Research Associate- MCG Physiology

Research Associate- MCG Physiology

Job : 284045
Location: Augusta University
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Full Time

About Us

Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 10,500 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences.

Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values make Augusta University an institution like no other. Augusta University’s distinct characteristics in education and research include real-world experiences and community engagement, as well as a culture of building community, corporate and government partnerships that address health, security, economic and societal concerns locally and across the state.

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Location

Augusta University
Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912
Our Summerville Campus: 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

College/Department Information

The Medical College of Georgia Department of Physiology focuses on the framework of the body's cells, organs and systems, how they work, and how abnormal function leads to disease. The department supports outstanding research and education. Our federally funded scientists study major health issues such as cardiovascular disease and hypertension and train researchers who publish in top journals.

Job Summary

This position provides administrative and technical oversight in a cardiorenal research laboratory in the Department of Physiology.

Responsibilities include:

ensuring research protocols and safety guidelines are followed, managing laboratory resources, providing teaching and technical oversight to trainees and staff, processing data, presenting findings, assisting the PI with current and future research applications, and coordinating administrative and technical arrangements of animal models and related records.

Research in the Kriegel laboratory focuses on:
1) molecular changes associated with hypertension and/or kidney pathology, and
2) how chronic kidney disease leads to cardiovascular disease in adults and children. The lab uses molecular technologies to study pathophysiology and supports work in cell and animal models and translational studies involving human subjects.

• Lab Management:
  Coordinate research activities in the lab, instruct research staff and students, and advise on research techniques.
• Animal Management:
  Coordinate animal model arrangements and maintain records. Perform animal colony maintenance and surgical procedures (injections, gavage, euthanasia). Assist with animal protocol preparation and submission.
• Experiments:
  Perform complex data analysis, plan protocols, guide execution by staff, analyze data, and prepare publication-ready figures.
• Fiscal Management:
  Track budget resources, interface with vendors and administration on orders and invoices.
• Safety and Compliance:
  Ensure safe operation and compliance with federal and institutional guidelines.
• Grant Development:
  Assist PI with data for grant applications and renewals; contribute to writing and publication of findings.
• Other:
  Perform other duties incidental to the work described.

Master's degree from an accredited college or university in chemistry, biology, biochemistry, cell biology or related field and experience in research or clinical laboratory, or

Bachelor's degree from an…