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Position Summary:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Assistant Research Scientist.

 

Responsible for collaborating with Dr. Marlena Habal and her lab. The candidate will be working independently within the scientific framework of the PI's laboratory.

Job Responsibilities:

• 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.
• 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.
• Ensures timely and accurate completion of research projects.
• 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.
• 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 be responsible research/lab quality control and compliance.
• May develop protocol for the collection and quality of research data.
• Develops research techniques and methodologies.
• May determine and establish laboratory policies, procedures and practices.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of the advances in specialized fields through attendance of scientific conferences.
• May make significant contributions to scientific papers. Is a resource/ author/ co-author for reports and presentations.
• May provide recommendations for equipment purchases and for the redesign of lab space.
• May coordinate the activity and experimental design between various labs, scientific staff, and collaborators. Identifies and resolves technical problems.
• Initiates, interprets, organizes, executes, and coordinates research assignments critical to department's mission.
• Formulates and conducts research on problems of considerable scope and complexity.
• Explores subject area and defines scope and selection of problems for investigation through conceptually related studies or series of projects of lesser scope.
• Makes decisions and recommendations that have a major impact on extensive scientific research activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

To qualify you must have a MS degree in a related discipline and 0-1 year of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Background in Immunology is preferred. Substantial experience from having completed Post Doc training. Established a record of publications. The ideal candidate should have experience in cell culture, flow cytometry, and immunofluorescence specifically:
Competence in spectral flow cytometry
Cell sorting with high dimensional flow cytometry panels
Single cell culture
Tissue culture
Standard immunological assays including but not limited to ELISA, ELISPOT, mixed lymphocyte reactions, activation assays etc.
Single-cell sequencing (10x Genomics or comparable)
Preferred experience with pre-clinical models (mouse)
Preferred competence in R and basic programming
Experience in data analysis including high dimensional flow cytometry and single-cell analysis
Background experience in B cell biology preferred

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

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NYU Grossman School of Medicine is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.

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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $58,500.00 - $58,500.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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