13 research assistant ii jobs found

Exciting opportunity for a Flow Cytometry Operator to join the Harvard Medical School Department of Immunology’s Flow Cytometry Core Facility and participate in a spectrum of cutting-edge research across multiple departments. The Operator will participate in the operation, maintenance and quality control of top-flight flow cytometers and cell sorters. The Operator will perform cell sorting services with researchers at HMS and provide advice on experimental design and execution. The Operator will also participate in general administrative duties and tasks required for the operation and maintenance of the facility. We are looking for an enthusiastic, curious, and interactive team member for this stimulating position, and will train a promising candidate. Qualifications Basic Qualifications: College background or equivalent work experience. One to two years of related experience, preferably in flow cytometry or a related analysis technique. Relevant coursework and research...

Job Summary: The Healthcare Quality and Outcomes Lab (HQO) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management is a research center focused on producing actionable evidence to promote quality, equity, and resilience across health care delivery systems. HQO brings together a multidisciplinary team of physicians, health policy researchers, health economists, biostatisticians, and data science experts across the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard-affiliated teaching hospitals to evaluate and inform national and international health reform efforts.  HQO faculty members seek an energetic and organized individual to assist with a portfolio of multidisciplinary health policy and health services research projects. Our research team uses Medicare and other large national claims datasets to evaluate the effectiveness and unintended consequences of US health reform. Project topics include, but are not limited to: Variations in...

About you: You are a collaborative, impact-focused problem solver who wants to be part of a dynamic team dedicated to creating and commercializing novel approaches to global challenges in healthcare and sustainability. You want the opportunity to explore your scientific interests and apply your knowledge to tackle ambitious projects in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial-minded environment with resources and support from top-notch scientific, operations, and administrative professionals. You enjoy working with highly motivated, diverse teams and leveraging your expertise to create innovations that can change the world. About the role: As a Research Assistant within the Yin Lab at the Wyss Institute, you will play a vital role in advancing our DNA imaging projects. We have developed an innovative pipeline that utilizes DNA barcoding for rapid, high-throughput sequential imaging across various tissue modalities. Reporting to the project leads, you will be an essential part of our...

Job Summary: The Fionn Folklore Database (fionnfolklore.org) provides scholars and the public unprecedented global access to one of the most important corpuses of intangible cultural heritage in the Gaelic languages: orally-recorded stories and songs pertaining to the hero Fionn mac Cumhaill. We are seeking a Research Assistant (RA) to aid in the maintenance and expansion of the database. Job-Specific Responsibilities: The RA’s duties will include some or all of the following:   Translating descriptions, labels and editorial content from English to Gàidhlig or Irish Creating content for the website (e.g. tale and character descriptions) Entering data into the website Online library and archival research to enhance or increase records of collection events in the database Online biographical research to enhance records of people in the database Project publicity tasks such as designing brochures, giving presentations and publicizing the project on social media...

The successful candidate for this position will contribute to an interdisciplinary research team that is working to understand the genetic and cellular basis of normal human brain function and of brain disorders including Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and Huntington’s disease.  Coordination and collaboration within interdisciplinary research teams – teams that combine experimental biology, statistics and data science – is a key aspect of this research.  Works under general supervision, exercising independent judgment within established protocols and guidelines. The incumbent is expected to prioritize daily activities, organize and execute experimental work independently, analyze experimental outcomes, and troubleshoot routine issues, while consulting the manager for guidance on complex or novel problems. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Contribute to experimental workflows for profiling the molecular contents and biological states of thousands of individual cells in human...

Job Summary: The mission of the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is to improve human health through better nutrition and lifestyle. The Department strives to accomplish this goal through research aimed at an increased understanding of how diet influences health at molecular and population levels, the development of nutritional strategies, informing policy, the education of researchers and practitioners, and the dissemination of nutrition information to health professionals and the public. For the Minding Our Future study, the Research Assistant will be the “face of the study” at the intervention site and will be responsible for supporting the successful implementation of the research study. They will serve as the liaison between the research team and the participants. Primary responsibilities will include facilitating study implementation and maintaining regular, professional communication with study participants and staff. The Research...

