+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+| Job Title | Research Scientist/Postdoctoral || | Research Associate |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+| FLSA Status | Exempt |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+| Posted Salary Range | Commensurate With Experience |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+| Employment Status | Full Time |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+| Department | College of Agriculture and || | Applied Sciences |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+| Job Summary | || | || | The College of Agriculture and || | Applied Sciences is seeking to || | hire a postdoctoral research || | associate who has recently been || | awarded a Ph.D. The incumbent || | with conduct team and independent || | research in swine/animal || | nutrition. || | || | |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+| Knowledge Skills and Abilities | - - Knowledge: *The || | successful incumbent will || | have broad knowledge of || | animal development, || | physiology, pathology, || | and nutrition. The || | incumbent will oversee || | federally funded projects || | focusing on swine || | nutrition (performance || | and nutrient utilization) || | and microbiology. || | - *Skills: The incumbent || | will be experienced in || | the extraction and || | purification of large || | molecules such as  || | DNA,  || | RNA, and protein. The || | incumbent will be able to || | use advanced molecular || | techniques such as  || | PCR, reverse || | transcriptase  || | PCR, real-time  || | PCR,  || | ELISA, and other || | contemporary procedures. || | The incumbent is able to || | use chemical and || | biochemical methods for || | the analysis of swine || | products, specifically || | meat quality and animal || | feed. || | - *Abilities: *The || | incumbent has excellent || | interpersonal skills and || | demonstrates ability to || | work cooperatively with || | other faculty, students, || | and || | industry-professionals. || | Additionally, the || | incumbent will be || | responsible for mentoring || | and training graduate || | students and contributing || | to proposal writing || | efforts. The incumbent is || | able to conduct || | experiments, analyzing || | data, preparing timely || | reports, and submitting || | manuscripts for both || | project documentation and || | peer-reviewed || | publications. || | || |   || | || | || | || |   || | || | |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+| Essential Job Functions | - Designs and conducts swine || | nutritional studies. || | - Assist Principal Investigator || | (PI) with the development and || | implementation of research || | projects involving swine || | nutrition studies, molecular || | and microbiology and/or meat || | quality. || | - Prepares manuscripts and || | publishes peer-reviewed || | journals. || | - Makes presentations and || | attends professio