Research Assistant

Texas A&M • Kingsville, TX

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The College of Pharmacy at Texas A&M University is seeking a Research Assistant to join the Pharmaceutical Sciences team. This role requires an individual who is professional, enjoys working in a high-volume environment, and can apply strong organizational skills while remaining flexible in their daily routine. The successful applicant will possess an expert level of experience and understand the demands of supporting a research team in a fast-paced academic setting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of laboratory maintenance and equipment.
• Knowledge of computers and computer software related to the position.
• Attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Intensively participates in data analysis and preliminary data collection through accurately following experimental protocols (e.g., cell culture, PCR, ELISA, Western blot, immunohistochemistry, mice behavioral study).
• Compiles data files set from research teams.
• Collects, interprets, and analyzes data, compiles results, prepares reports, and presents their conclusions.
• Maintains mouse colony in the vivarium, performs surgery on the xenograft mice, conducts behavioral tests on mice, generates preliminary data for the lung cancer project and Alzheimer’s disease projects.
• Participates in poster and podium presentation of the collected results.
• Organizes the professional collaboration between the pharmacy/graduate students and the lab team member.
• Helps train new lab members or undergraduate students and graduate students on techniques and safety protocols.
• Ships laboratory agents for analysis.
• Works collaboratively with undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, and PIs.
• Attends and contributes to lab meetings and discussions.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Free exercise programs and release time
• All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee
• Living Well program

What This Job Offers

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