Research Associate- MCG Physiology

Overview

About Us Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 10,500 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences.

Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values make Augusta University an institution like no other.

Job : 284045

Location: Augusta University

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Regular/Temporary

Location Augusta University

Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

Our Summerville Campus: 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

The Medical College of Georgia Department of Physiology focuses on the framework of the body's cells, organs and systems, how they work, and how abnormal function leads to disease. The department is dedicated to outstanding research and excellence in education. Faculty study cardiovascular disease and hypertension, train independent scholars and PhD graduates, and offer programs leading to the PhD. Graduates compete for positions in medical schools, universities, government, and industry.

This position provides administrative and technical oversight in a cardiorenal research laboratory in the Department of Physiology.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensure research protocols are followed and safety guidelines are observed in accordance with institutional and government regulations.
• Manage laboratory resources; provide teaching and technical oversight to trainees and research staff.
• Process data, present findings, and assist PI (Dr. Alison Kriegel) with current and future research applications and programs of study.
• Coordinate administrative and technical arrangements of animal models and maintain records related to use.

Research in the Kriegel laboratory focuses on:
1) molecular changes associated with hypertension and/or kidney pathology, and
2) how chronic kidney disease leads to cardiovascular disease in adults and children. The lab applies cutting-edge molecular technologies to study pathophysiological processes. Projects include work in cell and animal models and translational studies involving human subjects.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lab Management — Coordinate research activities in the lab, instruct research staff and students, and advise regarding research techniques.
• Animal Management — Coordinate administrative and technical arrangements of animal models, maintain records, perform colony maintenance and surgical procedures (injections, gavage, euthanasia). Assist PI with animal protocol preparation and submission.
• Experiments — Perform complex data analysis, plan research protocols, supervise execution, analyze data, and prepare publication-ready figures.
• Fiscal Management — Track and monitor budgetary resources; interface with vendors and administration for orders, tracking, and payments.
• Safety and Compliance — Ensure safe operation, monitor resource use, and ensure compliance with federal and institutional guidelines.
• Grant Development — Assist PI with data for grant applications; contribute to composing, editing and publication of findings.
• Other — Perform other duties incidental to the work described.

Master's degree from an accredited college or university in chemistry, biology, biochemistry, cell biology or related natural, life, health care or materials science with relevant research experience, or a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of three years' research and/or clinical experience and supervisory experience.

Experience in designing and executing research protocols, data analysis, working with small animals and animal surgery; willingness to learn surgical skills such as…