Research Engineering Scientist Assistant

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** Job Posting

Title:

** Research Engineering Scientist Assistant**---
- **** Hiring Department:
** Molecular Biosciences**---
- **** Position Open To:
** All Applicants**---
- **** Weekly Scheduled

Hours:

** 30**---
- **** FLSA Status:
** Non-Exempt**---
- **** Earliest

Start Date:

** Immediately**---
- **** Position Duration:
** Expected to Continue Until Sep 30, 2026**---
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* Location:

** UT MAIN CAMPUS**---
- **** Job Details:**## General Notes This position is part-time for 30 hours per week and only for 6 months.## Purpose To provide assistance with ongoing laboratory experiments related to retinal regeneration.  To provide support to lab members in molecular biology and animal husbandry.## Responsibilities
* Assist with molecular biology experiments to include genotyping, immunohistochemistry, histology, in situ hybridization and other techniques commonly utilized in the lab.
* Assist with maintenance of zebrafish lines used for retinal regeneration studies
* Other duties as assigned##

Required Qualifications Undergraduate degree in biology, chemistry or a related field.##

Preferred Qualifications Advanced degree in biology, chemistry or related field.## Salary Range $31,200## Working Conditions
* Uniforms and/or personal protection equipment (furnished).
* May work around chemical fumes.
* May work around standard office conditions.
* May work around biohazards.
* May work around chemicals.## Required Materials
* Resume/CV
* 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
* Letter of interest
** Important*
* ** for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:
** You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  

Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
** Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:
** As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application.

The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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- ** Employment Eligibility:
** Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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- ** Retirement Plan Eligibility:
** The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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- ** Background Checks:
** A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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- ** Equal Opportunity

Employer:

** The University of Texas at Austin, as an , complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual…