• Previous experience or training in performing mouse experiments

Working Conditions
This position will be primarily located:
On Campus: Primary work location will be on campus
Additional Information

• UTSA is a tobacco free campus.
• This is a security sensitive position. Employment is contingent upon a successful background check.
• Applicants selected must be able to show proof of eligibility to work in the United States by time of hire.

EO/AA Statement
As an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer, it is the policy of The University of Texas at San Antonio to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or genetic information, and veteran status. The University is committed to the Affirmative Action Program in compliance with all government requirements to ensure nondiscrimination. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. UTSA campuses are accessible to persons with disabilities.