Research Associate, Research Assistant​/Associate, Research Scientist

Job Title Research Associate

Agency Texas A&M University

Department Large Animal Clinical Sciences

Proposed Minimum Salary Commensurate

Job Location College Station, Texas

Job Type Staff

Glimpse of the Job

Are you an adaptable, collaborative, and naturally curious professional looking for a role that combines hands‑on research support with laboratory management? Join Texas A&M's Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in the Equine and Infectious Disease Laboratory as a Research Associate!

This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to meaningful biomedical research while supporting the people, processes, and laboratory operations that make that work possible. From conducting experiments and maintaining laboratory resources to mentoring students and supporting compliance efforts, you'll play an important part in the success of the lab's research and educational mission.

• Support Meaningful Research: Play an active role in research projects by conducting experiments, maintaining research equipment, analyzing data, and contributing to results that support scientific publications.
• Help Lead Laboratory Operations: Support the day‑to‑day management of the laboratory, including equipment maintenance, inventory oversight, supply ordering, and ensuring research activities are conducted in accordance with compliance requirements.
• Mentor and Develop Others: Train, supervise, and support undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, helping them develop technical skills and gain valuable research experience.
• Grow Your
  
  Skills:
  
  Join a team that values collaboration, continuous learning, and professional development, with opportunities to expand your scientific and leadership capabilities.

Schedule/

Location:

Full-time / Onsite in College Station, TX / Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm, with occasional work beyond normal office hours and/or work on weekends

Salary: $45,000 - $64,000 annually, compensation will be commensurate to selected hire's experience.

Please note: This position is grant‑funded; future employment may be contingent upon future funding.

Required

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biosciences, Biochemistry, Genetics, or other related bioscientific field
• Two years of related professional research experience in biomedical laboratory

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with bacteria and mammalian cell culture, as well as immunoassays
• Experience with ELISA, western blot, flow cytometry, PCR
• Master's Thesis or PhD in Biomedical or related field

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Familiarity with appropriate laboratory and/or technical equipment
• Ability to effectively utilize a computer and applicable software to create databases, record, organize, and prepare data for statistical analyses, perform statistical analyses, present data and perform other computer related tasks
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others
• Organization skills to keep inventory and supplies updated, and laboratory decluttered
• Ability to delegate tasks and supervise students/staff

• Supervision/Training: Supervises undergraduate and/or graduate students and other laboratory, technical or field staff involved in research.
• Project Management
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  Designs, plans, conducts and coordinates experiments in support of various research projects. Evaluates, selects, and applies standard techniques of routine research; keeps detailed records of data. Uses computers and laboratory or technical equipment to perform data analysis, statistical analysis, and technical evaluation of research experiments and results. Summarizes results to be included in scientific and clientele‑oriented…