Associate Academic Research Scientist - School of Medicine, Biochemistry

Emory University • Atlanta, GA

2h • Onsite

About The Position

The ideal applicant will have extensive experience in preclinical models of inflammatory bowel disease including ulcerative colitis (UC) and metabolic syndrome, as well as have experience in microbiome research.
These models may include chemically induced UC, genetic models or immune stimulation, and high-fat diet induced obesity. The candidate is expected to have skills in mouse husbandry and surgery, as well as skills related to pathology, histology, molecular biology, and statistics/ data analysis.
The Associate Academic Research Scientist performs a wide range of highly technical and complex research duties and has documented scientific achievements and increasing technical, management, leadership, and professional expertise necessary to advance basic and/or translational research programs.

Requirements

• PhD and one year of professional level experience in a technical or research lab.
• Or master's degree and three years of professional level experience in a technical or research lab.
• Or bachelor's degree and five years of professional level experience in a technical or research lab.
• Laboratory experience should be based on area of assignment.

Nice To Haves

• Candidate should have Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacology, or related discipline and a proven track record of publications in the field.
• Candidate should have experience in mammalian cell culture, mouse husbandry/ surgery, molecular biology, biochemistry, statistics.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrated knowledge of research and experimental platforms for analyzing, design and interpreting results Investigates and recommends potential alternative approaches to improve the quality of results of basic and/or translational research.
• Demonstrates increased responsibility through management of teams and leadership of scientific projects by applying advanced knowledge, skills, and input necessary for protocol development, as well as facilitating in some training aspects of other team members.
• Aids in writing IACUC, IRB, Biosafety and other approval documents.
• Oversees quality assurance of research conducted by other team members.
• May assist in grant and other funding applications as necessary and appropriate, or with approval of the responsible faculty director, may have their own research projects and/or have full responsibilities for specific areas of instrumentation or methodology development and user support.
• With the approval of the responsible faculty director, may be principal investigators on funded proposals.
• Performs other responsibilities as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees