Hello,

Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the University of Mississippi Medical Center.  Please review the following instructions prior to submitting your job application:

• Provide all of your employment history, education, and licenses/certifications/registrations.  You will be unable to modify your application after you have submitted it.
• You must meet all of the job requirements at the time of submitting the application. 
• You can only apply one time to a job requisition. 
• Once you start the application process you cannot save your work. Please ensure you have all required attachment(s) available to complete your application before you begin the process.
• Applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment. Once recruitment has closed, applications will no longer be accepted.

After you apply, we will review your qualifications and contact you if your application is among the most highly qualified. Due to the large volume of applications, we are unable to individually respond to all applicants. You may check the status of your application via your Candidate Profile.

Thank you,

Human Resources

Important Applications Instructions:

Please complete this application in entirety by providing all of your work experience, education and certifications/

license.  You will be unable to edit/add/change your application once it is submitted.

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Education & Experience

Education and Experience:

Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. in a field of science or Master’s Degree in a field of science and two (2) years’ laboratory experience or Bachelor’s Degree in a field of science and four (4) years’ laboratory experience

Certifications, Licenses, or Registration Required:

N/A

Preferred Qualifications:

Postdoctoral research experience with a strong background in grant writing and assisting in securing external research funding

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and oversee complex research projects by learning and implementing innovative techniques.

• Develop new experimental techniques and methodologies.

• Analyze and interpret research findings, ensuring scientific rigor.

• Contribute to scientific publications and grant proposals, utilizing results from search and analysis of literature from multiple sources.

• Present research findings at conferences and scientific meetings.

• Assists PI to secure and manage research funding through grants and collaborations.

• Maintain research program in absence of PI and plan and manage research timelines, resources, and budgets.

• Ensure compliance with institutional and regulatory guidelines for laboratory safety and research ethics, including laboratory equipment maintenance.

• Maintain laboratory inventory and ensure maintenance equipment.

• Supervise and mentor research associates, technicians, and trainees.

• Stay updated with emerging trends, techniques, and technologies in the field to enhance research quality.

• May assist in animal husbandry, collection of physiological data, and euthanasia.

• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands:

Requires occasional bending at the waist, occasional twisting, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional kneeling, occasional reaching, occasional carrying/lifting up to 75 pounds, occasional push/pulling, frequent walking, frequent standing, frequent sitting, occasional driving, occasional frequent exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environments such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment/machinery, occasional exposure to bio-hazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, bloodborne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals, which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, and frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality.

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