Research Assistant, Leukemia and Drug Development Lab

at  University of Cincinnati

Current UC employees must apply internally via SuccessFactors > http://bit.ly/UCEMPL
Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to over 50,000 students, 11,000 faculty and staff and 332,000 alumni, UC combines a Top 35 public research university with a physical setting The New York Times calls “the most ambitious campus design program in the country.”
With the launch of Next Lives Here, the Cincinnati Innovation District, a $100 million JobsOhio investment, nine straight years of record enrollment, global leadership in cooperative education, a dynamic academic health center and entry into the Big 12 Conference, UC’s momentum has never been stronger. UC’s annual budget tops $1.65 billion and its endowment totals $1.8 billion.

REQUIRED EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Five (5) years of relevant work experience and/or other specialized training can be used in lieu of education requirement.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS CONSIDERED

• Master’s degree in a clinical or scientific discipline is highly desirable.
• Prior research experience in a laboratory setting is highly recommended.
• Two years+ of in-depth knowledge of translational research laboratory practices.
• Experience with specialized software (i.e. Microsoft Suite, Labarchives, GraphPad Prism, Endnote).

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Repetitive hand motion (such as typing) - Often
• Hearing, listening - Often
• Kneeling, squatting - Seldom
• Sitting - Often
• Talking - Often
• Crouching - Seldom
• Climbing stairs/ladders - Seldom
• Bending - Seldom
• Reaching overhead - Seldom
• Stooping - Seldom

• Contribute to collective team effort.
• Document and organize research results and data according to NIH’s preferred good laboratory management practices (LabArchives).
• Assist with the coordination of research studies in hematology.
• Make independent contributions to projects and studies based on evidence-based literature.
• Independently works on projects and troubleshoot problems.
• Perform statistical and graphical analysis of data, interpretation of data, and validity of testing.
• Maintain timely project goals, deadlines, and studies for contributions to publications and grant funding applications.
• Apply scientific skills and knowledge to demonstrate technical capabilities of single cell platforms.
• Analyze and communicate results and data analysis from high throughput sequencing platforms.
• Share responsibility with other lab members for lab maintenance including possible ordering and stocking of laboratory supplies and maintenance of lab inventory.
• Molecular biology techniques desired:
• General cell culture techniques
• Tissue culture and related wet lab techniques (i.e. western blotting, functional assays).
• Flow cytometry
• Animal tissues handling
• Preparation of novel therapeutics for in vivo studies
• Optimize and perform in vitro immune assays
• Basic handling of DNA and RNA techniques including sample isolation, PCR, and preparation of samples for sequencing.
• Gene editing of cell lines and primary cells with CRISPR-Cas9 or viral vectors.