The University of Miami/UHealth Department Dermatology has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Research Associate 1, SOM to work in Miami, FL. The Research Associate 1, SOM supports research activities for the assigned division by conducting laboratory experiments on assigned research projects. Moreover, the incumbent operates with the goal of advancing his/her expertise through continued education, training, and research. Core job functions include understanding and interpreting research protocols and procedures, participating in the publication of significant results, maintaining an overview of relevant research findings, ensuring all research is undertaken according to good research practice, keeping abreast of current publications relative to methods, techniques, and developments within the area of research, collecting, preparing, analyzing, dissecting, and evaluating specimens or tissue cultures, operating and maintaining laboratory equipment, performing a variety of routine assays, tests, and studies, performing calculations to complete research test results, collecting data, and performing statistical analysis of laboratory results, and adhering to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguarding University assets. Department specific functions include experience in molecular and cell biology techniques including isolation and purification RNA and DNA, cloning, qPCR, western blots, primary cells, cell lines and organ culture, immunohistochemistry, handling and processing human and animal tissue samples. Participation in research activities at the department level, including Grand Rounds, Research Day, Skin club and joint lab meetings. Facilitates wound healing and wound infections research using ex vivo wound models, animal models of wound healing and chronic wound samples. Performs RNA isolation/purification and analyses, primary human cell cultures, real-time PCR, immunohistochemistry, microbiology analyses and protein isolation. Reviews medical charts and extracts relevant data. Obtains signed informed consent and disclosure agreements from patients. This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary. Core qualifications include a PhD Degree in relevant field, no prior experience required, skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail, ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work under pressure while meeting deadlines, ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion, ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary, commitment to the University’s core values, and ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment.
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