research student

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Boston, MA

5d

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. A Research Student will be trained through a mentor in the principles, conduct and interpretation of research in conjunction with a related or unrelated educational program.

Requirements

• Must be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Training through a mentor in the principles, conduct and interpretation of research in conjunction with a related or unrelated educational program.
• Learns and conducts routine tests following established procedures, which may include assays, DNA sequencing, tissue culture, protein purification, Southern blotting, PCR analysis, electrophoresis, and/or chromatography.
• Learns and uses standard research equipment such as microscopes, incubators, autoclaves, centrifuges.
• Collects basic study data through monitoring devices and maintains daily logs/basic records of methodologies and test results.
• With supervision, using databases, may summarize data and interpret results using descriptive statistics and basic hypothesis testing.
• Attends Medical Center lectures regarding all safety requirements/conditions.
• Attends courses, lectures, and conferences to further own knowledge of research.
• May perform literature searches and library investigations as they relate to the research.

Responsibilities

• Learns and conducts routine tests following established procedures, which may include assays, DNA sequencing, tissue culture, protein purification, Southern blotting, PCR analysis, electrophoresis, and/or chromatography.
• Learns and uses standard research equipment such as microscopes, incubators, autoclaves, centrifuges.
• Collects basic study data through monitoring devices and maintains daily logs/basic records of methodologies and test results.
• With supervision, using databases, may summarize data and interpret results using descriptive statistics and basic hypothesis testing.
• Attends Medical Center lectures regarding all safety requirements/conditions.
• Attends courses, lectures, and conferences to further own knowledge of research.
• May perform literature searches and library investigations as they relate to the research.

Benefits

• Pay Range: $15.00 - $24.04
• Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed