Research Asst 1 - Pediatric Gastroenterology

About the position

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for specified research projects under direct supervision.
• Collect, assess, and communicate data/results.
• Assist in general laboratory operation and inventory.
• Run experiments, assays, and record results under supervision.
• Follow experimental protocols and handle tissue samples per protocol.
• Record, compile, interpret, and communicate data/results effectively.
• Maintain equipment according to manufacturer and University guidelines.
• Maintain inventories and prepare reagents.
• Clean equipment and work effectively in a team of interdisciplinary researchers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Biology, Physics or Chemistry.
• Possess or be willing to obtain training in spectroscopy and multivariate statistical methods.
• Strong writing skills and ability to present data and results in a laboratory meeting setting.