Technician I - Research; Tong Lab

Job Title

Technician I - Research; Tong Lab

Agency

Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Department

Medical Physiology

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Bryan, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

Who we are

As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery.

What we want

The Technician I - Research assists in research planning, conducts protocol development, conducts experiments, assists in mouse colony management and in laboratory maintenance, and publication preparation.

What you need to know

Schedule: This is a part-time 19.5 hours per week position.

Physical Requirements: Must be able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to reach as low as 6" off the ground or as high as 7' and safely/securely maneuver lightweight objects (necessary to remove and replace mouse cages in the vivarium mouse colony racks)

Required Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Two years of experience in lab work or related areas

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of laboratory equipment, scientific apparatus, and computer equipment

• Ensure attention to detail

• Able to multitask and work cooperatively with others

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with writing for scientific publications

• Experience with working with rodents (mice) in a research setting

• Experience with using the Visualsonic Vevo 3100 imaging system and VevoLab analysis software

• Actionable knowledge with collecting echocardiography images on rodents

• Experience with analyze echocardiography data

• Experience with PCR and quantitative PCR

• Experience with protein chemistry

Responsibilities:

Research

• Conducts experiments and technical procedures.

• Drive long-term experimental endeavors to its successful completion

• Researches literature relating to possible procedures and experiments.

• Modifies procedures to suit the particular research need

• Assists with planning and supervising technical operations

• Assists personnel involved in a series of controlled environment or analysis experiments

• Makes complex chemical and physical analyses which, although they follow standard procedures and tests, may require the exercise of some ingenuity and improvisation

• Uses computer equipment for controlling equipment and compiling data.

• Makes and records observations and measurements

Animal Colony Maintenance

• Assists mouse colony manager with maintaining colony inventory records.

• Conducts animal husbandry procedures.

• Communicates with CMP and the mouse colony manager.

Writing

• Writes and/or edits for publication scientific materials requiring academic knowledge.

• Researches and catalogs reference materials requiring understanding of subject matter theory.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered, or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.