70% Research Assistant - Immunology

Required Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience, such as Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) certification.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint is required.
• Must initially pass the required proficiency tests and routinely pass the proficiency tests every six months.
• Lab experience using human samples and maintaining quality control records

Desirable Qualifications:

• 1 year of direct lab experience is desired.
• Experience using LUMINEX is desired. 
• Understanding of immunology principles is desirable. 
• Experience in quality control/quality assessment of equipment, procedures, and tests is desirable. 
• Ability to perform data collection, reporting, and analysis is desirable. 
• Experience preparing buffer solution and common molecular biological reagents is desirable. 
• Experience using flow cytometry is desirable. 
• Experience using radioactive materials and biohazard regents is desirable. 
• Experience using a microscope is desirable. 

Position and Application Details

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

For additional questions, please contact ashley-rayer@uiowa.edu.