Research Specialist
About The Position
The Research Specialist serves as a skilled member of the Graves Laboratory, providing technical, research, and operational support for a multidisciplinary research program. This program focuses on oral-gut biology, stress biology, immunology, microbiome science, molecular mechanisms of disease, and translational biomedical research. The role involves conducting laboratory experiments, collecting and maintaining research data, assisting with data analysis, and preparing reports and summaries. The specialist will also support manuscript, presentation, and grant preparation, and assist with day-to-day laboratory operations. This includes maintaining laboratory equipment, managing orders and inventory, implementing standard operating procedures, and ensuring compliance with research regulations. The position coordinates animal research activities, including husbandry, colony maintenance, genotyping, record keeping, and supporting IACUC protocols. Additionally, the Research Specialist acts as a laboratory safety supervisor, maintaining safety procedures, training documentation, chemical inventories, and regulatory records. The incumbent will train and guide students, personnel, and trainees in research methods and laboratory procedures, assist with scheduling research activities, and contribute to the successful completion of concurrent research projects through scientific knowledge, technical expertise, and laboratory management.
Requirements
- Technical, research, and operational support for a multidisciplinary research program
- Conducting laboratory experiments
- Collecting and maintaining research data
- Assisting with data analysis
- Preparing reports and summaries
- Supporting manuscript, presentation, and grant preparation
- Assisting with day-to-day laboratory operations
- Maintenance of laboratory equipment
- Ordering and inventory management
- Implementation of standard operating procedures
- Compliance with institutional, state, and federal research regulations
- Coordinating animal research activities, including animal husbandry, colony maintenance, genotyping, record keeping, and support of approved IACUC protocols
- Serving as a laboratory safety supervisor by helping maintain laboratory safety procedures, training documentation, chemical inventories, and regulatory records
- Training and providing technical guidance to students, laboratory personnel, and trainees in established research methods and laboratory procedures
- Assisting with scheduling and coordination of research activities
- Contributing to the successful completion of multiple concurrent research projects through application of scientific knowledge, technical expertise, and effective laboratory management practices
Responsibilities
- Conducting laboratory experiments
- Collecting and maintaining research data
- Assisting with data analysis
- Preparing reports and summaries
- Supporting manuscript, presentation, and grant preparation
- Assisting with day-to-day laboratory operations
- Maintenance of laboratory equipment
- Ordering and inventory management
- Implementation of standard operating procedures
- Compliance with institutional, state, and federal research regulations
- Coordinating animal research activities, including animal husbandry, colony maintenance, genotyping, record keeping, and support of approved IACUC protocols
- Serving as a laboratory safety supervisor by helping maintain laboratory safety procedures, training documentation, chemical inventories, and regulatory records
- Training and providing technical guidance to students, laboratory personnel, and trainees in established research methods and laboratory procedures
- Assisting with scheduling and coordination of research activities
- Contributing to the successful completion of multiple concurrent research projects
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
