Associate Academic Research Scientist - School of Medicine - Pediatrics - Emory Healthcare/Emory University

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JOB DESCRIPTION: The Associate Academic Research Scientist performs a wide range of highly technical and complex research duties and has documented scientific achievements and increasing technical, management, leadership, and professional expertise necessary to advance basic and/or translational research programs. + Demonstrated knowledge of research and experimental platforms for analyzing, design and interpreting results + Investigates and recommends potential alternative approaches to improve the quality of results of basic and/or translational research. + Demonstrates increased responsibility through management of teams and leadership of scientific projects by applying advanced knowledge, skills, and input necessary for protocol development, as well as facilitating in some training aspects of other team members. + Aids in writing IACUC, IRB, Biosafety and other approval documents. + Oversees quality assurance of research conducted by other team members. + May assist in grant and other funding applications as necessary and appropriate, or with approval of the responsible faculty director, may have their own research projects and/or have full responsibilities for specific areas of instrumentation or methodology development and user support. + With the approval of the responsible faculty director, may be principal investigators on funded proposals. + Performs other responsibilities as required. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: + PhD and one year of professional level experience in a technical or research lab OR master's degree and three years of professional level experience in a technical or research lab OR bachelor’s degree and five years of professional level experience in a technical or research lab. + Laboratory experience should be based on area of assignment. + Internship experience or experience prior to attaining the qualifying degree is not considered eligible work experience for this job classification. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS + The position is for an Associate Scientist with experience in in vivo models for infections studies. The candidate should have experience working with humanized liver chimeric mice. In addition, a strong background and experience with hepatitis B virus is needed. NOTE: Position tasks are required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location; working remote is not an option. Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice to employee.

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Job Number

_135190_

Job Type

_Regular Full-Time_

Division

_School Of Medicine_

Department

_SOM: Peds: Emory LOBP_

This position may involve the following Health and Safety issues:

_Potential exposure to hazardous chemicals., Working in a laboratory, Working with animals., Working with human blood, body fluids, tissues, or other potentially infectious materials._

Job Category

_Laboratory Research_

Campus Location (For Posting) : City

_Atlanta_

_Location : Name_

_Emory Campus-Clifton Corridor_