STARS Requisition number
95215BR
Posting Position Title
Research Assistant 1
Essential Duties
1. Researches and collects data through complex laboratory/ scientific experiments, techniques, and procedures; library research; structured interviews; or through other means for designated research assignments. 2. Records and compiles information related to research data. Codes data accordingly to research specifications. Uses a computer terminal to input and retrieve data and to generate reports. Processes and summarizes data using scientific or statistical techniques. 3. Assists in data interpretation and analyses. Reports on status of research activities. Sets up, operates and maintains laboratory equipment and apparatus. 4. Formulates and prepares scientific solutions and media. Recruits study participants. Orders and maintains inventory of supplies. 5. May assist in designing, developing, and modifying research experiments, procedures, or survey instruments. May oversee and instruct research staff. 6. Performs additional functions incidental to research activities.
Required Education and Experience
Six years of related work experience, four of them in the same job family at the next lower level, and high school level education; or four years of related work experience and an Associate's degree; or little or no work experience and a Bachelor's degree in a related field; or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
Duration Type
Regular
Work Week
Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)
University Job Title
Research Assistant 1 MS
Worksite Address
295 Congress Avenue
New Haven, CT 06519
Work Location
Medical School Campus
Drug Screen
No
Health Screening
No
Background Check Requirements
All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.
Searchable Job Family
Research/Support
Total # of hours to be worked:
37.5
Position Focus:
The lab works on the molecular mechanisms that control killing by cytotoxic T lymphocytes, important cells of the immune system that kill virally infected and cancer cells. Our research combines cell biology and immunology, using genetic approaches including CRISPR and single cell RNA sequencing of primary lymphocytes, together with high-resolution imaging. The holder of the position will play a key role in supporting our lab’s research efforts by collecting data through science experiments, handling orders for the lab, and supporting research projects in the laboratory as necessary by assisting in data interpretation. The holder of this position needs to be well organized and able to carry out experimental work involving primary cells from mice and blood as well as flow cytometry, microscopy, biochemistry and molecular biology.
Posting Disclaimer
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.
EEO Statement:
The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and seeks to attract to its faculty, staff, and student body qualified persons from a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives. In accordance with this policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual’s sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran.
Inquiries concerning Yale’s Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment may be referred to the Office of Institutional Equity and Accessibility (OIEA).
Compensation Grade
Labor Grade C
Bargaining Unit
L34 - Local 34 (Yale Union Group)
Supervisory Organization
Cell Biology-Research
Time Type
Full time
Required Skill/Ability 1:
Well organized.
Required Skill/Ability 2:
Experience working in a laboratory.
Required Skill/Ability 3:
Prior work experience involving breeding and maintenance of transgenic mouse colonies.
Note
Yale University is a tobacco-free campus
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Work Model
On-site
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