Research Associate - Charlottesville, United States - University of Virginia

University of Virginia Charlottesville, United States

4 weeks ago

Description

The Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, at the University of Virginia's (UVA) School of Medicine, seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work in the lab of Dr.

Warren. The Research Associate will be responsible for basic and translational studies on C. difficile infection, data collection and analyses, and manuscript preparation and assist in grant applications.

Duties include:

Full-time research or scholarship at the University.
Preparatory for a full-time academic or research career
Supervised by a senior scholar, and allows the appointee to publish the results of his/her research or scholarship
Laboratory management
Orientation and training students and research fellows.
In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

Postdoctoral employment is temporary and is normally limited to an individual who has been awarded a Ph.
D.

or equivalent doctorate within the previous five years and who will be involved in full-time research or scholarship at the University.

Employment as a Postdoctoral Research Associate is viewed as training and is preparatory for a full-time academic or research career, is supervised by a senior scholar, and allows the appointee to publish the results of his/her research or scholarship during the training period.

The position is a 12-month appointment with the possibility of renewal contingent upon satisfactory performance and the availability of funding.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:
Doctoral degree in Morphofunctional science or related field, specializing in Infectious Disease

Preferred Skills:

Microbiologic techniques including cell/tissue culture, biofilm and molecular assays
Microdissection and advanced microscopy
Animal models of infection, behavioral, and memory testing

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This job requires ability to conduct laboratory experiments and assays and involves extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The position will remain open until filled. This is an exempt-level, benefitted position. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. A pre-employment health screening is required. This position is located in Charlottesville, VA.

To Apply:

Please apply through the UVA job board, and search for R Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching 'Find Jobs'.

Complete an application online with the following documents:

CV/Resume
Cover letter
Contact information for 3 references

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.

For questions about the application process, please contact Jessica Russo, Academic Recruiter, at

For more information on the benefits available to postdoctoral associates at UVA, visit and

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician's Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.

We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.

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