Job Description
Assistant Scientist Job no: 538010
Work type: Non-Tenure-Track Faculty
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Biology/Life Science, Physical/Mathematical Sciences
Department: 28050000 - VM-PHY SCI
Classification Title:
AST SCTST
Classification Minimum Requirements:
Assistant Scientist These tenure-ineligible faculty positions are individuals not normally involved in regular academic programs, but who are carrying out the equivalent faculty duties in research and/or cooperative extension programs which may be funded by external or temporary sources.
Faculty holding these titles shall have no regular teaching duties. Teaching on an occasional basis is not precluded, but substantial teaching assignments will not be made.
Performs routine method validations and research experiments. Compiles, calculates, and reviews results. Develops and maintains processes to improve efficiency. Acts as a trusted advisor to and collaborates with internal and external personnel. Evaluates current and future technologies and coordinates purchases with vendors. Compiles and monitors research proposals and project budgets.
Job Description:
The Department of Physiological Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine is seeking to hire a full-time Assistant Scientist. The successful candidate will work in the laboratory of Dr. Chris Vulpe in the areas of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology and iron metabolism.
Expected Salary:
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience of the candidate.
Required Qualifications:Applicants must hold a PhD degree and should have five or more years of postdoctoral training. Required experience includes: Rodent surgery, real time remote monitoring, rodent toxicology study design and implementation, including dosing, environmental chamber use, IACUC protocol submissions and review. In addition, experience with exosome characterization and biomarker experience, Luminex biomarkers miRNA and spatial next generation sequencing, AI assisted histopathology analysis, rodent models of iron homeostasis and iron related disease are also required.
Preferred:
None
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Applications will be considered as they are received, but for full consideration, applicants should send a single PDF file containing a current curriculum vitae and the names of three references. Applications for requisition number 538010 and supporting documents must be submitted online and sent electronically to Dr. Chris Vulpe (cvulpe@ufl.edu) Search Committee Chair. Review of applications will begin after Dec 15, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.
Final candidates will be required to provide official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered "official" if a designation of "Issued to Student" is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at
The University of Florida is An Equal Employment Opportunity Institution. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352/392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800/955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.
Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.
Health Assessment Required:No
Advertised: 01 Dec 2025 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 15 Dec 2025 Eastern Standard Time
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