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About the Role

The University of Rochester is seeking an individual to provide direct research support, contributing to experimental and scientific development. This role involves supporting the planning, design, and execution of experiments, working independently with occasional guidance.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to the design and conducts experimental research and investigations to explore and support lab goals, grant commitments, scientific discovery, and/or development.
• Records, interprets, and conducts analyses and scientific data utilizing standard methods and develops modifications of standard methods to meet special situations.
• Participates in formulating research methods and suggesting options for improving quality and recommending solutions.
• Participates in computer database design and utilization, research/data analysis, and suggests future improvements in data measurement.
• Develops research documentation, such as protocols, reports, reviews, publications, manuscripts, and/or summaries.
• May be responsible for the operation of a specialized laboratory or research area within a department and/or field work and related data analysis for a research project.
• Teaches laboratory techniques and instrumentation procedures to students and laboratory technical support staff and counsels them on technical problems.
• Disseminates research findings to internal and external audiences.
• Ensures the quality standards and scientific integrity in research activities are maintained.
• Remains knowledgeable of relevant scientific and technical developments.
• Attends/participates in weekly lab meetings, and as appropriate, institutes, and seminars.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 1 year of related work experience involving direct assistance to researchers required
• Equivalent combination of education and experience considered

Skills

• Familiarity with MS Office programs (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) required
• Ability to generate and organize large sets of data, strains, and plasmids
• Familiarity with all aspects of a laboratory to effectively help organize the lab required
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair equipment as needed required
• Excellent organization skills to help coordinate a number of projects
• Skills to help train inexperienced personnel required

Location

• 90 Crittenden Blvd, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14642

Work Type

• Regular
• Full time

Experience Level

• 1 year of related work experience

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

• $23.27 - $32.60 per hour

About the Company

• As a community, the University of Rochester is defined by a deep commitment to Meliora - Ever Better.
• Embedded in that ideal are the values we share: equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, and accountability.
• Together, we will set the highest standards for how we treat each other to ensure our community is welcoming to all and is a place where all can thrive.

Equal Opportunity

• The University of Rochester is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving an inclusive and welcoming culture to advance the University’s Mission to Learn, Discover, Heal, Create – and Make the World Ever Better.
• In support of our values and those of our society, the University is committed to not discriminating on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law (Protected Characteristics).
• This commitment extends to non-discrimination in the administration of our policies, admissions, employment, access, and recruitment of candidates, for all persons consistent with our values and based on applicable law.