How to Apply
A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.
Mission Statement
MDentistry: advancing health through education, service, research and discovery.
MDentistry Core Values: Compassion, Leadership, Excellence, Responsibility, Trust, Creativity, Inclusion
The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future. The University of Michigan is committed to foster learning, creativity and productivity, and to support the vigorous exchange of ideas and information, not only in the classroom but in the workplace by:
- Creating a work environment in which people treat each other with respect and dignity, regardless of roles, responsibilities or differences.
- Providing support, direction and resources enabling us to accomplish the responsibilities of our jobs and to reach the goals that are set for professional and personal growth.
Responsibilities*
Provides a wide variety of moderately complex to complex technical lab support, individually or together with other lab members. Experimental procedures include mammalian cell culture, cloning, RNA isolation & qPCR, protein isolation & immunoblot, genotyping, flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, small and large animal work, transfection/transduction procedures.
Responsible for ordering, maintaining lab supplies, and lab safety under leadership from PI and senior research staff.
Responsible for maintaining mouse colony, precise documentation of the lab mouse colony, genotyping, and helping perform surgical procedures with the senior research staff.
Maintain detailed records of all experiments and data, uploading to online lab servers and lab notebooks. Write protocols. Conducts analysis of data, interprets and implements research methodology, with the supervision of PI and senior research staff.
Required Qualifications*
The applicant must have a college degree, and at least 1 year of full-time biomedical research experience in a lab setting. The candidate should be excited to ask questions, think critically, and have fun doing science. They should also be prepared to work closely with the PI and senior research staff to establish knowledge and expertise. This will require having the ability to be organized, detail-oriented, driven, leadership skills, and enthusiastic about multi-tasking. It is important that the applicant is willing to work with small and large animals and is a team-player. Excellent attendance record. Excellent communication skills.
Desired Qualifications*
We would prefer research experience in mammalian cell culture, small/large animal work, molecular work, biochemistry analysis, immunohistochemistry/immunofluorescence and fluorescence microscopy.
Work Locations
This position is with the School of Dentistry and the work address is located at the NCRC Bldg. Ann Arbor, MI
Additional Information
This is a one(1)-year term appointment with possibility of one year-based renewals contingent upon performance and funding.
Background Screening
The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO/AA Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.