UNIV - Research Specialist II - Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology

Job Description Summary
The individual will be under supervision of the PI, will participate in routine experiments and the maintenance of a basic biomedical science laboratory, with emphasis on transgenic mouse colony establishment and maintenance, embryonic and adult mouse histology and immunohistochemistry, light microscope imaging, preparation of solutions and reagents, equipment sterilization, and basic cell/tissue culture. These duties will be utilized to assist in the identification of anti-liver cancer signaling factors during liver damage repair.

The individual will also assist the PI to select and order reagents.

Job Description Summary
The individual will be under supervision of the PI, will participate in routine experiments and the maintenance of a basic biomedical science laboratory, with emphasis on transgenic mouse colony establishment and maintenance, embryonic and adult mouse histology and immunohistochemistry, light microscope imaging, preparation of solutions and reagents, equipment sterilization, and basic cell/tissue culture. These duties will be utilized to assist in the identification of anti-liver cancer signaling factors during liver damage repair.

The individual will also assist the PI to select and order reagents.

Entity
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)

Worker Type
Employee

Worker Sub-Type
Research Grant

Cost Center
CC001062 COM REG MED Operations CC

Pay Rate Type
Hourly

Pay Grade
University-GEN
08

Pay Range
45,300.

- 77,000.000

Scheduled Weekly Hours
40

Work Shift
Job Description

Research Specialist II – Dr. Sungjin Ko’s laboratory

MUSC Minimum Training And Experience Requirements
A bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, or other natural, life or health care science and one year work experience directly related to the assigned research area.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Preferred
Bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology or other life science is preferred. Strong organizational, record keeping, and interpersonal communication skills required. Preference will be given to candidates with experience of various laboratory techniques including animal husbandry, PCR and recombinant DNA work, western blotting, cell culture, histology and immunostaining, and microscopic imaging. Prior experience in lab management roles is preferred.

Must be able to work with animals (mouse).

Describe the guidelines and supervision an employee receives to do this job, including the employee’s independence and discretion: Employee is supervised by the PI but expected to conduct experiments, collect and record data with decent level of independence and discretion.

Indicate Additional Comments Regarding This Position
Work is conducted in a basic biomedical laboratory that focuses on Liver diseases, regeneration and cancer.

Proposed Job Duties
Designing and planning routine experiments, including optimization of daily experimental protocols, selection and ordering reagents and lab supplies. Maintaining an accurate and timely experimental records.

Percent of Total Time: 30 - Essential

Share responsibility for mouse husbandry, including transgenic mouse colony breading, maintenance, and expansion.

Percent of Total Time: 20 - Essential

Histology and immunohistochemistry, including tissue collection, processing and embedding, sectioning, staining, and imaging.

Percent of Total Time: 30 - Essential

Basic molecular biology and biochemistry experiments: DNA isolation, genotyping, real-time PCR, western blotting.

Percent of Total Time: 20 - Essential

Supervisory Responsibilities

Number of employees directly supervised by this position: 0

Total number of employees supervised by this position: 0

Additional Job Description

Minimum Requirements : A bachelor’s degree in…