Research Assistant - Pediatrics Pulmonary Medicine

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in science, engineering or a related field OR equivalent combination of education and related laboratory experience.

Experience Requirements:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
•  Minimum of 3 months experience in research and data analysis.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Demonstrated excellence with organizational skills. 

Desired Qualifications:

• Prior experience in caring for laboratory animals. 
• Experience with plasmid preps and gene subcloning, and primer design. 
• Experience with Snapgene or equivalent DNA software. 
• Experience in cell-based screening assays such as luciferase, fluorescence, immunostaining and western blotting. 
• Knowledge in how to assemble and present data in figure form. 

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 14 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 Pediatric Human Resources at pedsuichildrenshr@healthcare.uiowa.edu.

This position is not eligible for university sponsorship for employment authorization.