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The laboratory of Dr. Jennifer Elisseeff in the Translational Tissue Engineering Center at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine is seeking a highly motivated Research Technologist to support our research in immune-focused tissue engineering and regenerative immunotherapies. You will become a key member of a supportive, values-based research team within a cutting-edge, collaborative, and multidisciplinary research center. More information about the lab can be found by visiting https://elisseefflab.jhu.edu/.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• The Elisseeff Lab wishes to recruit a qualified individual to drive our group’s success.

• The Research Technologist will be trained in pioneering technologies in principles of tissue engineering and translational regenerative therapies, have access to state-of-the-art resources and equipment, and contribute to high-impact research at the interface of engineering and medicine.

• The candidate will work under the supervision of senior laboratory personnel, the principal investigator, and the TTEC lab manager.

Primary duties and responsibilities of the job will include

• Direction of research projects under the general supervision of the faculty investigator and senior lab members.

• Protocol standardization and instruction.

• Organization and presentation of data.

• Identification and troubleshooting of situations requiring special attention.

• Lab management and organization.

• Operating and maintaining lab equipment and supplies.

• Ordering and maintenance of lab supplies and stocks.

• Other duties as assigned.

The work will involve a wide range of techniques including

• Mouse husbandry, breeding, genotyping, and colony maintenance.

• Nucleic acid isolation, Real-Time PCR.

• Histology.

• Culture of primary cells and established mammalian cell lines.

• Microscopy.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Biology, Chemistry or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Some related post-undergraduate work experience preferred.

• The successful candidate will have experience in wet lab benchwork which should include experience with RNA isolation, RT-PCR assays, cell culture, animal handling and husbandry, and histology.

Classified Title: Research Technologist

Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CC

Starting Salary Range: $15.70 - $26.25 HRLY (Commensurate with experience)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am - 5:30 pm

Exempt Status: Non-Exempt

Location: School of Medicine Campus

Department name: ​​​​​​​Oph Translational Tissue Engineering Ctr

Personnel area: School of Medicine

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Johns Hopkins University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. The university promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.