Student Research Assistant, Population Health & Health Disparities

Student Research Assistant, Population Health & Health Disparities

** Galveston, Texas, United States*
* ** New*
* Student Titles

UTMB Health

Requisition # 2604649

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* Minimum Qualifications:

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* + Bachelor's degree in science or related field

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* Job Summary:

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* This position is designed for post-baccalaureate individuals participating in a UTMB post-baccalaureate research education program with major responsibilities of research and academic work.

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* Job Duties:

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* + Learns and masters basic laboratory techniques taught in a classroom-setting or in a research laboratory to gain proficiency for performing laboratory or computational research

+  Works with research faculty to define a research plan and project and carries out research on defined project(s);
Reports results of the research in written and verbal reports

+  Performs research work which may comprise of laboratory work or computational/data-based work under the direction of responsible faculty

+ Attends any and all scheduled meetings with exceptions for excused absences, and participates in activities that include individual development planning and writing assignments

+ Attends scheduled meetings with mentoring team members including graduate students and postdoctoral members

+  Student tutoring and academic skills building as related to professional training

+  Literature and database research as needed for the research

+  Adheres to all policies and regulations of UTMB

+  Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure

+  Performs related duties as required to fulfill personal academic requirements

** Salary Range:*
* Commensurate with experience

** WORKING ENVIRONMENT/EQUIPMENT
** Classroom, library, computer facility, laboratory and/or clinical environments.

May be exposed to such occupational hazards found in a biomedical research facility or clinical environment such as communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens, ionizing & non-ionizing radiation, hazardous medications and disoriented or combative patients or others.

** Equal Employment Opportunity*
* UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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