Research Support Assistant Level 2; Center Dementia Research
Listed on 2026-08-27
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Research/Development
Research Assistant/Associate, Research Scientist, Clinical Research
Location: Orangeburg
Research Support Assistant Level 2 (Center for Dementia Research)
A full time, entry level position involving the studies of tissue culture and transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. The projects involve isolation of extracellular vesicles, biochemical and immunolabeling/histological analyses of mouse tissue. This position will support the Postdoctoral Fellows within the laboratory, although the highly qualified applicant will be able to develop research autonomy.
Job duties include:
- Animal handling.
- Biochemical analyses.
- Immunolabeling/histology of fixed tissue.
- Collection of data, including quantitative microscopic analyses of fixed immunolabeled tissue.
- General laboratory work/preparation.
- Cell culture.
Minimum qualifications:
- BS in Neuroscience
- Previous research experience
- Previous experience with immunohistochemistry
- Experience with Graph Pad Prism
- Experience with poster presentation
Preferred qualifications:
- Cell culture experience preferred
- Some experience with Western Blot
- Experience handling small laboratory animals preferred
Background Investigation/Justice Center Review Requirements:
Prospective appointees will be:
1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment.
2) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.
* The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.
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