Research Associate, Clinical Research, Medical Science

Job Title: Research Associate

Location: Augusta University

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Job : 294070

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 12,000 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.

Augusta University's distinct characteristics in education and research include real‑world experiences and community engagement, as well as a culture of building community, corporate and government partnerships that address health, security, economic and societal concerns locally and across the state.

Additional information about the University System of Georgia and its core values are available online, but are not essential for the application. The university supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy.

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

Summerville Campus: 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

The Medical College of Georgia (MCG) is one of the nation's largest medical schools by class size. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programs, and focuses on research in cardiovascular biology, cancer, neurosciences, public health, regenerative medicine, personalized medicine, and genomics. Our faculty and clinicians provide education and patient care statewide.

Performs advanced administrative and technical work in support of research initiatives in an assigned laboratory or clinical research unit. Participates in research data collection and documentation within FDA guidelines and research institute protocols; develops and evaluates new research techniques and procedures. Performs a variety of complex chemical, biological, cytological, microscopic, histological, surgical, clinical and/or dissection procedures.

• Advise principal investigators, post‑doctoral fellows, graduate students, and other research personnel on research techniques, procedures and other technological aspects of research activities.
• Supervise and coordinate activities of students, graduate assistants and other employees engaged in research activities and/or related laboratory work.
• Teach and participate in complex bacteriological, chemical and/or radio chemical qualitative and quantitative analysis, macro‑ and microserological, histological and cell culture procedures.
• Calibrate, troubleshoot, repair and operate electron microscopes, computer‑linked analytical equipment, dedicated computers, and other complex scientific equipment; instruct others in operation of equipment.
• Coordinate and participate in research of scientific literature; summarize and evaluate findings; develop derivative applications of techniques developed by own research activities or reported by other research projects.
• Analyze results of research experiments and procedures using manual or computer techniques; may develop special computer program to facilitate analysis.
• Participate in physical examination, testing and/or treatment of study patients for research purposes; read and record vital signs; obtain tissue and/or fluid samples for further testing; document study‑specific procedures and outcomes in study patient’s medical record.
• Compose articles for publication in scientific journals; review articles prepared by others.
• Participate in project planning and development of research protocols to ensure adherence to scientific research principles, compliance with human assurance and the FDA.
• May perform a variety of administrative duties such as ordering equipment and…