Job Summary: The Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM) is committed to training and inspiring the next generation of health care leaders. Our students and faculty are passionate about making the world a better place by improving health and health care.  We work on compelling and important problems, from making the delivery of care safer and more efficient, to expanding health insurance coverage and eliminating disparities, to designing and improving the performance of entire health systems. Job-Specific Responsibilities: The Academic Programs Coordinator provides administrative, technical, and analytical support to the Assistant Director of Academic Programs and Student Services in the Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM) and to the Faculty Director of Academic Programs in HPM, who also serves as the School's Senior Associate Dean for Educational Programs. In this highly student-facing role, the Coordinator must demonstrate excellent judgment,...

The Office for Graduate Education (OGE) is seeking a dynamic and experienced educator and leader as the Director of Educational Development and Scholarship. The Director will lead a portfolio of educational training initiatives that support graduate students and postdoctoral curriculum fellows in developing expertise in evidence-based curriculum development and instructional practices, while simultaneously advancing pedagogy/curriculum innovation and educational scholarship across OGE PhD programs. These initiatives include oversight of the Curriculum Fellows postdoctoral training program (CFP) and leadership of a new graduate education certificate program, among other emerging educational programs aligned with institutional priorities. The Director mentors trainees engaged in these programs, supporting their work and development as educators. The Director must have deep knowledge of best practices in instructional design and pedagogy for adult learners, demonstrated experience...

About you:  You are a collaborative, impact-focused problem solver who wants to be part of a dynamic team dedicated to creating and commercializing novel approaches to global challenges in healthcare and sustainability. You want the opportunity to explore your scientific interests and apply your knowledge to tackle ambitious projects in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial-minded environment with resources and support from top-notch scientific, operations, and administrative professionals. You enjoy working with highly motivated, diverse teams and leveraging your expertise to create innovations that can change the world. About the role: We are looking for a Research Assistant III to join the Brain Targeting Program (BTP) team and support antibody brain shuttle compound screening and validation in vivo and in vitro. The mission of the Wyss BTP is to develop a robust modular brain delivery platform that is able to deliver large-molecule therapeutics for diverse brain diseases. We aim...

Job Summary: The Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies (HCPDS) is a university-wide initiative dedicated to interdisciplinary research focused primarily on the quantitative social science of population change, socioeconomic development, and public health. Our goal is to produce population-based evidence that will better inform policies needed to create healthy and resilient societies. The HCPDS is seeking a full-time, experienced Research Assistant (RA) to support our field-based activities for its NIH-funded study, Health and Aging in Africa: Longitudinal Studies in South Africa (HAALSA). HAALSA began as a community-based longitudinal cohort study nested within the heath and socio-demographic surveillance system (HDSS) in Agincourt, South Africa. The goal of this research project is to explore aging in South Africa, with focal areas in cognitive health, cardiometabolic disease, HIV and HIV treatment, public policies, social determinants of health, and health...

The Nascent Transcriptomics Core at Harvard Medical School is seeking a Research Assistant III to join our team. Analysis of nascent RNA – RNA actively being made – can reveal details of transcriptional responses to drugs and other perturbations in a way that other RNA sequencing methods can miss. For this reason, nascent RNA-seq methods in conjunction with Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology, are quickly becoming the first choice for revealing direct targets of gene regulation and the identification of regulatory elements such as enhancers. The Nascent Transcriptomics Core isolates nascent RNA using biochemical methods and uses it to construct high-quality NGS libraries, oversees sequencing, and provides users with actionable, analyzed data.  We make nascent RNA techniques and analyses available to the general research community on a fee-for-service, customer-oriented basis. The Research Assistant III reports to the Director of the Nascent Transcriptomics Core (NTC) and...

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...

The IT Support Associate II provides in-depth technical support to HMS research community members and affiliates in the Longwood MA area by researching and answering questions and troubleshooting problems that are not addressed in client or Service Desk documentation, or that require specialized expertise and technical access in HMS basic and social science departments. Provides issue resolution to clients wherever possible and escalates to IT Engineering groups or HUIT as appropriate. Exercises judgment and creativity in technical problem-solving. May provide technical consultation to students, staff, or faculty. May create technical and process documentation for clients and for the Service Desk.  This position assists with identifying and escalating system problems, closely coordinates client solutions with related IT groups, and maintains a high level of effectiveness and professionalism. Responds in a timely way to requests via remote support tools, telephone, email, the...