Research Assistant I - School of Public Health (Brownsville)

UTHealth Houston • Brownsville, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

We are hiring immediately for a Research Assistant I (Full-time) to join the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Brownsville, Tx. In this role, you will be working with the Brownsville SPH Salud y Vida & Border Health Resource Center. The ideal candidate should have experience with pipetting, specimen handling, centrifuging, aliquoting human blood, archiving, and inventorying of human specimens.
What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.
Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:
100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...
Free financial and legal counseling
Free mental health counseling services
Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
Resources for child and elder care
Plus many more!

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required
• May substitute required education with equivalent years of experience beyond the minimum experience requirement.
• None

Nice To Haves

• Strong pipetting skills, preferred.
• Experience with specimen handling, preferred.
• Experience with centrifuging, aliquoting human blood, archiving, and inventorying of human specimens.

Responsibilities

• Under general supervision, performs laboratory experiments and activities to support research objectives
• Collects, organize and prepares research data to provide needed information to principal investigators and other researchers. Updates notebooks, records, and databases as needed
• Maintains clean laboratory equipment and/or work area to ensure a safe and efficient work environment.
• Orders laboratory and/or other supplies as directed by senior research staff.
• Stays abreast of new and updated procedures and protocols for the research laboratory. Must maintain compliance with required training. May participate in continuing education programs, seminars, and workshops.
• As needed, may coordinate the work of technicians to ensure efficient, timely and high-quality results.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Retirement/pension plan
• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level