Laboratory Research Assistant III - 993025

About the role

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) was founded in 1964 and is a not-for-profit, independent university known for academic excellence and innovation. NSU offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package including tuition waiver, retirement plan, excellent medical and dental plans, and much more. NSU is committed to the health and welfare of its students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors, maintaining a tobacco-free environment.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to basic and applied research activities
• Collects, analyzes, and processes laboratory samples or research data
• Performs a variety of tests using routine and/or special techniques and methods
• Analyzes experimental data and interprets results to write reports and summaries of findings
• Affirms research methods, procedures, and techniques based on established objectives
• Assists in preparation of technical reports, summaries, protocols, and quantitative analyses of test results
• May participate in formulating research methods and suggesting options for improving quality and recommending solutions
• Acts as a specialist on laboratory research methods and equipment functions
• May participate in computer database design and utilization and research/data analysis, and suggest future improvements in data measurement
• Cleans, maintains, and prepares supplies and work areas
• Sets up, adjusts, calibrates, cleans, maintains, and troubleshoots laboratory and field equipment
• Orders and inventories materials to maintain supplies
• Provides training and assistance in the use of equipment to ensure efficient usage
• May lead and direct the work of others
• Provides and maintains a safe work environment by participating in safety programs, committees, or teams and conducting laboratory or facility safety audits
• Completes special projects as assigned

Requirements

• Knowledge: Biology, Chemistry, English Language, Mathematics
• Skills: Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Science, Complex Problem Solving, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking, Systems Analysis, Inductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Selective Attention, Category Flexibility, Deductive Reasoning
• Abilities: Near Vision, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, Physical Requirements

Job Requirements

• Required Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent, Associate’s degree, or Bachelor’s degree
• Required Experience: Ten (10) or more years of research laboratory experience, eight (8) or more years of research laboratory experience, or five (5) or more years of research laboratory experience
• Preferred Qualifications: Two (2) or more years of Independent Flow Cytometry experience, Experience with Beckman Coulter Navios system

Essential Job Functions

• Contributes to basic and applied research activities
• Cleans, maintains, and prepares supplies and work areas
• Sets up, adjusts, calibrates, cleans, maintains, and troubleshoots laboratory and field equipment
• Orders and inventories materials to maintain supplies
• Provides training and assistance in the use of equipment to ensure efficient usage
• May lead and direct the work of others
• Completes special projects as assigned

Qualifications

• High School Diploma and ten (10) or more years of research laboratory experience
• Associate’s degree and eight (8) or more years of research laboratory experience
• Bachelor’s degree and five (5) or more years of research laboratory experience
• Two (2) or more years of Independent Flow Cytometry experience
• Experience with Beckman Coulter Navios system

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

N/A

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including tuition waiver, retirement plan, excellent medical and dental plans, and much more.

Skills

Knowledge: Biology, Chemistry, English Language, Mathematics

Skills: Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Science, Complex Problem Solving, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking, Systems Analysis, Inductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Selective Attention, Category Flexibility, Deductive Reasoning

Abilities: Near Vision, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, Physical Requirements

Qualifications

• High School Diploma and ten (10) or more years of research laboratory experience
• Associate’s degree and eight (8) or more years of research laboratory experience
• Bachelor’s degree and five (5) or more years of research laboratory experience
• Two (2) or more years of Independent Flow Cytometry experience
• Experience with Beckman Coulter Navios system