Job Description:

Under close direction of the Principal Investigator and senior research staff, conducts activities to support research projects involving Neurosurgery patient populations. The candidate should be self-motivated, responsible and have adept interpersonal skills.

This position may be ideal for a recent college graduate interested in acquiring experience in a medical research setting.

Job Responsibilities:

• Under close supervision, conducts research activities according to research protocol. Research activities may include some or all of the following:
  • patient recruiting and screening,
  • traditional laboratory experiments and activities,
  • informatics,
  • field interviewer recruiting,
  • screening and training
  • animal laboratories.
• May maintain clean laboratory equipment and/or work area to ensure a safe and efficient work environment.
• Collects, evaluates, and interprets research data to provide needed information to principal investigators and other researchers. Updates notebooks, records, and databases as needed.
• Stays abreast of new and updated protocols for research department.
• Orders laboratory and/or other supplies as directed by senior research staff.
• As needed, may coordinate the work of laboratory technicians and assistants to ensure efficient, timely and high quality results.
• Complies with all governmental and University policies, rules, regulations, and codes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience in lieu of education.
• General knowledge of research fields.
• Candidates with working knowledge of Matlab, R or Python preferred.

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