13 research assistant ii jobs found

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 motivated, enthusiastic Research Assistant II to join our team. You will help develop new diagnostic technologies for profiling clinically relevant biomarkers in human biofluids using cutting edge, ultra-sensitive approaches. A major focus of this position will be FEMOx, an ARPA-H-funded project to develop a rapid, non-invasive...

Job Summary: Locating and collecting relevant data in the Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature and other folklore resources in the Harvard library system. Works under the guidance of Prof. Joseph Nagy for his Heroic Epic Project. Successful candidate will be searching through oral traditional texts in a variety of languages, such as Serbo-Croatian and its dialects. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Transcribe oral performances and recordings of relevant epic texts from archival audio sources available in the Parry Collection. Include any "side" comments made by the singers, and comments made or questions posed by the collectors and assistants. Translate source materials from Serbo-Croatian and related dialects into English. Apply anthropological and folkloristic standards for translation of materials collected in fieldwork, for acknowledgment of sources and collaborators. Provide necessary social and cultural contextualization of transcriptions/translation, and...

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...

The Lu Lab is seeking a highly motivated and technically skilled Research Assistant to support ongoing efforts in small-molecule discovery targeting the ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS). The position will contribute to a multidisciplinary drug discovery pipeline aimed at identifying and validating inhibitors of a large HECT-domain E3 ubiquitin ligase implicated in cancer and other diseases. This role is ideal for candidates interested in research at the interface of chemical biology, protein biochemistry, and cell biology, with opportunities to engage in both assay development and mechanistic studies. In addition to performing scientific experiments, this role will also be responsible for lab management tasks and mouse colony maintenance.   Key Responsibilities Include: Execute and optimize biochemical and cell-based assays to evaluate small-molecule inhibitors (e.g., ubiquitination assays, reporter systems). Support hit validation and SAR workflows in collaboration with...

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...

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 are excited by the opportunity to explore your scientific interests and apply your knowledge to tackle ambitious projects in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with strong support from scientific, operational, and administrative experts. You enjoy working with highly motivated, diverse teams and leveraging your expertise to drive innovations that can change the world.  About the role: We are looking for a Research Assistant III to join the Lymph Node Organ on Chip team in Dr. Don Ingber’s laboratory. We use advanced Lymph Node Organ Chip models to recapitulate key aspects of human immunobiology to study human immune responses against vaccines, pathogens and/or foreign antigens, tumor–immune interactions, inflammation, environmental exposures, and...

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...

About us: The Wyss Institute’s mission is to transform healthcare and the environment by emulating the way nature builds. We harness the imagination of academia and the focus of industry to translate ground-breaking technologies into commercial products that solve big problems. We support research that universities, companies, and venture capital firms don’t fund because they view it as too risky. We prefer to use the word “challenging,” and we love challenges. For more information  discover our technologies ,  catch up on our recent news , or  watch our latest videos . 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 are excited about science and enjoy working at the bench, and may be interested in gaining additional research experience in a translational environment for two years before graduate...

Job Summary: Independently perform financial analysis to support department’s role in assisting management with financial planning efforts, budget analysis and monthly reporting. Job-Specific Responsibilities: The Financial Analyst is responsible for accurate financial reporting and planning for all of HSDM and oversight of core financial activities in collaboration with the HSDM Finance Team. They will provide support and analyses that relate to HSDM operations, policy development and documentation, process analysis, management tools, and compliance. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the incumbent is part of a team who collectively manages the accounting and financial operations of the School. Monitors, reviews, and approves department transactions in B2P, Concur, GL-PCR salary journals. Liaises with the HSDM grant team on sponsored activity and transactions. Ensures compliance with Harvard University financial policies, procedures, and applicable legal rules and...

Responsible for the daily care of various laboratory animals, including mice, rats, rabbits and/or other species of laboratory animals as necessary.  Duties include cleaning, feeding and watering of animals as assigned.  Other responsibilities include: Observing animals for abnormalities and sickness and reporting such findings to the appropriate supervisory or veterinary personnel; Observing and reporting of deviations in the environment which would affect animal health or research projects (e.g. high temperature or humidity); Accurate record keeping of daily animal census and other information as requested; Complying with federal, state & local regulations concerning laboratory animals; Performing other duties as assigned by the Animal Care Facility Supervisor. Physical Requirements: Must be able to lift 50lbs and push/pull up to 300lbs routinely.   Must be able to walk or stand for a full 7.5-hour shift. Must be able to perform in an environment with...