Careers Job Description
General Description
Dr. Mandal, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Hunter College of the City University of New York, is seeking a full-time Research Associate who is enthusiastic about making impactful contribution to the microbiome filed in health and disease. The ideal candidate for this position has at least two years of previous full- time research experience in an academic or industry lab setting. The core role of this position is to perform scientific experiments at the lab bench to advance malaria-microbiome research projects. A person in this role must be able to effectively plan and carry out experiments, think critically about their results, and perform technical troubleshooting as needed.
The Mandal lab has broad interest in the role of gut microbiome in health and disease. Currently, Dr. Mandal lab is particularly interested in deciphering the role of gut Bacteroides in severe malaria. Understanding the exact mechanism by which gut microbiome contributes towards susceptibility to severe malaria will help develop novel intervention strategies to prevent malaria related fatalities around the world. The lab utilizes wet laboratory techniques of microbiology and immunology which includes mouse model of malaria, flow cytometry, aseptic microbiological techniques, anaerobic culturing, PCR, qPCR, ELISA, and more. Additionally, significant amount of omics data like metatranscriptomics, transcriptomics, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, shotgun metagenomics, and metabolomics are generated.
The Mandal lab is located in the North Building of Hunter College in Manhattan. Dr. Mandal is affiliated with CUNY Graduate Center doctoral programs, and Research Foundation CUNY.
Other Duties
In addition to the core role of performing scientific experiments to advance research projects, this position also involves:
- Using software to keep up-to-date records of laboratory purchases, reagent inventories, and experimental procedures.
- Helping students in the lab acquire new technical skills and master techniques.
- Attending regularly scheduled lab meetings.
Qualifications
The applicant must have at least a bachelor's degree in a scientific field. Additional educational training such as a master's degree is welcome, but is not required.
Applicants must have at least two years of full-time experience working in an academic laboratory or industry laboratory setting.
Required prerequisite skills are mouse models of malaria, flow cytometry, and aseptic microbiological techniques. Experience with laboratory management is a plus point.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Biological Sciences
Full Time
$40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Apr 15, 2024 (Or Until Filled)