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Job Req ID:  115758

Sr. Research Specialist II

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Sr. Research Specialist II. Under minimal supervision, this experienced Sr. Research Specialist II will be managing a modern neuroscience research lab with 12-15 lab members, various state-of-art equipment, and numerous invaluable transgenic mouse lines. This individual will make intellectual contributions in a specialized scientific lab and have extensive knowledge of research and how laboratory organizations satisfy research goals and objectives. This individual will also conduct neuroscience research experiments both in collaboration with other members of the research group and independently.


Specific Duties & Responsibilities

  • Basic responsibilities will include managing a 12-15-member lab: ordering lab supplies; maintaining lab equipment and service contracts; lab material shipments; preparing lab inspection; maintaining cell lines, etc.
  • Maintain transgenic mouse lines and genotyping includes designing new PCR protocols to screen new lines, DNA, and PCR genotyping.
  • Assist PI to write and amend animal protocols.
  • Identify and select best options for experimental design, data collection, and interpretation based on literature review, technical training, advanced knowledge/understanding of activity, and collaboration with customers.
  • Refine or adapt methodologies to fit research objectives. Advise investigators on experimental design and research methods.
  • In collaboration with PIs will make decisions regarding research projects that may require assessment, revision of objectives, or altering scientific direction.
  • Perform miscellaneous laboratory related duties as assigned.
  • Perform and analyze experiments, both collaborative and independently, directed toward the scientific goals relating to mammalian visual system development and function.


Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills, ability to exercise professional judgment and good written and oral communication skills is required.
  • The position may require flexible working hours to meet laboratory demands.
  • Advanced practical knowledge of molecular biology and cell biology techniques; mouse genetics, genotyping and husbandry; light-level microscopy and image analysis; rodent survival and non-survival surgical techniques.


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Biology, Chemistry or related field.
  • Six year's experience in a comparable laboratory performing relevant techniques.
  • Additional education may substitute for experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Master’s or Ph.D. Degree in Neuroscience Research or a related field.
  • Experience for lab managing, mouse colony managing, and cell culture.

 

 

Classified Title: Sr. Research Specialist II 
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/ME  
Starting Salary Range: $64,600 - $113,300 Annually (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: M-F, 37.5 hours per week 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: School of Medicine Campus 
Department name: SOM Neuro Sci Neuroscience  
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
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Accommodation Information
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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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