"Research Support Specialist"

Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume):

Bachelor's Degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, or related field in hand by hire date. Experience with experimental procedures and data analysis in biology-related fields (outside of classes).

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with microbiology research handling bacterial cultures with aseptic technique. Experience with animal handling. Experience with molecular biology techniques.

Brief Description of Duties:

Within defined test or analytical protocols operate equipment, carry out test procedures, as well as collate and interpret data using special methods in support of a research project or program for Dr. Hwan Kim in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology.

The successful incumbent will have excellent interpersonal skills, exercising strong organizational and time-management skills with exceptional attention to detail. Essential for this role is the adeptness to work independently as well as part of a team with a collaborative approach to problem solving.

Duties:

• Perform experiments with Staphylococcus aureus and study the bacterial survival and mutational frequencies.
• Conduct experiments with recombinant approaches to define mutations impacting Staphylococcus aureus biology and virulence through biochemical analyses, molecular methods, and in vivo modeling.
• General laboratory maintenance, including media and buffer preparation, laboratory organization, biohazard waste removal, preparation of reagents and glassware, and assisting the laboratory manager.
• Document data generated in studies, analyze data with appropriate statistical methods, prepare reports and presentations for laboratory members, supervisor, and the research community.
• Other duties as assigned.

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.

Evening and weekend work will be required at times.

For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas.

Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.