Research Technician D in Bronx, New York at Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Research Technician D

US-NY-Einstein/Resnick - Bronx

Job ID: 2024-16740
Type: Technicians
# of Openings: 1
Category: 1199 Union
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Overview

Our new Nanoimmunology laboratory focuses on using Nanomedicine and precision medicine approaches to better understand the pathophysiology of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and develop an effective antigen-specific immunotherapy. This include discovering novel nanomaterials to deliver antigens, synthesis and physicochemical characterization of nanomaterials carrying multivalent peptides and immune modulating agent for immunotherapy of T1D. Our work is mainly involve nanomaterial engineering and immunological techniques.

Responsibilities

The Research Technician D will be responsible for checking laboratory supplies regularly, getting quotes and ordering when they are getting low or new items are needed. The technician will be responsible for arranging and assisting with the installation of new laboratory equipment including fridges, freezers, microscopes, and centrifuges. The Research Technician D will maintain equipment. ensuring that the lab equipment including pipettes are calibrated in a regular and timely manner. The Research Technician D may also run simple to complex technical laboratory procedures such as preparing buffers and medias, nanomaterial testing and material characterization, running quality controls and troubleshooting on techniques that are associated to nanomaterial and immunology. The Research Technician will be responsible for in-vitro experiments such as tissue culture experiments, run flow cytometry, ELISA, and some other immunological techniques. The research technician may give guidance for other new lab members when needed. The Research Technician will be responsible for managing mouse colony and maintaining and breeding various mouse strains, weaning breeding mice, and monitoring experimental mice including measuring blood glucose levels. Perform mouse in vivo injections, bleeding, sacrificing, and harvesting organs after the mouse is euthanized. The research technician will also analyze and interpret simple data generated by the lab. Overall, the Research Technician will be responsible for managing day-to-day activity of the laboratory under guidance of the PI. The research technician should have ability to modify/formulate experimental protocols. May make frequent contributions to papers and grant proposals. An understanding of complex scientific scientic literature and an extensive understanding of research goals and rationale is required

Qualifications

• BS in material science or chemistry or engineering or related field is required along with 4.5 or more years of experience is also required
• Additional management trainings is preferable.
• Experience on nanomaterial testing and material characterization, running quality controls and troubleshooting on nanomedicine techniques including determination of particle size distribution and their zeta potential, run flow cytometry, ELISA and preparing media is preferred along with experience in managing a laboratory.

Hiring Rate:35.31

Post Probationary Rate:35.85

Job Rate:36.96

Minimum Salary Range:USD $35.31/Hr.

Maximum Salary Range:USD $36.96/Hr.