Research Associate II - Urology

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm; hours may vary

Posted Date

02/12/2026

Salary Range
: $30.32 - 48.78 Hourly

Employment Type

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

28626

This is an exciting opportunity for a full-time Staff Research Associate II (SRA II) to join a cutting-edge benign Urology research laboratory engaged in translational surgical device design. Under the mentorship of the Principal Investigator, the SRA II will contribute to ongoing research into the role of bacteria and biofilms in the formation and pathogenesis of kidney stones.

In this role, you will perform a variety of routine experimental protocols and procedures at a fully operational level, including but not limited to, use of human specimens, cell and tissue culture, bacterial culture, DNA/RNA/genomic DNA extraction, and fluorescent microscopy. You will also take on a significant portion of the lab management duties, including supply management, ordering, and equipment maintenance and calibration.

Additionally, you will coordinate and assist with general lab support activities (e.g., making common lab reagents). The SRA II will have some supervisory responsibilities as the day-to-day manager of the undergraduate students and other part-time members of the lab.

Hourly Salary Range: $30.32 - $48.78. Please note, the department’s target salary for this role is $30.32/hour.

Required:

• Reading skills sufficient to understand specific protocol relevant journal articles, and equipment
• Skill in routine molecular and cellular biology techniques.
• Ability to communicate effectively on a one-to-one basis sufficiently to convey experimental results to principal investigators.
• Writing skills sufficient to compose laboratory protocols which are clear, concise, logical and display proper syntax and grammar.
• Interpersonal skill to interact and collaborate effectively with scientist co-workers, graduate students and faculty.
• Skill in handling and disposing of contaminated material according to protocol.
• Ability to organize raw data into relevant formats.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct;

have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.