Research Assistant
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Job Location:
Old Westbury, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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NYIT seeks a Research Assistant (RA) to join Dr. Tawfeeks laboratory at the Long Island Campus. The RA will assist the Principal Investigator in running investigator-initiated research programs. The research programs are focused on studying bone loss and immune dysfunction after spinal cord injury (SCI) using preclinical rodent models of SCI. The work will involve performing in vivo and in vitro procedures and performing molecular biology procedures and assays. The successful candidate will work under close supervision by Dr. Tawfeek and his research team members. This is a grant approved role and is subject to the duration of the grant.
Responsibilities
- Performs in vivo and in vitro procedures experiments and assays.
- Assists in sample processing and storage and management of sample inventory coordination of sample transport and shipping specimens per IATA guidelines.
- Maintains lab equipment and prepares organizes and maintains different detailed laboratories and study documents.
- Assists with management and compliance with federal state and institutional regulatory requirements and animal and biosafety protocol submissions.
- Places orders for reagents and animals from different vendors.
- Performs additional related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in science biology or similar/related field.
- Experience working with mice including colony maintenance breeding genotyping injection surgery and postoperative monitoring blood collection and cardiac puncture euthanasia and tissue collection.
- Experience with tissue culture PCR Western blot and ELISA.
- Well-organized motivated and a responsible team member with ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in performing contusion and/or transection spinal cord injury surgery in mice.
- Experience in bone biology and/or immunology.
- Cell and tissue staining.
- Flow cytometry analysis.
Other Information
New York Institute of Technology offers numerous opportunities to enhance personal andprofessional growth and provides employees with a competitive compensation and benefits program inclusive of generous paid time off holidays tuition remission and retirement plans with employer contributions.
New York Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.
In compliance with local legislation as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates the annual base salary range for this position is listed. New York Tech considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position candidate experience/expertise education/training key skills geographic location internal peer equity as well as market organizational considerations and/or applicable collective bargaining agreement when extending an offer.
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Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Spss
- Data Collection
- DNA Isolation
- Stata
- Biochemistry
- Qualitative Research Interviewing
- Research Experience
- Statistical Software
- Molecular Biology
- Research Laboratory Experience
- Western Blot
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