Research Assistant II - Boston, United States - Harvard University

Harvard University Boston, United States

2 weeks ago

Description

Basic Qualifications

College background or equivalent work experience, preferably in a related discipline.
One to two+ years related work experience (relevant course work may count towards experience).

Additional Information

This is a one-year term position from the date of hire, with the possibility of extension, contingent upon work performance and continued funding to support the position.

The health of our workforce is a priority for Harvard University. With that in mind, we strongly encourage all employees to be up-to-date on CDC-recommended vaccines.

Please note that we are currently conducting a majority of interviews and onboarding remotely and virtually. We appreciate your understanding.

The Harvard Medical School is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

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Position Description

The successful candidate for this position will contribute to an interdisciplinary research team that is working to understand the genetic and cellular basis of normal human brain function and of brain disorders including Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and Huntington's disease.

The McCarroll Lab ) studies the human brain using a variety of approaches and technologies, many of which we invented in recent years and/or are further developing. These include approaches for analyzing RNA and proteins in thousands of individual cells simultaneously )

Coordination and collaboration within interdisciplinary research teams (that combine biology, statistics and data science) is a key aspect of this research.

Job-Specific Responsibilities:

Contribute to experimental workflows for profiling the molecular contents and biological states of thousands of individual cells in human brain tissue, contributing to all aspects including planning experiments; creating DNA-barcoding reagents; extracting nuclei from human brain tissue; preparing molecular libraries; and high-throughput sequencing.
Optimize and execute molecular-biological reactions such as PCR and DNA extraction.
Independently troubleshoot and optimize techniques and technologies.
Maintain detailed experimental notes in the lab's electronic lab notebook.
Report experimental results in weekly lab meetings.
Contribute to other projects as needed.

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