Research Teaching Specialist III - Cytogenetics
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Recruitment/Posting Title: Research Teaching Specialist III - Cytogenetics
Job Category: Staff & Executive - Research Support (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)
Department: NJMS-Pathology
Overview: New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university-wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.
Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.
Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.
Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Posting Summary: Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School, is seeking a Research Teaching Specialist III for the department of Pathology. The purpose of the Research Teaching Specialist III position is to, under direction of the Director and Laboratory Supervisor, conduct specialized clinical cytogenetic testing, including but not limited to chromosome karyotyping and Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH).
Routine Procedures will include but not limited to:
- Reagent preparation
- Performing tissue culture procedures
- Harvesting slides
- Slide making, slide banding, and karyotyping
- FISH processing, probing, and scoping
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Assists the laboratory with maintaining laboratory, accessioning, and technical responsibilities.
- Carries out various technical and clinical operations relating to the activities of the laboratory.
- Assists in the establishment of performance standards, proficiency testing, quality control, and procedures associated with the maintenance of the clinical laboratory licenses.
- Performs various assays independently with responsibilities for accurate methodology and proper instrumentation usage.
- Assists with the instructing and training of students in various techniques and procedures specifically related to Clinical Testing protocols.
Minimum Education and Experience:
- Masters’ Degree in a relevant science plus one (1) year of related research experience, or a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant science plus two (2) years of related research experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Human chromosome karyotyping experience preferred and familiarity with tumor karyotypes.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
- Exposure to human blood, bone marrow, body fluids, or tissues.
- Exposure to harmful chemicals.
- Must sit at a microscope for extended periods of time.
- This job may require flexible shifts and/or weekend hours.
Posting Number: 24ST2375
Posting Open Date: 10/08/2024
Special Instructions to Applicants: All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.
Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment.
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