Research Engineering/Scientist Associate IV

Responsibilities

• Perform experiments involving immunohistochemistry, electron and confocal microscopy in various tissue preparations.
• Participate in general lab management duties including onboarding personnel, compliance, oversight of animal colonies, manage IACUC and biosafety protocols, equipment purchases/maintenance.
• Train lab staff to participate in mouse colony maintenance, general lab maintenance, experiments involving cell culture, biochemistry, molecular biology.
• Engage intellectually in projects by attending lab meetings, seminars, conferences, and collaborating with lab staff in writing grants, manuscripts.
• Required Qualifications
• PhD in molecular biology, biochemistry, neuroscience or related field
• Experience in molecular biology and protein purification

Requirements

• Experience with rodent handling, confocal and/or electron microscopy, adenoassociated virus design, antibody purification
• Experience in bioinformatic analyses
• At least one first author publication
• Salary
• $62,000
• Working Conditions
• May work around chemical fumes
• May work around standard office conditions
• May work around biohazards
• May work around chemicals
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Required Materials
• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest
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• Employment Eligibility:
• Retirement Plan Eligibility:
• The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. ----
• Background Checks:
• A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
• Equal Opportunity Employer:

Benefits

Additional Information

Job Posting Title: Research Engineering/Scientist Associate IV ---- Hiring Department: Department of Neuroscience ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA ---- Earliest Start Date: Jul 01, 2026 ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue Until Jun 30, 2027 ---- Location: AUSTIN, TX ---- Job Details: General Notes Initial assignment will be for one year. Subsequent renewal of employment will be based upon performance review, progress towards research goals, and continuation of funding. Purpose Incumbent will work on research related to ion channels in the lab of Dr. Amy Lee in the Department of Neuroscience at The University of Texas at Austin.

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