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Requisition ID:  116897

Research Specialist II

The Whitaker Lab within the Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine is seeking a full-time Research Specialist II to join a multidisciplinary group exploring anesthesia, blood pressure, and organ perfusion in both a rat model and a pediatric swine model. The overall goal of this research is to determine the vascular determinants of anesthesia-induced hypotension and to identify organ perfusion-dependent definitions of hypotension in the setting of general anesthesia. Our group uses cutting edge, clinically relevant in vivo and in vitro techniques to evaluate the complex interaction of anesthetic agents, vascular physiology, blood pressure, and organ perfusion to establish best practices for intraoperative management in vulnerable patients. This research is part of an NIH NIGMS funded R35 program aimed at studying the above in animals at the extremes of age. The lab is also interested in perinatal stroke, and a series of experiments are being performed in a piglet model to better understand its pathogenesis and treatment options. The successful applicant will be involved in both research programs.


Specific Duties & Responsibilities

  • Requirements include but are not limited to (per PI’s discretion).


Personal Qualifications

  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
  • Cooperative team spirit.
  • Ability to make decisions regarding research projects that may require assessment, revision of objectives, or altering scientific direction; considers resources and lab priorities when making decisions.


Animal Care/Experimentation

  • Anesthesia, endotracheal intubation and surgery/microsurgery, including vascular cannulation, craniotomy, middle cerebral artery occlusion.
  • Intraoperative physiologic monitoring and arterial blood gas management.
  • Administration of intravenous and intraperitoneal medications.
  • Postoperative care.
  • Animal feeding & administration of medications.
  • Cage clean-up and sanitation.
  • Neurobehavioral testing.


Research Support

  • Preparation of brain fixatives and buffers.
  • Performance of animal perfusions & precise dissection of brain and other organs.
  • Preparation of sterile surgical packets.
  • Histologic paraffin processing to cut brain specimens.
  • Histologic staining.
  • Performance of routine essays, such as ELISA and western blotting.
  • Data entry, analysis, and figure preparation (preferably in GraphPad Prism).


Administrative Responsibilities

  • Maintenance of animal and laboratory records.
  • Assist with ACUC protocol preparation and maintenance.
  • Maintenance of project-specific documentation (e.g., safety documentation, etc).
  • Maintenance of lab inventory, ordering supplies, general lab organization.


Teaching

  • Teach investigators, residents, postdocs, and other staff to perform surgical and technical procedures.
  • Train personnel in routine animal care, daily maintenance of animals.


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Biology, Chemistry or related field.
  • Two years laboratory experience performing relevant techniques.
  • Master's degree, with related graduate research, may substitute for experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Certified veterinary technician preferred.
  • Four years related laboratory work experience preferred.
  • Knowledge of current regulations, policies and principles for the care and use of laboratory animals.
  • Knowledge and experience with basic surgical and microsurgical techniques and procedures.
  • Ability to handle, restrain and determine the sex of laboratory animals without causing injury or harm to animal, self, and others.
  • Ability to understand and follow detailed oral and written instructions.
  • Ability to maintain records, read instructions, labels, etc.

 

 

Classified Title: Research Specialist II   
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/MB  
Starting Salary Range: $41,300 - $72,300 Annually ($56,250 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Mon - Fri 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: School of Medicine Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM Ane Pediatric Anesthesiology  
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

 

 

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
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