Asst Research Scientist/Engin
PhD in toxicology.
1 year of experience in biomedical science or analytical toxicology.
Experience in writing and publishing research manuscripts, reports, presentations. Record of publishing original research in peer-reviewed journals.
Demonstrated experience in establishing, validating, troubleshooting, and executing the analysis of environmental contaminants in complex matrices.
Demonstrated experience with animal studies, including colony breeding, drug administration, blood and tissue collection.
Demonstrated experience with rodents neurobehavioral testing, including but not limited to open field test, y-maze, elevated plus maze, and novel object recognition test.
Demonstrated experience with cell culture.
Demonstrated experience with basic molecular biology techniques, including DNA and RNA isolation, western blot, qPCR, and ELISA.
Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary research team, with collaborators inside and outside the University of Iowa.
Experience with omics data analysis, e.g. RNA sequencing, metabolomics, or proteomics.
Experience with data analysis/statistics/programming in Prism, R, and/or Python.
Experience with histopathology and imaging.
Ability to mentor graduate and undergraduate students.
Desired Qualifications
MS in toxicology or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience with grant writing.
Expert proficiency with analytical instrumentation, e.g., GC-MS or LC-MS.
Position and Application details:
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 Lisa Irving via email at lisa-irving@uiowa.edu.
Equal opportunity employer
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.
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