How to Apply
A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.
Job Summary
The Jones Laboratory is focused on the characterization of how fatty acid metabolism alters/contributes to normal, pre-malignant, and malignant blood development. Using mouse models, we characterize how blood-forming stem cells obtain and synthesize fat and how these same processes are altered in the setting of malignant transformation and pre-malignant states.
Mission Statement
Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.
Why Join Michigan Medicine?
Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.
What Benefits can you Look Forward to?
- Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
- 2:1 Match on retirement savings
Responsibilities*
The candidate will be trained by Dr. Jones and will:
- Maintain our mouse colony.
- Dissect mouse tissues (bone marrow and spleen) to process for end applications.
- Perform flow cytometry.
- Perform Western blot.
- Perform RNA extraction, cDNA synthesis, and gene expression analysis through qRT-PCR.
Required Qualifications*
- High school diploma or associates degree
- Have exposure to a wet lab setting, at least one summer research experience.
- Experience reading and critiquing scientific literature.
- Comfortable pipetting
- Comfortable with mouse-based research (at least in concept).
Desired Qualifications*
- Bachelors degree preferably in the biologic field
- Prior mouse research exposure and experience maintaining mouse colony.
- Past experience analyzing flow cytometry data.
- Past experience with Western Blotting.
Work Schedule
Majority of research will be in person, but data analysis and any writing can be done remotely.
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.
Background Screening
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO/AA Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.