10 research assistant i jobs found in Cambridge, MA

Job Summary: The Ölveczky lab, a neuroscience research group at Harvard University, is looking for a Research Assistant I to help manage day-to-day operations and contribute to ongoing research projects.  We are looking for a curious, responsible, and detail-oriented person who is willing to apply themselves to new problems and learn new skills. Job-Specific Responsibilities: This position will involve assisting senior researchers with a variety of laboratory tasks.  These include: Monitor lab inventory and purchasing supplies as needed. Assist with running lab experiments. Perform standard procedures, including updating animal protocols. Build and operate scientific equipment. Analyze results from experiments. Performs related job duties as required. Working Conditions:   May be required to work with a variety of hazardous materials.  May be required to work with and handle animals.  May be required to lift, move, and transport related laboratory equipment...

Job Summary: Position broadly supports multiple ongoing research projects under the direction of HSCRB Professor Richard Lee. The Lee laboratory uses biotechnologies to discover and design new approaches to cardiovascular and metabolic diseases using a variety of techniques including stem cell and molecular biology.  Job-Specific Responsibilities: More specifically, the research assistant will: Maintain tissue cultures (feed, expand, and split cells) Characterize cells by standard molecular, cellular, and functional methods Carry out rodent animal husbandry (breeding, genotyping, metabolic and protein assays) Perform tissue histology and immunohistochemistry techniques according to established protocols; Analyze data and document experimental results Maintain equipment, make stock solutions used in methods above, and contribute to general lab organization.   Qualifications Basic Qualifications (required): One year of biological laboratory research...

Job Summary: In the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, we research and teach how the collective behavior of molecules and cells forms the basis of life. We are driven by a passion for discovery and value collaborative approaches to scientific inquiry, where connections between people fuel interdisciplinary science and break boundaries across varied experimental systems. Against a backdrop of cutting edge biological research, we work as a team of educators and mentors to inspire and train the next generation of scientists and global citizens. The Whipple Lab in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University is seeking a full-time Research Assistant I. Our lab studies how gene expression is regulated in the brain, with a focus on genomic imprinting—an epigenetic phenomenon in which genes are expressed from only one parental allele. We use imprinting as a model system to uncover fundamental principles of chromatin organization and RNA-guided gene...

Job Summary: Full-time Research Assistant (RA) wanted for an exciting, largescale project in the laboratory of Professor Randy Buckner. Job-Specific Responsibilities: The RA's primary responsibilities include: (1) data acquisition using behavioral and neuroimaging techniques (MRI); (2) data entry, data checking, and quality control procedures; and (3) subject recruitment and enrollment through community outreach and advertising.  Other responsibilities include serving as an interface among several collaborating lab groups, maintaining participant databases, scoring and processing data and assisting with administrative tasks.   Qualifications Basic Qualifications: Background in psychology, neuroscience, or a related field and previous research experience is required. Additional Qualifications and Skills: B.A., B.S. preferred. Candidates should have proficiency with basic computing packages such as MS Word and Excel and will have some familiarity with one...

Imagine if lawyers, judges, and decision makers used rigorous evidence to design and run the U.S. justice system. They could:  enable far more people, especially those who can’t afford to hire lawyers, to access civil justice;  make the criminal justice system fairer and more efficient; and  promote the dignity and respect of individuals and families as they encounter the justice system.  The Access to Justice Lab creates and shares the rigorous evidence needed to make these transformations happen.  This position works under the A2J Faculty Director and one or more front-line researchers to implement A2J Lab field operations, and conducts as needed background research on the effort to transform the US legal system into an evidence-based profession.    As a Research Assistant I you will:   Coordinate, administer, organize, facilitate, and support research of the Access to Justice (A2J) Lab, particularly two projects already in the field  Maintain contact with study...

The Belfer Center seeks a Research Assistant to support Eric Rosenbach, Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School and Director of the Belfer Center’s Defense, Emerging Technology, and Strategy Program. The successful candidate will be interested in national and international security, critical emerging technologies, and cybersecurity, but prior experience in one or more of these areas is not required. This position will work closely with Professor Rosenbach, support staff, and a small student research team. This position will play a key role in: Planning, conducting research for, marketing, and executing high-level events, including large public events and small private working groups. Coordinating with high-profile visiting guests and fellows. Assisting with the facilitation of HKS courses taught by Eric Rosenbach, including a course on policy design and delivery and a course on emerging technologies and national security. Contributing to research papers for publication...

Job Summary: In the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University, we research and teach how the collective behavior of molecules and cells forms the basis of life. We are driven by a passion for discovery and value collaborative approaches to scientific inquiry, where connections between people fuel interdisciplinary science and break boundaries across varied experimental systems. Against a backdrop of cutting-edge biological research, we work as a team of educators and mentors to inspire and train the next generation of scientists and global citizens. The Prigozhin Lab at Harvard University develops new biophysical methods for multicolor and dynamic biological imaging at the molecular scale. Our work focuses on capturing cellular dynamics by cryo-vitrifying samples after defined time delays following stimulation, using custom cryo-plunging and high-pressure freezing instruments. In parallel, we are working to achieve multicolor electron imaging via...

This position will work closely with a diverse team of scholars who are passionate about conducting collaborative, applied, data-driven research on key priorities in government. This position will be tasked with leading, managing, and executing the core administrative and financial operations required for The People Lab to run effectively and to scale. About The People Lab   The People Lab, led by Professor Elizabeth Linos, is a research lab based at the Harvard Kennedy School that aims to empower the public sector by producing cutting-edge research on the people of government and the communities they are called to serve. Using evidence from public management and insights from behavioral science, we study, design, and test strategies that can solve urgent public sector challenges in three core areas:  Strengthening the government workforce - how to recruit, retain and support diverse talent in the public sector that can effectively and equitably respond to the changing needs...

Job Summary: This Research Assistant works within the Ramanathan lab, alongside graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, and performs scientific experiments under minimal direction in the area of Stem Cell biology and human development. The majority of their time is spent coordinating multiple aspects of the labs research projects and carrying out laboratory experiments utilizing specific laboratory techniques and equipment while under minimal direction. There may be some coordination with labs external to Harvard to arrange transfer of lab samples as needed but travel is not required for this position. This employee may conduct some training of new lab members in scientific techniques standardized in the lab but does not directly oversee them or approve time. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Coordinates multiple aspects of research project and carries out laboratory experiments utilizing specific laboratory techniques and equipment Manufactures cortical tissue...

Design, plan, and implement software and data services that support and enrich research productivity and reliability.  Develop software and data services with researchers to ensure that modern standards of reproducible research are kept. Job-Specific Responsibilities: The Harvard Data Science Initiative (HDSI) is hiring a Senior Research Software Engineer (RSE) to support a portfolio of faculty-led research projects under the HDSI–AWS Impact Computing Alliance. This role is designed for an engineer who thrives in research settings and enjoys translating scientific goals into robust, efficient, and reproducible AI/ML systems. Rather than being tied to a single lab, the RSE will provide shared, cross-project engineering support—helping multiple teams accelerate discovery by building and optimizing machine learning infrastructure, improving performance on modern hardware (including AI accelerators), and enabling scalable execution in AWS and HPC environments. Projects may span...