Senior Research Support Associate
$22.57 per hourMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Posting Description SENIOR RESEARCH SUPPORT ASSOCIATE, Biology - Weissbourd Lab, to support ongoing projects with contributions ranging from wet lab work to computational expertise, engineering, and other fields. Examples could include: Laboratory experiments: microscopy, molecular biology (cloning, RNA extraction, etc), behavior experiments, and generating transgenic jellyfish by microinjection of oocytes, Computational biology: developing imaging processing pipelines to accompany new microscopes being built; solve other machine vision problems for behavior tracking; analysis and modelling of neural activity and/or behavior data, and Engineering: building novel microscopy and/or behavior recording setups.The full job description is here: Job Requirements REQUIRED: High school diploma; a minimum of two years of laboratory experience, including experience with aquaculture; ability to work independently, and to work well as part of a team; strong work ethic; and excellent organizational and communication skills. PREFERRED: Bachelor’s degree in Biology/neuroscience, Computer science, engineering, or closely related field.Some weekend/holiday work may be required.7/9/2026 Job Number: 25854 Functional Area: Research - Scientific Department: Biology School Area: Science Pay Range Minimum: $22.57 Pay Range Maximum: $30.60 Employment Type: Full-Time Employment Category: Non-Exempt Visa Sponsorship Available: No Schedule: Pay Grade: 4
- SENIOR RESEARCH SUPPORT ASSOCIATE , Biology - Weissbourd Lab Job Responsibilities Laboratory experiments: microscopy, molecular biology (cloning, RNA extraction, etc.), behavior experiments, and generating transgenic jellyfish by microinjection of oocytes. Computational...Senior
$22.57 per hour
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