University of Chicago

Research Technician

Chicago, IL · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$50k-$70kDetected 1 hour ago

StatisticsExcelPCRMolecular BiologyResearchAnimal StudiesCommunicationPublic Speaking

About the role

The laboratory does basic, pre-clinical as well as clinical research.
The incumbent should be a proactive participant member of the team and interested in research investigating molecular and immunologic aspects of cancer.
This at-will position is wholly or partially funded by contractual grant funding which is renewed under provisions set by the grantor of the contract.

Eager to understand and support the ongoing research projects as well as exploring related literature, participation and presentations in lab meetings, research seminars and training possibilities.
Train and collaborate with incoming graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, residents and visiting researchers. Also, to interact productively with other faculty inside and outside the University.
Maintains technical and administrative support for a research project.
Analyzes and maintains data and/or specimens. Conducts literature reviews. Assists with preparation of reports, manuscripts and other documents.
Installs, sets up and performs experiments
Maintains recruiting and scheduling research subjects
assisting with developing or amending study protocols
assisting with developing data collection tools
assisting with building databases
Ability to write up (detailed design) and execute experiments discussed with the principal investigator.

include a college or university degree in related field.
Bachelor's or Master's in molecular/cell biology or related fields.
1-2 years of experience in a research environment.
An excellent knowledge of spoken and written English.
Ability to understand the ongoing research projects and related literature, participation in journal clubs and research seminars and training.

$50,000.00 - $70,000.00 The included pay rate or range represents the University's good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.
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