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The University of Texas at Austin · 3 months ago

Research Engineering/ Scientist Associate III

UT MAIN CAMPUS

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

1+ years exp

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Research Engineering/Scientist Associate III in the Department of Chemistry. This role involves overseeing mass spectrometry platforms, conducting independent research, and collaborating with researchers while managing laboratory operations.

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No H1B

Responsibilities

Assisting with routine lab management to ensure that lab is in working order. This includes assisting the lab manager with ordering and inventory of supplies and chemicals, disposing of chemicals, laboratory training, and maintain any instrumentation and laboratory equipment you use. The candidate is also expected to participate in regular group meetings and provide updates and progress reports as required

Rodent care- Depending on interest and experience you may also be required to perform or assist in managing the rodent colony (compound treatments, xenograft models, genotyping, routine weighing recording animal health, pre and post-operative care, recording experimental procedures). To perform or assist in experiments related to the fields of immunology, cancer, and neuroscience

To perform cell isolations/culture and/or molecular biology and/or chemical synthesis and/or operate laboratory instruments and equipment. Depending on your area of experience or interest, this will include molecular biology, mammalian cell culture, biochemistry, flow cytometry or culturing cells. Experiments will involve performing fluorescence gels, protein purification, affinity chromatography, Western blots, ELISAs and other assay work. You may need to operate a centrifuge, gel imager, cell counter as well as automated liquid handlers. As a chemical proteomics laboratory, we also operate several mass spectrometers and you may also need to be trained to use these instruments

The scientist with experience or interest in organic synthesis will be expected to use and understand the standard tools and skills including setting up and isolation of pure reaction products and analytical techniques such as flash chromatography (Biotage, CombiFlash or other automated system), NMR and HPLC

Qualification

Mass spectrometryChemical proteomicsMolecular biologyOrganic chemistryBiochemistryCell biologyFlow cytometrySynthetic chemistryLiterature searchesScience writingLaboratory experienceProficiency with ExcelProficiency with Windows programsOrganizational skillsTime-management skills

Required

Ph.D. degree in scientific discipline with laboratory experience

Maintain a complete and comprehensive laboratory notebook

Excellent organizational and time-management skills

Experience with mass spectroscopy in addition to a minimum of one of the following: chemical proteomics, biochemistry, cell biology, synthetic chemistry, flow cytometry, molecular biology or analytical instrumentation