Job description
Posting Details
Posting Details
Position Number:
128348
Title:
Faculty Assistant
Functional Title:
Faculty Assistant
Category Status:
15-Fac.Non-Tenured,Continuing Con
Applicant Search Category:
Faculty
University Authorized FTE:
100
Unit:
AGNR-Nutrition and Food Science
Campus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
Background Checks
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment.
Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
The Faculty Research Associate works with the USDA Food for Health of People and the Environment Laboratory and the Human Studies Facility in Beltsville, MD on specific research projects including preparation and analysis of food and food components for inclusion in USDA’s FoodData Central database.
Major Responsibilities:
Major Responsibilities:
- Assists in preparation of food and ingredient samples for compositional analysis. Techniques include weighing, grinding, drying, freeze-drying, and extraction techniques.
- Prepares food samples for shipment to laboratories for analysis. Maintains records of shipping dates, and confirms and records dates samples are received by recipient. Follows up on any anomalies in shipments.
- Conducts food analysis procedures, including but not limited to gravimetric assays, gross energy determination by calorimetry, nitrogen determination by the Dumas combustion method, fat determination by Soxhlet procedure, moisture and ash content of food and ingredient samples, high performance liquid chromatography assays, and other analyses as assigned.
- Follows assigned quality control procedures to ensure accurate and robust data.
- Reviews data from analyses procedures performed to identify potential errors. Alerts supervisor to data anomalies or unexpected results.
- Performs statistical calculations such as mean, standard deviation, relative standard deviation, and Horwitz ratio (HorRat) on data. Evaluates the results for precision and accuracy. Alerts supervisor to error values outside the acceptable range. If results are not acceptable, investigate and evaluate alternate methods or analytical approaches.
- Summarizes research results using appropriate statistical software and prepare reports.
- Search scientific literature for principles, methods, and procedures of chemical analysis of samples to meet study goals and selects the most appropriate for the research goals.
- Provide expertise and technical advice to the supervisor and to other research personnel.
- Assists in the acquisition of food items for analysis (eg: online purchasing, in-store purchases, vendor pickups)
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biochemistry, organic chemistry, biology, microbiology, or related field required.
Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biochemistry, organic chemistry, biology, microbiology, or related field required.
Experience:
- Experience with basic lab techniques, including extraction protocols, titration, chromatography, pipetting.
- Experience using basic laboratory equipment, including balances, pipettes, thermometers, centrifuges, spectrophotometers.
- Experience writing data reports.
- Experience in direct communication with clients or research volunteers on health-related matters.
Preferences:
Preferences:
- Communication skills.
- Strong organizational and planning skills.
- Ability to work independently and as a team.
- Experience with statistical software, such as R or SAS.
Additional Certifications:
Additional Information:
Posting Date:
04/26/2023
Closing Date:
05/10/2023
Open Until Filled
No
Best Consideration Date
Physical Demands
Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds. Must be able to climb stairs. Ability to stand, walk, or sit for an extended period of time. Reaching by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction. Finger dexterity required to manipulate objects with fingers rather than with whole hand(s) or arm(s), for example, using a keyboard.
Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Women, minorities, LGBTQ+, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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