Senior Research Support Specialist

Job Summary

SUNY Upstate Pharmacology Team is searching for a Senior Research Support Specialist who will, under general supervision of the lab’s PI, perform and support laboratory experiments.

• Manage a growing laboratory in the Pharmacology Department.
• Create a productive and collegial laboratory environment.
• Maintain laboratory reagents (stock solutions), supplies, ordering, interactions with vendors, general lab management including institutional and regulatory protocols, maintain animal colony.
• Spanning from molecular cloning and sequencing to assessing mRNA/protein expression and localization, cell culture and histology.
• In vivo recordings of brain and heart electrical activity.
• Mentoring and assisting graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with their projects particularly troubleshooting experiments.
• Provide oversight and maintenance of departmental equipment.
• Maintain a detailed laboratory notebook.
• Keep detailed records of purchases/deliveries.
• Build financial reports of all personnel, supplies, equipment, sub‑award charges for each grant/account.

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a scientific discipline required.
• Must have research laboratory experience, specifically in animal handling, husbandry, and colony maintenance.
• Must be proficient using MS‑Office and have excellent communication skills.

Desired Skills (not all required):

• Molecular cloning, mutagenesis, and sequencing
• mRNA/protein expression and localization assays
• Animal handling
• Tissue dissection
• Cell culture
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills
• Mentoring/assisting fellow members of the laboratory to troubleshoot experiments

Weekdays, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Salary Range: $43,000 - $45,000, DOE

Recruitment Office:
Human Resources