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Research Support Specialist
Required Qualification (as evidenced by an attached resume):
Bachelor's Degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in a field related to biomedical sciences. Experience with research activities. Experience in operating equipment, carrying out test procedures, and using special methods for data collation and interpretation.
Preferred Qualification:
Advanced degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in a field related to biomedical sciences. Prior laboratory experience with research animals, cell culture, and/or microbiology.
Brief Description of Duties:
Within defined test or analytical protocols, operate equipment, carry out test procedures, as well as collate and interpret data using special methods in support of a research project or program for Dr. Samuel Becker in the Department of Medicine-Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology. The Becker Lab studies the immune response to tuberculosis and other infectious diseases using mice as an experimental model. Facilitate lab operations by maintaining the mouse colony, purchasing supplies and keeping inventory. This role requires work in a Biosafety Level 3 facility. The successful incumbent will have excellent interpersonal skills, exercising strong organizational and time-management skills with an exceptional attention to detail. Essential for this role is the adeptness to work independently as well as part of a team with a collaborative approach to problem solving.
Duties:
Conduct experiments: provide technical laboratory support and animal handling to assist with experiments conducted, collect and analyze data, prepare reports for review of supervisor and/or PI.
Maintain mouse colony; supervise breeding, perform genotyping, and keep inventory.
Lab management: organization and ordering of supplies and equipment.
Perform literature search; staying current in the field by reading and discussing the literature and experimental results with the supervisor and/or PI.
Other duties as assigned.
Special Notes:
The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Non-Exempt position, eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.
For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas.
Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.
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The starting salary range (or hiring range) to be offered for this position is noted below, it represents SBU’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
Salary : $38,000 - $50,000