at University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Senior Research Specialist - Natural Sciences
Senior Research Specialist - Natural Sciences
Hiring Department: Neurology and Rehabilitation
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1024931
Posting Close Date: June 10, 2024
About the University of Illinois Chicago
UIC is among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent "Best Colleges" rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.
Description:
Position Summary
This position will work under the guidance of a Principal Investigator (PI) performing general complex lab experiments and data collections and recording techniques. They will play a pivotal role in our full stack development projects, primarily focusing on EEG data.
Duties & Responsibilities
Assist Principal Investigator (PI) and researchers with all aspects of research project development and design.
Manage the lab maintenance including preparation of reagents, management of laboratory biosafety and animal protocols, and ordering supplies.
Supervise and train graduate and undergraduate students in laboratory protocols.
Review and contribute to grant applications and Manuscripts
Extensive knowledge of reading and characterizing neurological disease animal model and mouse brain surgery from seizure.
Conduct experiments and manage human EEG tissue, tissue data and EEG animal analysis under supervision of PI. These approaches include epigenome wide association studies (EWAS) and single cell RNAseq analysis of immune cells. Techniques include purification of genomic DNA from human samples.
Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in science or related field required. Master's degree in science preferred.
A minimum of 5 years related research experience.
Possesses and applies comprehensive knowledge of research principles, concepts, practices and methods.
Proficient in specific lab research techniques.
Preferred Qualifications
Extensive Knowledge and experience with tissue and data collection
Excellent knowledge of software such as office, Photoshop and biostatistics.
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