We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Associate Research Scientist.
In this role, the successful candidate Responsible for collaborating with Principal Investigators (PI) and working independently within the scientific framework of the PI's laboratory.
Job Responsibilities :
- Initiates, interprets, organizes, executes, and coordinates research assignments critical to department's mission.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- May serve on internal committees to help further goals of research projects and bring new expertise to the research program.
- May coordinate the activity and experimental design between various labs, scientific staff, and collaborators. Identifies and resolves technical problems.
- May provide recommendations for equipment purchases and for the redesign of lab space.
- May make significant contributions to scientific papers. Is a resource / author / co-author for reports and presentations.
- Maintains a thorough knowledge of the advances in specialized fields through attendance of scientific conferences.
- May determine and establish laboratory policies, procedures and practices.
- Develops research techniques and methodologies.
- May develop protocol for the collection and quality of research data.
- May be responsible research / lab quality control and compliance.
- May seek grant funding from external sources in support of their independent research projects with consent of the PI and the Department Chair.
May participate in writing grant proposals.
- May provide students with technical guidance and direction in the operation of various sample preparation techniques, extraction lines, and equipment as well as general laboratory practices and safety protocols.
- Ensures timely and accurate completion of research projects.
- May manage the operations of a lab for the Principal Investigator by supervising Post Docs and technicians. Oversees the maintenance and upkeep of all instruments and laboratory facilities.
- Develops new ideas that promote current research. Exercises a high degree of creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing, and guiding extensive scientific research programs and activities of outstanding novelty and / or importance.
- Makes decisions and recommendations that have a major impact on extensive scientific research activities.
- Explores subject area and defines scope and selection of problems for investigation through conceptually related studies or series of projects of lesser scope.
- Formulates and conducts research on problems of considerable scope and complexity.
Minimum Qualifications :
To qualify you must have a MS degree with at least 1 year of experience.
Preferred Qualifications :
Substantial experience from having completed Post Doc training. Established a record of publications
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
30+ days ago