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Faculty Assistant

Job Description

Position Number:

129833

Title:

Faculty Assistant

Functional Title:

Faculty Assistant

Category Status:

15-Fac.Non-Tenured,Continuing Con

Applicant Search Category:

Faculty

University Authorized FTE:

1.0

Unit:

AGNR-Animal & Avian Sciences

Campus/College Information:

Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

Background Checks

Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify someone from employment. Prior to any adverse decision, finalists have an opportunity to provide information to the University regarding the background check.

The University reserves the right to rescind offers of employment or otherwise decline or terminate employment if the information reported by the background check is deemed incompatible with the position, regardless of when the background check is completed.

Offers are contingent on providing proof of employment eligibility in the United States no more than 3 days after the initial start date. If this proof is not provided within this timeframe, the offer may be rescinded or employment terminated.

Position Summary/Purpose of Position:

A position is available immediately for a Faculty Assistant to contribute to our studies in neural crest and placodes in chick and mouse models. The Faculty Assistant will conduct research, assist in the training of students, and take part in the management of the laboratory of Dr. Lisa Taneyhill at the University of Maryland, College Park. For more information, please see http://www.ansc.umd.edu/people/lisa-taneyhill.

Benefits Summary

Top Benefits and Perks:

Faculty Benefits Summary

Minimum Qualifications:

A Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) in a related field and prior laboratory research experience is essential. Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills (in-person, telephone, and online) are required. Laboratory skills should include, but are not limited to, molecular biology and biochemistry assays such as cloning, immunoblotting, and/or immunohistochemistry; confocal microscopy; chick embryology; and mouse handling and colony management.

Preferences:

An advanced degree (M.S., Ph.D.) is preferred. Experience with microscopy, embryology, biochemistry, and molecular biology is desirable.

Posting Date:

09/13/2024

Open Until Filled

Yes

Best Consideration Date

10/09/2024

Physical Demands

This position requires the lifting and moving of moderately weighted goods (20-50 lbs., for example, Centrifuge Rotors) up to 25 feet, operating tissue culture cells or zebrafish tanks, and utilizing hazardous chemicals, radioisotopes, and compressed gases. While performing the duties within this job, the employee frequently is required to maneuver, handle, or feel objects, tools, or instrument controls. The position also requires prolonged periods of standing to include maneuvering obstacles which may require stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling and accessing necessary tools and objects. Furthermore, the employee is regularly required to operate a computer.

To operate specific lab equipment, the employee must utilize devices and make observations from diverse angles of perception: adjusting exploratory and imaging devices as needed. Employees may work in conditions with fluctuating temperatures: including spaces up to 83 F for extended periods.

Diversity Statement:

The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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