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Location

Texas | United States

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Job description

The mission of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.

Assists principal investigator with scientific research projects.

* Participates in organizational and scientific meetings as required.
* Designs, develops or adapts equipment used in experiments or research to obtain desired results.
* Establish and maintain cell cultures using standard tissue culture techniques including: plating cells, freezing lines properly to assure cell viability, and maintenance of an organized cell and tissue repository.

Determines specific goals or objectives, evaluates research data, develops, and revises techniques or approaches to work problems.

* Knowledge of the institution's safety requirements and procedures in general laboratory practice.
* Complies with departmental and institutional policies regarding biomedical and radiation safety educational requirements.
* Must follow instruction of laboratory procedures on safe handling and disposal of radioactive and biohazardous materials.
* Assist in the maintenance of records of radioisotopes purchased, handling, storage and disposal in accordance with UTMDACC and government regulations.

Key Job Functions

Molecular Biology/Biochemistry

* Isolation and purification of proteins, DNA, and RNA from tumor and normal tissue and cell cultures.
* Manipulation of DNA molecules using recombinant DNA techniques including: restriction digestion, subcloning, PCR, LOH, sequencing and bacterial transformation.

General Lab Organization/Maintenance

* Will work with other members of the laboratory to see that the room is adequately stocked with plasticware and chemicals needed on a daily basis.
* Maintain sufficient supplies of media for mammalian or bacterial cell culture.
* Will see that lab is well organized and kept in an orderly manner.

Tissue Culture

* Establish and maintain cell cultures using standard tissue culture techniques including: plating cells, freezing lines properly to assure cell viability, and maintenance of an organized cell and tissue repository.

Laboratory Safety Knowledge of the institution's safety requirements and procedures in general laboratory practice.

* Complies with departmental and institutional policies regarding biomedical and radiation safety educational requirements.
* Must follow instruction oflaboratory procedures on safe handling and disposal of radioactive and biohazardous materials.
* Assist in the maintenance of records of radioisotopes purchased, handling, storage and disposal in accordance with UTMDACC and government regulations.

Record Keeping and Data Collection Must maintain detailed written reports of experimental data and protocols.

* Must be able to discuss the goals of experiments, communicate results and provide information on problems encountered during the experiments.

Animal Care and Maintenance Must undergo the required institutional animal training as required by UTMDACC.

* Responsibilities will include maintaining the mouse colony.
* Animal manipulations (including injections, and sacrifice for tissue harvest) are expected.
* Must be able to collect data on the experimental results and provide them when requested.

Education

Required: Bachelor's degree in one of the natural sciences or related field.

Experience

Required: Five years of experience in scientific or experimental research work. With preferred degree, three years of required experience.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.

Additional Information

* Requisition ID: 164027
* Employment Status: Full-Time
* Employee Status: Regular
* Work Week: Day/Evening, Days
* Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 57,500
* Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 72,000
* Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 86,500
* FLSA: exempt and not eligible for overtime pay
* Fund Type: Soft
* Work Location: Onsite
* Pivotal Position: No
* Referral Bonus Available?: No
* Relocation Assistance Available?: No
* Science Jobs: No

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