Scientist; Part-Time

Job Details

Level: Experienced,

Job Location:

National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Baltimore Campus - Baltimore, MD 21224, Position Type:
Part Time, Education Level: Bachelors Degree, Salary Range: $55.00 - $65.00

Hourly, Travel Percentage:
None, Job Shift: Day, Job Category:
Public Health, Position Objective:
The Scientist will provide support services to satisfy the overall operational objectives of the National Institute on Aging within the National Institutes of Health.

• Evaluate new techniques, instruments, and software for potential incorporation into current SOP.
• Advance the science in the laboratory through new procedures and discoveries.
• Advance the science through proposing and investigating new target projects for initiation based on novelty and relevance to human health.
• Supports laboratory staff on research projects and techniques.
• Work with staff on the interpretation of experiments performed by research scientists.
• Independently direct and conduct special research projects that have a high priority for the laboratory with special emphasis in the development of novel research treatments.
• Work with postdoc/biological scientists to perform statistical analysis for research projects.
• Work with staff on assay design and method development using an array or experimentation.
• Review scientific data to determine if a research program can be developed around an idea or data package.
• Maintains laboratory equipment and the training of others in their use.
• Calibrate, maintain and troubleshoot instruments and equipment in the laboratory.
• Maintain and perform staff training on scientific instrumentation, including HPLCs, microanalytical balances, centrifuges, spectrophotometers, vacuum apparatus and analytical equipment.
• Operate, troubleshoot and train others to use laboratory equipment and software.
• Provide advice and assistance to users in designing experiments, using instrumentation, data acquisition and analysis, and preparing figures for publication.
• Assists in maintaining adequate space and facilities for ongoing and projected research studies.
• Manage scientific equipment and resources (e.g. reagents, stocks of frozen sells, animal samples) including acquisition, documentation and storage.
• Participate in the laboratory’s review of future proposals for resource allocations.
• Evaluates, analyzes and interprets research data, communicates results and methods in reports, presentations, and manuscripts.
• Write technical reports and prepare manuscripts.
• Oversee project data quality; analyze and interpret project data.
• Conduct bioinformatics data analyses and statistical analyses; prepare data for abstracts and manuscripts.
• Maintain a detailed and up-to-date electronic laboratory notebook detailing all experiments.
• Coordinates with junior staff to modify research protocols.
• Work with staff to confirm assay results and evaluate new techniques and instruments; search literature; propose, design and test alternative assays for difficult screening targets; confirm assay results; develop secondary assays.
• Work with Principal Investigators in scheduling and prioritizing instrument usage.
• Coordinate projects being developed in the laboratory, proposing SAR strategies and monitoring their progress.
• Coordinate with IT staff on all software issues specific to the chemistry group and on all computer problems.
• Identify and advise IC leadership on opportunities and program areas, research gaps and relevant program needs; make recommendations for consideration.
• Participate in establishing criteria and standards for others to follow in the planning, review and evaluation of bioinformatics research projects.
• Suggest alternative or complementary approaches to experiments.
• Presents research at national…