Research Technologist

The laboratory of Dr. Jennifer Elisseeff in the Translational Tissue Engineering Center at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine is seeking a highly motivatedResearch Technologist to support our research in immune-focused tissue engineering and regenerative immunotherapies. You will become a key member of a supportive, values-based research team within a cutting-edge, collaborative, and multidisciplinary research center. More information about the lab can be found by visiting https://elisseefflab.jhu.edu/.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• The Elisseeff Lab wishes to recruit a qualified individual to drive our group's success.
• The Research Technologist will be trained in pioneering technologies in principles of tissue engineering and translational regenerative therapies, have access to state-of-the-art resources and equipment, and contribute to high-impact research at the interface of engineering and medicine.
• The candidate will work under the supervision of senior laboratory personnel, the principal investigator, and the TTEC lab manager.

Primary duties and responsibilities of the job will include

• Direction of research projects under the general supervision of the faculty investigator and senior lab members.
• Protocol standardization and instruction.
• Organization and presentation of data.
• Identification and troubleshooting of situations requiring special attention.
• Lab management and organization.
• Operating and maintaining lab equipment and supplies.
• Ordering and maintenance of lab supplies and stocks.
• Other duties as assigned.

The work will involve a wide range of techniques including

• Mouse husbandry, breeding, genotyping, and colony maintenance.
• Nucleic acid isolation, Real-Time PCR.
• Histology.
• Culture of primary cells and established mammalian cell lines.
• Microscopy.

• Bachelor's Degree in Biology, Chemistry or related field.

• Some related post-undergraduate work experience preferred.
• The successful candidate will have experience in wet lab benchwork which should include experience with RNA isolation, RT-PCR assays, cell culture, animal handling and husbandry, and histology.

Classified Title: Research Technologist
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CC
Starting Salary Range: $15.70 - $26.25 HRLY (Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Exempt Status:Non-Exempt
Location:School of Medicine Campus
Department name: Oph Translational Tissue Engineering Ctr
Personnel area: School of Medicine