Research Assistant

Research Assistant

About Northeastern:
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.

Our locations—in Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.

Northeastern's comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs— in a variety of on-campus and online formats—lead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.

About the Opportunity:
The primary purpose of the Research Assistant will be conducting experiments, recording and analyzing data, and organizing results in a form suitable for publication. The Research Assistant will be under the supervision of the Principal Investigator. The job may include organizing and cleaning data, mathematical and theoretical modeling, assisting postdoctoral research associates with ongoing research projects, conducting independent research projects, keeping excellent records, and presenting at lab meetings and scientific conferences. It is important that the Research Assistant possesses an eagerness to learn new scientific ideas and methods, and is able to follow instructions with precision.

Responsibilities:
45% The Research Assistant will perform research under the direction of the lab director and postdoctoral research associates.

15% The Research Assistant will assist the PI and graduate students in drafting materials for new grant applications.

10% The Research Assistant will participate and present results at lab meetings and conferences.

10% The Research Assistant will prepare reports/research papers for publication and dissemination.

10% The Research Assistant is responsible for writing up research and modeling results in a format suitable for publication.

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Qualifications:
The Research Assistant should have a minimum of an BA/BS in Biology, or a related network science field with a minimum of two years of research experience. Motivation to learn new techniques, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.


Preferred Qualifications:

Salary Grade:
9

Additional Information:


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