Research Support Specialist

Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume):
Bachelor's degree (foreign or equivalent) in chemistry, biology, biotechnology, biomedical science or related field. One (1) year full-time work experience directly related to the assigned research area in gastrointestinal diseases, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, or translational biomedical research. Experience in Cellular and molecular biology techniques: RNA and protein isolation, RNA and protein analysis, microscopy. Experience in working with in vitro cultures of mammalian cell lines, PCR and genotyping. Experience with basic laboratory data organization and analysis using Microsoft Office software, GraphPad Prism, or similar analytical software. Experience assisting with translational or clinical research activities, including processing human biospecimens and maintaining research records.

Preferred Qualifications:
Master's degree (foreign or equivalent) in chemistry, biology, biotechnology, or biomedical science. Experience in flow cytometry, reporter and activity assays. Experience with maintenance of mice colonies and genetics of animal models, handling and dissecting of animals (mice). Experience with Immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescent techniques and microscopy using cells and animal tissues. Experience with Laboratory maintenance, including keeping a detailed laboratory notebook, and managing undergraduate students. Experience with microbiome-related techniques, including bacterial culture, DNA extraction, sequencing-based workflows, or analysis of microbial datasets. Experience coordinating collection and processing of human clinical specimens for translational research studies.

Brief Description of Duties:
The successful individual will be appointed a Research Support Specialist in the Department of Medicine-Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The overall responsibilities of this position are maintaining mouse breeding colonies, coordinating and performing experiments with animal models, organoids, and next-generation sequencing. The position will also involve translational and clinical research activities, including processing human biospecimens, coordinating specimen collection, and assisting with patient-oriented research protocols related to inflammatory bowel disease and gastrointestinal disorders. The Research Support Specialist will work independently and as a team member on animal and cell culture models to understand the processes regulating intestinal pathophysiology. The successful candidate will work closely with clinical and laboratory investigators in a multidisciplinary translational research environment.

Duties:

• Conducting experiments in animal models, including maintaining breeding stocks, genotyping and monitoring health on a regular basis, performing injections, collecting tissues samples and analysis.
• Cell culture and biochemical techniques such as RNA isolation, real-time RT-PCR, ELISA, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, flow cytometry, western blotting, processing human biospecimens, and assisting with translational research protocols will be used to complement the animal models, organoids, and next-generation sequencing" in the Job Description is currently unsupported by the qualifications/duties.
• Literature searches; staying current in the field by reading and discussing the literature and experimental results with the supervisor and PI.
• Other duties as assigned.

Special Notes:
The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Non-Exempt position, eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.

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Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.

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