Biological Scientist III

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Biological Scientist III

Job no: 538278
Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Biology/Life Science, Veterinary Medicine/Animal Care
Department: 29050903 - MD-PULMONARY-OTHER

Classification Title:
Biological Scientist III

Classification Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in biology or a related field and seven years of experience or Master's degree in biology or a related field with five year of experience. Doctoral degree in biology or related field with two years of experience.

Job Description:

Animal Related Experiments and Breeding Colony Maintenance

  • Develop novel computational approaches and analytical tools as required to achieve and maintain line specific breeding programs
  • Design and direct ELISA testing for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin, to include oversight of technicians performing testing, review and interpretation of results, as it relates to breeding protocols
  • Design and develop dose escalation studies involving live specimens under controlled surroundings and handle administration of drug treatments in accordance with IACUC protocols
  • Collect, dissect, examine and interpret results of murine tissue and organ harvest.
  • Develop, organize and conduct FLOW analysis and data interpretation.
  • Provide intellectual input as to cloning strategies utilized in generation of unique plasmids and adenovector viruses. Isolate and maintain cultures of bacteria
IACUC or IBC Clerical/Administrative Duties

  • Develop and maintain IBC and IACUC protocol submissions, revisions and amendments
  • Create novel organization strategy for maintenance of sample inventory for multiple animal colonies, to include conferring/collaborating with UF Information Technology in evaluating new database systems, create or modify web-based tools and test potentially new software to provide statistical and computational tools for development of statistics models
  • Manage laboratory teams, monitor and direct scientific efforts relating to murine colonies.
  • Review laboratory team reports and proposals for accuracy and adherence to IACUC policies and regulations.
Managerial duties

  • Supervise other scientists, undergraduate students, and volunteers in the laboratory
  • Coordinate experiments involving live animals that will undergo exposures, treatment and procedures in collaboration with other research groups on campus
  • Monitor experiments involving live animals and document weekly parameters related to exposure / treatment delivery, animal weight and well-being
  • Interact and coordinate with off-campus collaborators samples shipments, common on-line meetings, and in-person visits
  • Prepare a quarterly report on the performance of the scientists, students, and volunteers under direct supervision.
Expected Salary:
$60,000-70,000/annually

Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in biology or a related field and seven years of experience or Master's degree in biology or a related field with five year of experience. Doctoral degree in biology or related field with two years of experience.

Preferred:

5-10 years bench experience in a research laboratory setting.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter and resume.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

Health Assessment Required:Yes

Advertised: 22 Dec 2025 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 18 Jan 2026 Eastern Standard Time

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Posted 2026-01-18

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