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Research Technician (Contractual)

Employer
Towson University
Location
Towson, MD
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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution
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Job Details

Responsibilities and Duties
  • Coordinate and perform experiments for the grant project, including maintaining mammalian cell cultures, collecting, and analyzing data, and keeping accurate experimental records.
  • Work closely with the principal investigator to organize research activities, monitor project progress, and troubleshoot experiments.
  • Train and mentor undergraduate students in laboratory techniques, experimental procedures, data documentation, and safe laboratory practices.
  • Manage daily laboratory operations, including ordering supplies, maintaining inventories, coordinating equipment maintenance, and ensuring an organized and safe working environment.
  • Participate in lab meetings and contribute to preparing research reports, presentations, and manuscripts.


Qualifications and Skills

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in biology or a related field.

  • Two years of research experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in biology, Neuroscience or any related field.

  • Experience with mammalian cell culture, particularly neural stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), and iPSC-derived neurons and astrocytes.

  • Demonstrated strong organizational and communication skills,

  • Ability to work collaboratively and perform experiments independently.

  • Willingness to learn new methods.



Organization: Academic Affairs Division
Primary Location: Main Campus
Job Posting: Oct 1, 2026

Organization

Towson CampusTowson University (TU; www.towson.edu) was founded in 1866, is recognized by U. S. News and World Reports as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, and is Baltimore’s largest comprehensive university, and the largest public, comprehensive institution in the University of Maryland System. TU enrolls over 18,000 undergraduates and nearly 4,000 graduate students across six academic colleges (business, education, fine arts, health professions, liberal arts, science & mathematics), has over 865 full-time faculty, and offers more than 65 bachelor’s, 45 master’s, and 5 doctoral programs. Towson University offers many cultural, educational and athletics programs and events that are open to the public ranging from concerts and lecturers to Division I college sports.

Towson Students Our centrally located campus sits on 330  rolling green acres and is 10 miles north of  Baltimore, 45 miles north of Washington  D.C., and 95 miles south of Philadelphia.  The town of Towson, MD. has a population  of approximately 52,000, with tree-lined  streets, shops, restaurants, movies, bookstores, a county library branch, live music venues, and is in walking distance of the TU campus. Towson was established in 1750 and is the seat of Baltimore County government.

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