Research Engineering Scientist Assistant

Company: Dell Medical School
Location: Austin
Posted on: January 6, 2026

Job Description:

General Notes The Department of Pediatrics is looking for a Research Engineering Scientist Assistant. This is a one-year fixed term position, renewable based upon availability of funding, work performance, and progress toward research goals. This is grant funded position with an end date of 7/31/26 and renewable based upon availability of funding. Purpose To assist NIH-funded research project and to perform wet-lab experiments. Responsibilities Perform tissue culture including organoid culture and related molecular and biochemical analysis. Assist with mouse maintenance and experiments (colony management, embryo collection, genotyping). Miscellaneous work (including checking lab inventory and package management). Other related duties as assigned. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree with some wet lab experience. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate. Salary Range $32,000 depending on qualifications Working Conditions Uniforms and/or personal protection equipment (furnished) May work in extreme temperatures May work around chemical fumes May work around biohazards May work around chemicals Occasional weekend, overtime and evening work to meet deadlines Required Materials Resume/CV 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor Letter of interest Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes. Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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