Research Associate - Anatomy and Cell Biology (Yang Lab)

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s in biomedical science, clinical medicine, or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience in a relevant field of study.
•  Minimum of 1 year working experience in biomedical research lab. 
• Proven talent to work independently.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Solid knowledge and extensive working experience in animal and tissue culture models.
• Profound experience in genetic mouse models, mouse metabolic profiling, animal handling, and tissue dissection;
• Extensive mouse surgery skills including, hypothalamic gene and chemical delivery,  vagal nerve stimulation and vagotomy
• Extensive experience in in molecular and biochemical assays:
  • Tissue and cell immunofluorescence/immunohistochemistry staining, as well as EM analyses;
  • Protein isolation and purification, and SDS-PAGE-based analyses of purified and recombinant proteins (including Western Blot and related analyses);
  • Utilize RT-PCR assays;
  • organelle isolation;

Application Process: In order to be considered, applicants must upload a CV or resume (under submission relevant materials) that clearly address how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check. Professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

for additional details on this position please contact anne-phillips@uiowa.edu.