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.

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)

Employee

Research Grant

CC001062 COM REG MED Operations CC

Hourly

University-GEN
08

45,300.

- 77,000.000

40

Research Specialist II – Dr. Sungjin Ko’s laboratory

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.

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).

Employee is supervised by the PI but expected to conduct experiments, collect and record data with decent level of independence and discretion.

Work is conducted in a basic biomedical laboratory that focuses on Liver diseases, regeneration and cancer.

• 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

Number of employees directly supervised by this position: 0

Total number of employees supervised by this position: 0

Minimum 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.

Physical Requirements:

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Note:

The following descriptions are applicable to this section: Continuous - 6-8 hours per shift; Frequent - 2-6 hours per shift; Infrequent - 0-2 hours per shift) Ability to perform job functions in an upright position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions in a seated position. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile. (Frequent) Ability to climb, using step stool. (Infrequent) Ability to work in temperature extremes (32° F to 100°…