"Research Support Specialist"

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in Biology or a related field. One (1) year full-time experience conducting bench research skills including mouse colony maintenance, PCR genotyping, mouse husbandry and/or experience with mouse genetics. Experience with cell culture and primary oraganotypic airway cultures. Experience with digital Data record keeping.

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in Bioinformatics or a related field. Research Laboratory experience in histology and molecular biology techniques. Experience with IACUC and institutional protocols. Experience with transcriptomic bioinformatics analysis (Seurat, Scenic algorithms on 10x Genomics databases). Experience with teaching and/or mentoring and/or training students and staff on mouse model handling, routine husbandry and set up breeding.

Brief Description of Duties

The Research Support Specialist will assist the Principal Investigator and other laboratory personnel, including undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs and senior research scientists to lead advancements of research focused on 2 themes: i) investigating the role of mutations in the p53 tumor suppressor gene in cancer; and ii) investigating the transcriptional control of motile multicillogenesis in airways and other tissues. Our main tools are genetically engineered mouse models, complemented by a broad range of molecular, cell biological and bioinformatics methods. The candidate must be willing to take directions, work both independently and in a team of several experts across fields. The Candidate must have strong organizational skills and interest in mentoring students in a research lab environment. The applicant must also have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Duties

• Manage a multi-line mouse colony (includes breeding, culling and genotyping animals and maintaining a census database.
• Histology and immunohistochemistry preparations, tissue culture, microscopy.
• Bioinformatics analysis.
• Provide technical support for the lab members, including assistance in mouse dissections.
• Prepare general reagents in the lab
• Maintain study protocol documents and ensure compliance with all Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Safety policies.
• Other duties or projects as assigned as appropriate to rank and departmental mission.

Special Notes

The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Non-Exempt position, eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas. Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application. Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws. If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call the university Office of Equity and Access (OEA) at (631) 632-6280 or visit OEA. In accordance with the Title II Crime Awareness and Security Act a copy of our crime statistics can be viewed here. Visit our WHY WORK HERE page to learn about the total rewards we offer. SUNY Research Foundation: A Great Place to Work. The starting salary range (or hiring range) to be offered for this position is noted below, it represents SBU's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Job:Administrative & Professional (non-Clinical)