Location
Louisville, KY | United States
Job description
Department: Location: Health Sciences Center
Time Type: Full time
Worker Type: Regular
Job Req ID: R103731
Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree in a related field and three or more years of research experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and work experience. May require professional certification. Grade 5E (Salary)
Position Description: The Institute of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, is looking for a motivated person who has experience with animal handling and care. This person will join a team that focuses on translational research of cardioprotective strategies using both rodent and large animal models, including pigs, of myocardial infarction and heart failure. The primary function will be to assist other team members and to participate in: surgical procedures on rats and pigs, post-surgical and post-procedural observation and follow-up of animals, hemodynamic studies and echocardiography, blood sample and tissue sample collection, postmortem heart perfusion, pathology procedures including histologic analyses and immunohistochemical staining, biochemical assays, and analysis and reporting of pathology and biochemical data.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Conduct experiments and laboratory analysis following clearly defined procedures.
- Perform a variety of biomedical assays according to established protocols.
- Perform surgical procedures to create animal models of myocardial infarction and heart failure on pigs, rabbits, and rats.
- Perform procedures to give treatment with stem cells, therapeutic genes, therapeutic agents, or interventions to cardiovascular diseased animals.
- Perform cardiac functional assessment using echocardiography and hemodynamic studies.
- Analyze/report experimental data for evaluation of cardioprotective benefits.
Preferred Qualifications - Experience with small and large animal surgery, performing cardiac functional assessments, and analyzing/reporting experimental data for evaluation.
Target Compensation Maximum: $68,900.00
Target Compensation Minimum: $45,900.00
Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience. Equal Employment Opportunity The University of Louisville is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, pregnancy, or veteran status . If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact the Employment team at
[email protected] or 502.852.6258.
Assistance and Accommodations Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 215 Central Avenue, Ste 205 - Louisville, Kentucky 40208.
If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at
[email protected] or by phone 502-852-6258.
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