Research Specialist

The Cochella lab is looking for a Research Specialist who will join a young and dynamic, international, scientific community to tackle questions related to regulation of gene expression during development and disease. The main responsibilities will be ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the laboratory (including managing supplies and reagents), molecular biology work, and work with the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (such as managing a frozen strain collection, microinjection, microscopy and genetics). For interested candidates there will be opportunities to pursue an independent research project, and a chance to make an important contribution to basic biomedical research.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform a range of assays and experiments specific to area of research, which will include handling C. elegans and generating transgenic lines, molecular cloning, immunostaining, in situ hybridization and microscopy, among others.
• Make contributions to various aspects of research efforts: team up with students and postdocs to advance specific research projects
• Managing the C. elegans collection.
• Preparing solutions and other reagents for general use.
• Overall lab organization.
• Ordering and obtaining quotes from Vendors for equipment and consumables.
• Equipment maintenance, coordinating repairs and service contracts.
• Shipping reagents to collaborators.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Have strong communication skills.
  
• Good organizational skills.
  
• Knowledge of good lab practices required (including detail-oriented documentation).
  
• Uses various software applications, such as spreadsheets, relational databases, statistical packages, and graphics packages to assemble, format data and/or test reports.
  
• Individual must be able to work independently as well as in a team.
  

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may remain in a stationary position (sitting or standing) up to 70% of the time.
  
• Occasionally required to traverse throughout the laboratory or to retrieve equipment, supplies, or specimens from other locations on campus.
  
• The employee is required to operate computer keyboard, laboratory instruments, and small laboratory tools such as pipettes, cutting instruments, glass tubes, dishes, and/or slides. Constantly repositions self to perform duties at laboratory work stations, gathering specimens, and loading equipment.
  
• Prolonged vision requirements including viewing computer screen, paper reports/documents, charts and results. Visual acuity is required to distinguish fine gradation of color or structure and closely examine specimens (including via a microscope).
  
• May transport equipment and supplies usually less than 40 pounds from one area to another (in the laboratory or on campus). May be required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds with proper training, or precautions/lifting aides (example: supply boxes). In some areas work space is limited.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Biology, Chemistry or related field.
• One year laboratory experience performing relevant techniques.
• Master's degree, with related graduate research, may substitute for experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with molecular biology preferred.
• Experience with microscopy and/or C. elegans work will be highly regarded.

Classified Title: Research Specialist
Working Title: Research Specialist
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/MA
Starting Salary Range: $16.61-$22.83-$29.04 HRLY (Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F/40
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt
Location: School of Medicine - East Baltimore Campus
Department name: 10002895-SOM MBG Molecular Biology and Genetics
Personnel area: School of Medicine

Total Rewards
The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University’s good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:
JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

**Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

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The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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