Research Associate, Cell Biology

3 months ago


Calgary, Canada The University of Calgary Full time

**Description**

This position reports to the Principal Investigator.

**Summary of Key Responsibilities** (job functions include but are not limited to):

- Responsible for presentations in producing figures for publication
- Produce initial drafts of manuscripts for publication and appropriate scientific journals
- Under limited supervision and direction, develop and implement original experiments within the guidelines of the research
- Conduct literature review, surveys, data analysis and interpretation, laboratory experiments and other research for use in scholarly publications
- Keep laboratory and work area clean and safe
- Establishes and maintains effective, productive relationships with staff, peers, immediate supervisor and senior management and with the campus community
- Manages own time effectively and ensures immediate reports to manager is kept informed of activities, and progress of work
- Demonstrated strong communication, team and customer service skills, and an ability to exercise judgment within established guidelines
- Extensive understanding, continued learning and development of safety codes, standards, and systems related to specialization

**Qualifications / Requirements**:

- Minimum 5 years of technical experience
- Completion of post-secondary education in related discipline
- Ability to perform numerical scientific programming in MATLAB, Python, or any other coding language
- Knowledge of neuroscience or computational neuroscience is preferable, but not required

**Application Deadline**: September 13, 2024

This position is part of the AUPE bargaining unit, and falls under the **_Technical Job Family, Phase 2_**.

For a listing of all management and staff opportunities at the University of Calgary, view our **Management and Staff Careers website**.

**About the University of Calgary**

UCalgary is Canada's entrepreneurial university, located in Canada's most enterprising city. It is a top research university and one of the highest-ranked universities of its age. Founded in 1966, its 36,000 students experience an innovative learning environment, made rich by research, hands-on experiences and entrepreneurial thinking. It is Canada's leader in the creation of start-ups. Start something today at the University of Calgary. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.

The University of Calgary has launched an institution-wide Indigenous Strategy committing to creating a rich, vibrant, and culturally competent campus that welcomes and supports Indigenous Peoples, encourages Indigenous community partnerships, is inclusive of Indigenous perspectives in all that we do.
- We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, however preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada._


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