Research Specialist II
- Employer
- Loyola University Chicago
- Location
- Maywood-Health Sciences Campus
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- Administrative Jobs
- Academic Affairs, Research Staff & Technicians
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
RESEARCH SPECIALIST II
Position Number:8150707
Job Category:University Staff
Job Type:Full-Time
FLSA Status:Exempt
Campus:Maywood-Health Sciences Campus
Department Name:DEPARTMENT OF CANCER BIOLOGY
Location Code:Dept of Cancer Biology (06311A)
Is this split and/or fully grant funded? :Yes
Duties and Responsibilities:- Carries out complex experiments and technical procedures as directed by Principle Investigator (PI) involving surgery on animals, tissue or cell cultures, and making direct experimental measurements.
- Independently performs experimental techniques and operate specialized equipment required to complete the project.
- Sets up experimental design and lab technique.
- Assists in writing scientific manuscripts and presenting at meetings.
- Performs in-depth analysis of experimental results.
- Performs literature searches on computer and retrieve literature from library.
- Assists in modifying specific protocols and methodology.
- Monitors the inventory of essential lab supplies and may assist in ordering additional supplies when required.
- Maintains orderly records of purchases.
- Ensures lab environment complies with safety regulations and may assume partial responsibility for safety in the lab.
- Maintains a safe and orderly lab environment.
- Implements experiments and perform lab techniques specific to lab and in accordance with direction from individual PI.
- Trains and provides oversight of medical and graduate students, junior lab staff, and other lab users.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
Minimum Education: Required: Bachelors Degree Preferred: Masters Degree Minimum Experience: Required: 5+ years of previous job-related experience. Completion of relevant coursework is considered equivalent experience.
Qualifications:- Ability to maintain accuracy and consistency.
- Ability to communicate verbally.
- Ability to finish tasks in a timely manner.
- Ability to deal calmly and courteously with people.
- Ability to analyze and interpret data.
- Ability to work as an effective team member.
- Ability to organize workflow.
- Ability to work on routine job with interpersonal contact skill.
- Ability to interact with internal and external constituents.
Minimum Education Required: Bachelors Degree, Preferred: Masters Degree
Experience Required: 5 years of previous job-related experience
Computer proficiency required. Experience with Microsoft Office suite of programs preferred. Use of some specialized computer programs will be part of the job responsibilities.
Supervisory Responsibilities:No
Required operation of university owned vehicles:No
Does this position require direct animal or patient contact? :Yes
Physical Demands:Lifting, Standing, Repetitive Motions
Working Conditions:Lighting, Heating, Ventilation, Odors, Noise, Animals, Irregular Hours
Open Date:10/23/2020
Quick Link for Posting:Organization
Working at Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago, a private university founded in 1870 as St. Ignatius College, is the nation’s largest Jesuit, Catholic University and the only one located in Chicago. Shaped by our city and our Jesuit traditions, Loyola University Chicago offers students an educational environment unmatched for its diversity of thought and experience.
Loyola University Chicago comprises four campuses: Lake Shore (LSC), Water Tower (WTC), Health Sciences (HSC), and the John Felice Rome Center in Italy, and is home to eleven schools and colleges: Arrupe College, Quinlan School of Business, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Stritch School of Medicine, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Communication, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, School of Education, School of Law, School of Social Work, and Graduate School. Loyola also features course locations in Beijing, China; Saigon-Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Vernon Hills, Illinois (Cuneo Mansion and Gardens); and a Retreat and Ecology Campus in Woodstock, Illinois.
With three campuses spread throughout the greater Chicago area, students have access to hundreds of cultural institutions as well as thousands of internships and networking opportunities with the city's Fortune 500 companies. Study-abroad programs at our Rome and Beijing Centers provide engagement with the global community and economy.
While rigorous programs of research and study are one hallmark of a Jesuit education, we're not just preparing students for a career, we're preparing them for life. We challenge our students to learn broadly, to think critically, to serve generously, to lead with integrity, to respect diversity. We come from all faiths and ethnic and economic backgrounds, with a common purpose of building a better society.
Recognizing Loyola’s excellence in education, U.S.News and World Report has ranked Loyola consistently among the "top national universities" in its annual publications, and named the University a "best value" in its 2008 rankings.
Our faculty take a person-centered approach to education. They’re not just here to teach students what they know, they’re here to teach them to think critically and creatively and to reach for their own discoveries.
More facts about Loyola University Chicago:
- Total enrollment: 15,902
- 80+ undergraduate majors and 80+ minors
- 140+ graduate, professional, and graduate-level certificate programs
- More than 4,000 faculty and staff members
- 14:1 Undergraduate student/faculty ratio
- 150,000 alumni; 85,000 in Chicago
- One of only eight percent of all American colleges and universities to have a Phi Beta Kappa honor society chapter
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