Careers Job Description
General Description
The Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences (MCBS) invites applications for a Research Technician position to support ongoing projects in cardiovascular and metabolic biology. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team investigating mechanisms of cardiac and metabolic dysfunction, with particular focus on molecular pathways regulating calcium handling, mitochondrial function, and myocardial remodeling.
Other Duties
- Perform laboratory experiments under supervision, including cell culture, molecular biology assays, and biochemical analyses.
- Assist with animal studies, including surgeries, genotyping, sample collection, and physiological measurements.
- Maintain detailed laboratory records and assist with data entry, analysis, and presentation.
- Prepare reagents, manage lab inventory, orders, and ensure proper maintenance of equipment and compliance with safety protocols.
- Contribute to the preparation of figures and materials for manuscripts, grant proposals, and presentations.
- Support the training of students and coordinate with other lab members to ensure efficient operation of research activities.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Physiology, or a related field.
- Prior research or laboratory experience in molecular, cellular, or physiological techniques.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to follow standard operating procedures.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with rodent handling, surgical, and physiological procedures.
- Familiarity with molecular and cellular techniques including PCR, Western blotting, immunofluorescence, and calcium imaging.
- Strong interest in cardiovascular and metabolic research and willingness to learn new methods.
- Commitment to maintaining a collaborative and inclusive research environment.
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
MCBS
Full Time
$65,000.00 - $69,600.00
Jan 12, 2026 (Or Until Filled)