Job Title: Research Assistant
PVN ID: HC-1810-002762
Category: Research
Location: HUNTER COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

This position entails assisting with running a laboratory in the Department of Biologcial Sciences that focuses on human cell biology and genetics.

 

The duties involve general lab maintenance tasks such as equipment maintenance and repair, supply ordering, and lab maintenance of reagents.

 

The duites will also consist of assistance with standard molecular biology and cell biology procedures.

Other Duties

Other duties involve assistance with admistrative task such as organizing invoices for payment, and keep computer log of supply orders .

Qualifications

Core compenetencies are proficiency with standard molecular biology and cell biology protocols such as molecular cloning, DNA sequencing, PCR, human cell culture, cell transfections and Western blot analysis.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Biological Sciences
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$15.00-$30.00
Hour(s) a week
20.00-25.00
Closing Date
Dec 04, 2018 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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