Job Title

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Agency

Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Department

Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Bryan, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

What we believe

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment for all visitors, students, faculty, and staff by promoting a culture that embraces inclusion, diversity, equity, and accountability.  Diverse perspectives, talents and identities are vital to accomplishing our mission and living our core values .”

Who we are

As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, the Texas A&M University Health Science Center 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 Health Science Center (HSC) is looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to serve as a member of the Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics team. We desire an individual who subscribes to and supports our commitment as stated above. The successful applicant will bring an expert level of research experience to the position and understand the demands of supporting executives in a fast-paced environment. This person must be professional, enjoy working in a high-volume environment and be able to apply strong organizational skills while being flexible in their daily routine. If this is you, we invite you to apply to become a member of our team.

Job Description Summary: The postdoctoral research associate is responsible for completing experiments to meet the specific aims of NIH funded and related projects in accordance with animal use protocols approved by the Texas A&M University Institutional Care and Use Committee. Specific responsibilities include planning and scheduling experiments, analyzing data, conducting surgeries and providing surgical care, conducting behavioral assays, and writing manuscript sections. The postdoctoral research associate will also conduct other lab tasks, as assigned, including histological analyses and microscopy and will help direct undergraduate volunteer work in the lab on related tasks. The position requires the ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.

Required Education:

• Appropriate PhD

Required Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.

Preferred Education:

• PhD in Neuroscience or related field.

Preferred Experience:

• Prior jugular catheter implantation and stereotaxic surgery experience in rodents.
• Prior lab experience, prior academic writing experience.

Preferred Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Expertise in academic writing, rodent handling and behavioral study abilities, rodent surgical techniques
• Histology and statistical expertise
• Expertise with biochemical assays.

Job Responsibilities

Rodent surgeries and verification

• Perform stereotaxic injections in mice, collect tissue, prepare, and stain for injection site determination; perform intrajugular catheter implantation in mice and post-surgery care.

Writing manuscript(s)

• Writing manuscript sections. Manuscripts are expected to be data-based and/or review/opinion type. Will require searching and reading literature, discussing background, rendering and interpreting results.

Behavioral Assays and Data Analyses

• Perform mouse intravenous self-administration, conditioned place preference, or as assigned.
• Perform data analysis and graphing using Prism and/or jamovi statistical software.

Miscellaneous Lab Tasks

• May conduct other lab tasks or assays (e.g., western blotting, cell culture, preparing lab solutions, genotyping, etc.)

Other Duties

• Performs other duties as assigned.

In accordance with the  federal contractor vaccination mandate , specific facilities at Texas A&M University may be considered a covered contractor workplace with covered contractor employees. Therefore, successful applicants for this position may be subject to the federal mandate and will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment unless an approved medical or religious accommodation is in place.

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.

In accordance with the federal contractor vaccination mandate , specific facilities at The Texas A&M System may be considered a covered contractor workplace with covered contractor employees. Therefore, successful applicants for this position may be subject to the federal mandate to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment unless an approved medical or religious accommodation is in place.

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.

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