Research Assistant I
About The Position
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Work as part of a team that Studies include: a) correlations between physiological measures of gait (walking) and sleep disordered breathing from older adults with postmortem brainstem and spinal cord pathology type and burden; b) scoring and analyses of physiological measures from mouse models that are relevant for gait, breathing, arousal and muscle tone. Learn and execute existing pipeline of processing of mouse and postmortem human brainstem and spinal cord, staining for pathological and neurochemical markers, and image analyses. Uses and manages databases and summarizes data. Communicates with collaborating teams outside BIDMC. Attends team meetings to share results, plan projects and present findings to other team members. Update and write standard operating procedures for documentation. Performs literature searches and library investigations as they relate to the research and/or as assigned. Contributes to manuscripts related to the active projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or related scientific field required.
- 0-1 years related work experience required.
- Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.
Responsibilities
- Performs routine and non-routine laboratory tests which may include DNA sequencing, gene cloning, in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, northern blotting; synthesizes and interprets results.
- May operate and maintain moderate to complex lab equipment such as spectrophotometer, flow cytometer, etc.
- Using analytical abilities and sound judgment, makes decisions regarding the reliability and accuracy of results, repeating procedures when necessary.
- May assist with planning specific research procedures and coordinating schedules of tests and procedures
- May prepare written and/or verbal reports on status of research and the technical procedures used, including statistical and graphic summaries of findings and possible conclusions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
