Research Area Specialist Inter

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.

Job Summary

Individual should be able to act as a leader within the lab as well as the Caswell Diabetes Institute, working comfortably with individuals from a variety of backgrounds and roles. The employee will typically analyze, compare, and evaluate various courses of action and have the authority to make independent decisions on matters of significance, free from immediate direction, within the scope of their responsibilities. Primary activities and decision-making authority are predominantly performed independently, affecting business operations to a substantial degree.

Why Join Michigan Medicine?

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world's most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

What Benefits can you Look Forward to?

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings

Responsibilities*

Research: Operates with considerable latitude in unreviewed actions or decisions. Works independently to develop, design, and conduct experiments. Gathers data, reviews progress, and screens, verifies, and analyzes data. Interprets and implements research methodology based on outcome of analysis. Consults with others to refine or adapt methodologies to fit research requirements; collaborates in the development of new techniques, and suggests options for improving quality, identifies potential problems, and recommends and implements solutions. Presents on findings, and co-authors publications.

Institute administration: Works closely with other labs, departments and organizations on behalf of the Caswell Diabetes Institute. Maintains shared Institute resources and supplies. Collaborates with multiple labs in equipment operation and laboratory techniques, explains and demonstrates technology and equipment capabilities, operations, limitations, and outcomes. Disseminates pertinent information to members of the Institute and acts as a leader and reliable contact for multiple labs.

Animal colony management: Works with others to organize animals within the colony, including tagging and genotyping individuals, overseeing animal health and wellbeing, controlling colony size, maintaining strain records, coordinating imports/exports. Keeps animal colony software up to date. Works with external genotyping and software companies to ensure accurate and timely results.

Required Qualifications*

• Employees in this classification are required to have a minimum of a Bachelor degree in a recognized field of science or learning which is directly related to the duties of the position.
• Must have 4 to 5 years of related experience.
• Experience with lab management is required, functional supervisory and financial experience is preferred.
• Experience working with mice is required, including experience with genotyping and colony management.
• Experience with the dissection and processing of mouse brain tissue and the subsequent IHC and snRNA-seq analysis is sought.

Desired Qualifications*

• Masters degree/PhD is desired.
• Functional supervisory and financial experience is preferred.
• Experience handling rats is preferred.
• Familiarity with the labs colony management software, Colony by Transnetyx, is a bonus.

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes .

Background Screening

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening 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.

Job Detail

Job Opening ID

254404

Working Title

Research Area Specialist Inter

Job Title

Research Area Specialist Inter

Work Location

Ann Arbor Campus

Ann Arbor, MI

Modes of Work

Onsite

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Regular/Temporary

Regular

FLSA Status

Exempt

Organizational Group

Medical School

Department

MM Metabolism, Endo & Diabetes

Posting Begin/End Date

9/12/2024 - 9/19/2024

Career Interest

Research