Assistant Core Scientist - Castellucci Lab

Department: MED-Cell&DevelopmentalBiology
Salary/Grade: EXS/6

Target hiring range for this position will be between $58,000-$68,500 per year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Job Summary:

Responsible for ensuring the completion of research projects within the Core Facility. Provides services and consultation to researchers and investigators, and facilitates highly technical and specialized scientific research. Guides the Core in relevant areas to ensure consistent, high quality service for the research community.

Specific Responsibilities:

Administration

• Maintains clear and accurate documentation of the protocols, instrumentation logs, and/or data collected.
• Maintains established laboratory inventories.
• Places orders.
• Records work accurately and completely.
• May contribute to grant writing.
• Participates or develops cost analyses.
• Assists with administrative duties necessary for a fee-for-service facility operation such as collecting and/ or entering facility billing data.
• Utilizes established safety practices, and is responsible for providing a safe work environment for fellow employees and clients.

Collaboration/Strategy

• Participates in the identification of Core facility needs.
• Provides input during goal setting processes.
• Demonstrates a sound, working knowledge of techniques in other laboratories in order to provide cross-over assistance to clients.
• Assists in the organization of in-house and/ or off-site training.
• Participates in the delivery of presentations, seminars, and workshops.
• Networks with key decision-makers within the research community.

Data Analysis

• Performs literature reviews for the purposes of furthering the research.
• May contribute data analysis for researchers, using specialized software in a form useful for further statically analysis or publications.
• Assists in the development of new analysis techniques and methodologies.

Technical

• Applies relevant science to Core technologies and applications.
• Utilizes advances knowledge of applications, principles, theories, and concepts to design and troubleshoot projects for the research community.
• Troubleshoots problems with procedures and equipment, and suggests adjustments to protocols.
• Works on advanced problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors.
• Exercises judgement within defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques.
• Trains Core staff and clients in advanced instrument operation and applications.

Supervision

• Trains and provides oversight to lower-level Core staff and clients.

Miscellaneous

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree; OR appropriate combination of education and experience.
• 2 years of relevant domain expertise;
• 4 years of technical or other relevant experience.

Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Data presentation skills;
• Experimental design ability.

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