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Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio (NAMRU-SA) is located on the San Antonio Military Medical Center Campus, Joint Base Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and serves as one of the leading research and development laboratories of the U.S. Navy under the Department of Defense. The laboratory is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC), Silver Spring, Maryland. NAMRU-SA’s Mission is to conduct medical, craniofacial, and biomedical research, which focuses on ways to enhance the health, safety, performance, and operational readiness of Navy and Marine Corps personnel and addresses their emergent medical and oral/facial problems in routine and combat operations.
What will I be doing?
Under the guidance of a mentor, you will have the opportunity to conduct research both in vitro and in vivo (small animal) data collection and analysis pertaining to testing toxicants, resuscitative adjuncts and biological therapeutics for combat casualty care. You will participate in the maintenance and operation of physiological, behavioral and cell culture instrumentation, data collection, analysis, and QA/QC for existing measurements as well as development of data collection and analysis procedures for a suite of new instruments. You will also be the primary participant in designing and implementing experiments. Your contribution to ongoing research activities at the Combat Casualty Care and Operational Medicine Directorate may include the following:
• Monitoring and maintaining real-time data collection
• Development and implementation of new laboratory standard operating procedures
• Testing of new instrumentation and participation in experiment design
• Preparing, maintaining, and operating whole animal and cell-based instrumentation
• Preparation of proposals, reports, presentations, or journal articles communicating research activities and findings
• Participation as scientist in project proposal development and design
Why should I apply?
This internship provides the opportunity to independently utilize your skills and engage with experts in innovative ideas to move the proposed research forward. There are multiple opportunities available to engage in your applied research and evaluation interests.
Where will I be located? San Antonio, Texas
What is anticipated start date?
NAMRU-SA is ready to make an appointment immediately. Exact start date will be determined at the time of selection and in coordination with the selected candidate.
What is the length of the appointment?
This ORISE appointment is a full-time twelve month duration. Appointments may be extended depending on funding availability, project assignment, program rules, and availability of the participant.
What are the benefits?
You will receive a stipend to be determined by NAMRU-SA. Stipends are typically based on the participant’s academic standing, discipline, experience, and research facility location. Other benefits may include the following:
Nature of Appointment
You will not enter into an employee/employer relationship with ORISE, ORAU, DOD, or any other office or agency. Instead, the you will be affiliated with ORISE for the administration of the appointment through the ORISE appointment letter and Terms of Appointment.
While you will not enter into an employment relationship with DOD or any other agency, this opportunity will require a suitability investigation/background investigation. Any offer made is considered tentative pending favorable outcome of the investigation.
A Ph.D. degree in physiology or biology. Coursework and laboratory experience in human/animal physiology, cell physiology, flow cytometry, rodent behavioral assays, rodent surgery, endothelial function, biochemical analyses and molecular techniques are highly desired. This research opportunity requires a knowledge of whole animal physiology and/or cellular physiology, and aseptic cell culture techniques as well as experience with biochemical and molecular assays (e.g. RT-qPCR, ELISAs, IHC, western blot). Data collection and analysis activities with experience in GraphPad Prism, Microsoft Office (Excel), and EthoVision XT Base is a plus. A strong publication record, high scholarly activity such as scientific presentations, and grant writing skills are preferred.
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Submitted documents must have all social security numbers, student identification numbers, and/or dates of birth removed (blanked out, blackened out, made illegible, etc.) prior to uploading into the application system. All documents must be in English or include an official English translation. If you have questions, send an email to navy@orise.orau.gov. Please list the reference code of this opportunity NAMRU-SA-2022-0003 in the subject line of the email. Please understand that ORISE does not review applications or select applicants; selections are made by the sponsoring agency identified on this opportunity. All application materials should be submitted via the “Apply” button at the bottom of this opportunity listing. Please do not send application materials to the email address above.
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