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Research Associate I
UMass Med School | |||||||||||
United States, Massachusetts, Worcester | |||||||||||
March 03, 2023 | |||||||||||
Research Associate I Minimum Salary
US-MA-Worcester Job Location
1 month ago(2/17/2023 10:13 PM)
Overview POSITION SUMMARY: Under the direction of the Principal Investigator or Designee, the Research Associate I performs a variety of complex research experiments. We are seeking a highly-motivated recent college graduate to join us in our studies to prevent liver failure. Our lab has just moved to UMass Chan from Massachusetts General Hospital, and we are excited to welcome new lab members to our team. Our lab studies how chronic liver injury leads to scarring (fibrosis) and liver failure, with the goal of developing approaches to inhibit progression these processes. We study chronic liver injury in systems that include cell culture, stem cell differentiation into organoids, mouse models, and human liver tissue. We apply analyses from the more traditional PCR, Western blot, and immunofluorescence to more cutting-edge approaches including single cell RNA sequencing, spatial transcriptomics (mapping expression of hundreds of different genes in each cell within a tissue section), and computer modeling. Responsibilities ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Perform laboratory experiments and may be responsible for a single research project
A research associate will work on projects with the principal investigator and senior postdocs (~70% of effort) and will also spend about ~30% of their effort on management duties that include purchasing/organizing supplies and supervising equipment maintenance. In the first year, the research associate will learn many new techniques, and in the second year they will have the opportunity to take on more independent projects where they can apply their new expertise. Qualifications REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
A bachelor's degree is required, preferably with studies in either molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, chemistry, biology, or computer science. The candidate must be responsible, organized, and have strong communication and interpersonal skills. Previous experience in scientific research (including working with mice) is a great asset, but common sense, reliability, and enthusiasm are more important than experience. Individuals with a computational background and less experience at the bench are also encouraged to apply, as there are multiple computational projects in the lab. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Under the direction of the Principal Investigator, or designee SUPERVISION EXERCISED: May functionally supervise Lab Technicians and Aides ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS: Wet chemistry laboratory, and may require appropriate contact with biohazards, radionuclides, toxins, animals, and human specimens. Additional Information This position can be a great transition for students with a bachelor's degree who are interested in gaining biomedical research experience before applying to graduate or medical school. We have now had five lab members work in the lab for 2-3 years in this position and then go on to either medical school or graduate school. |