Research Associate

This place is part of the Affiliation of the Educational Workers of the College of Alberta (AASUA).

In accordance with the Belief/Analysis Educational Workers Settlement , this place presents a complete advantages bundle discovered on our Advantages Overview web page and annual wage vary of $59,822 – $67,303. This place has an approximate appointment of one yr with a chance of renewal.

Location – Work primarily takes place at North Campus Edmonton.

Working for the College of Alberta

The College of Alberta acknowledges that we’re positioned on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to complement our vibrant neighborhood.

The College of Alberta is teeming with change makers, neighborhood builders, and world shapers who lead with function every day. We’re residence to greater than 40,000 college students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate packages, over 13,000 college and employees, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been acknowledged as one in all Canada’s Greenest Employers for over a decade.

Your work can have a significant affect on an enchanting cross part of individuals—from our college students and stakeholders, to our famend researchers and innovators who’re fairly actually curing ailments, making discoveries and producing options that make the world more healthy, safer, stronger, and extra simply.

Working for the Division of Medical Microbiology and Immunology

The Medical Microbiology and Immunology Division is a research-intensive division specializing in superior research in Bacteriology, Immunology, Virology, and the interface between these fields. Based mostly on the roots of the Division of Immunology, MMI has developed right into a research-focused setting with core pursuits in superior analysis and coaching on the graduate degree. A lot of our college are externally funded, permitting them to dedicate a lot of their time to analysis. 

Place 

The Clemente analysis group invitations functions for analysis associates to carry out high-level advanced analysis actions for tasks in cardioimmunology. Our predominant analysis subjects embrace immune responses in cardioncology, viral and autoimmune myocarditis. We use genetically modified mouse fashions to uncover the function of immune cells in these settings. The tasks will expose the RA to all kinds of scientific questions and approaches, together with exploring modifications in immunological responses and understanding mechanistic relationships between the immune system and coronary heart perform 

The RA will assist set up undertaking objectives and experiments, and information technicians and college students within the lab. Particularly, for animal experiments, the candidate can be accountable for managing the ordering and upkeep of animals, information, and animal experiments. Unbiased decision-making and collaboration with lab trainees, animal care employees, the principal investigator, and veterinarians can be wanted.

• Designs particular person experiments, information assortment protocols, and requirements underneath the supervision of the Principal Investigator.
• Determines probably the most applicable methodology to fulfill recognized analysis objectives.
• Oversees/conducts information assortment. Conducts superior evaluation of analysis information and outcomes.
• Summarizes, analyzes, and organizes information for publication. Participates within the writing of analysis papers, the preparation of shows, and/or different publications. Could also be thought-about as a co-author or presenter.
• Assists within the preparation of analysis grant functions and contract proposals.
• Chargeable for the upkeep and environment friendly operation of the lab (e.g., specialised lab gear upkeep and calibration).
• Information technical employees, college students, and/or post-doctoral fellows within the lab.
• Advise on specialised technical procedures or gear.

Duties 

Steerage and undertaking administration

• Growing undertaking objectives and approaches by way of an intensive evaluation of literature and session with specialists and group members.
• Steerage of technical employees and college students concerned within the undertaking.
• Help to technical employees and college students on experimental design, coaching, execution, and evaluation.
• Report back to supervisors at common intervals.
• Undertaking administration and experimental record-keeping.

Animal Experiments 

• Customary mice husbandry, which can embrace receiving animals.
• Makes unbiased selections relating to the well being and care of animal colonies primarily based on recommendation from animal care employees, veterinarians, and principal investigator.
• Conducts animal experiments independently or assists different lab members following dialogue and instruction by lab members and the principal investigator.
• Conducts quite a lot of experimental procedures on animals together with, however not restricted to, injections, euthanasia, tissue sampling, and processing.
• Assists within the coaching of latest college students with animal experiments.

Help in Analysis Experiments 

• Orders wanted laboratory consumables, handles biohazard waste and cleansing of laboratory glassware and different devices.

Works independently or assists different lab members with experiments.

Minimal {Qualifications}

• Ph.D. degree diploma in immunology with sturdy mobile and molecular biology expertise.
• 5 years expertise in small animal fashions and circulation cytometry.
• Expertise with genomics-based analysis and imaging methods.
• Sturdy verbal and written communication expertise.
• Sturdy work ethic and motivation expertise.
• Sturdy problem-solving and critical-thinking expertise.
• Sturdy collaborative and interpersonal expertise.
• Expertise with undertaking and personnel administration.
• Expertise with biohazard, radiation, WHMIS security and coverage.

Most popular {Qualifications}

• Skill to fulfill deadlines and prioritize work successfully.
• Skill to strategize and develop artistic and environment friendly options.
• Skill to work in a fast-paced, high-volume setting and handle tasks.
• Skill to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated skill to adapt and pivot to quickly altering calls for.
• Demonstrated consideration to element and excessive ranges of accuracy.
• Demonstrated expertise in information visualization, interpretation, presentation, and reporting (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint).
• Demonstrated understanding of the significance of making equitable, numerous, and inclusive practices.
• Wonderful interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) expertise together with a robust skill to reveal professionalism, confidentiality, and diplomacy.
• Wonderful organizational and demanding considering expertise.
• Expertise with ethics submissions, manuscript enhancing, and annual reviews or associated tutorial writing.
• Expertise with mentoring and coaching junior group members and/ or college students.
• Skill to multi-task and adapt to a altering setting.
• Retains updated on analysis, main practices, and tendencies within the specialty disciplines.
• Sturdy expertise and expertise in quantitative information evaluation.

On the College of Alberta, we’re dedicated to creating an inclusive and accessible hiring course of for all candidates. For those who require lodging to take part within the interview course of, please tell us on the time of reserving your interview and we’ll make each effort to accommodate your wants.

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