Research Assistant - Orthopedic Surgery and Sports and Medicine

About the role

Department: SOM KC Orthopedic Surgery

About the role

Job Family Group: Professional Staff

Job Description Summary

The Research Assistant in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center will support biomedical research projects by performing laboratory experiments, assisting with animal and human subject's research, contributing to data analysis, and supporting scientific communication between a research laboratory and clinicians within the Department at KUMC.

Job Duties

• Complete and maintain valid training records including new animal user training, human subjects research training, and other required biomedical research training.
• Participate in general laboratory experiments including tissue/cell culture, tissue sectioning and staining, microscopic analysis, Western blotting, DNA/RNA isolation, RT-PCR, qPCR, and other assigned tasks.
• Conduct transgenic animal genotyping, animal euthanasia, and animal tissue collection; assist investigators with surgical and non-surgical animal procedures.
• Assist with human tissue collection for laboratory analysis, which includes obtaining informed consents from human subjects through interacting with patients and clinicians as well as picking up blood samples and surgically produced tissue specimens that are collected by authorized clinicians.
• Assist with research data analysis and laboratory management utilizing relevant software.
• Participate in research presentations.
• Participate in preparation of manuscripts and grant applications under the PI's direction.

Additional information

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Qualifications

Education: Four years of experience in research of biology, biochemistry, or related area. Relevant education may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's or master's degree in biology, biochemistry, or related discipline with minimum one year of experience in animal research.
• Work Experience: 2 years of laboratory research experience.

Skills

• Communication.
• Organization.

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays.

One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.

• Employee Type: Regular
• Time Type: Full time
• Rate Type: Hourly

Compensation Statement

The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above.

Pay Range

• $22.88 - $33.17
• Minimum $22.88
• Midpoint $28.03
• Maximum $33.17