Hiring Salary/Salary Range: $16.50/hr 1.0 FTE 40hrs/wk
Organizational Summary: The USF Health Taneja College of Pharmacy is managed by the Dean and an actively engaged administrative leadership team. The mission of the college is to Transform Health through educating students to be outstanding and successful practitioners and leaders in the profession; through leading in discovery and innovation of education and practice in pharmacy; and through delivering the highest quality care, interprofessional clinical and community settings.
Job Summary: Applicant will be assigned to work on research areas of heart disease and diabetes in Dr. Tipparaju lab at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Tipparaju research lab is studying molecular mechanisms for aging, heart disease and diabetes for developing new therapeutics and drug delivery systems using pre-clinical models.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• This position requires a high school diploma or equivalent and three years of laboratory or research experience. College coursework in a natural or physical science may be substituted for the required experience on a year for year basis.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors or Masters in a biological, pharmaceutical, medical, or applied science.
• Familiarity and experience with immunohistochemistry, confocal microscopy, Western blotting, real-time qPCR, among other techniques.Experience in ex vivo heart, Langendorff, cell culture research is plus.

Degree Equivalency Clause: Four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree.

• Senate Bill 1310- The Florida Senate (https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1310) is conditional upon meeting all employment eligibility requirements in the U.S.
• SB 1310: Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements
• A public employer may include a postsecondary degree as a baseline requirement only as an alternative to the number of years of direct experience required, not to exceed:
• (a) Two years of direct experience for an associate degree;
• (b) Four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree;
• (c) Six years of direct experience for a master’s degree;
• (d) Seven years of direct experience for a professional degree; or
• (e) Nine years of direct experience for a doctoral degree
• Related work experience may not substitute for any required licensure, certification, or registration required for the position of employment as established by the public employer and indicated in the advertised description of the position of employment.
• Minimum Qualifications that require a high school diploma are exempt from SB 1310.

ABOUT USF

The University of South Florida is a top-ranked research university serving approximately 50,000 students from across the globe at campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee and USF Health. USF is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 50 public university and the best value in Florida. U.S. News also ranks the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine as the No. 1 medical school in Florida and in the highest tier nationwide. USF is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a group that includes only the top 3% of universities in the U.S. With an all-time high of $738 million in research funding in 2024 and as a top 20 public university for producing U.S. patents, USF uses innovation to transform lives and shape a better future. The university generates an annual economic impact of more than $6 billion. USF’s Division I athletics teams compete in the American Athletic Conference. Learn more at www.usf.edu .

• Conducts and modifies laboratory research protocols on biological materials using methods such as mammalian tissue cultures and histology requiring the use of sterile technique, preparing slides using staining techniques, and performing assays for protein (western blotting), RNA, DNA, or other cellular components, extracellular vesicle isolation.
• Cares for laboratory animals. Performs standardized experimental protocols and in vivo procedures. May prepare animals for surgery, and care for animals after surgery. Assist in the animal handling, breeding, tissue collection and genotyping.
• Culture and differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) cell.
• Maintains laboratory equipment, arranges for repair as necessary, orders and inventories laboratory supplies. Calibrates instruments and prepares laboratory equipment for use.
• Keeps records of the conduct and outcome of laboratory analyses. Maintains project databases. Prepares graphs, graphs, charts, and tables from experimental results for inclusion in presentations, publications, and grant applications. Using technology for preparing laboratory presentation, graphs and data analysis.
• Instructs undergraduate students in laboratory methods. Performs literature searches for appropriate laboratory techniques and subject of research. Performs other duties as assigned.
• May be available in the weekends (if needed) to change culture medium for handling of mice and taking care of animals.