Research Associate, Cancer Biology & Bioinformatics, Kasper Lab Department of Environmental & Pub

Job Overview

The Kasper Laboratory in the Department of Environmental & Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, seeks a full-time staff member to join a multidisciplinary team focused on investigating mechanisms of prostate cancer progression and metastasis. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in cancer biology, molecular biology, and bioinformatics.

Essential Functions

• Significant skills in assays for flow cytometry, Image stream, bioassays, cellular transfections, primary cell culture from clinical biopsy samples, bioinformatics, including single-cell or spatial sequencing analyses.
• Manage and maintain lab supplies and laboratory equipment coordinating with service technicians when necessary.
• Supervise high school, undergraduate, and medical students and their projects.
• Process clinical samples, submit and make approved changes to IACUC or IRB protocols, manage mouse models for experiments, including injecting, imaging, and harvesting of mice and materials.
• Maintain adequate stocks of lab supplies and train new Research assistants, graduate students, and fellows.
• Submit and make approved changes to IACUC or IRB protocols.

Required Education

• BS in biology, or a closely related field

Required Experience

• Experience in using mouse models for cancer research projects.
• Process clinical samples, submit and make approved changes to IACUC or IRB protocols, manage mouse models for experiments, including injecting, imaging, and harvesting of mice and materials.

Compensation And Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Comprehensive Tuition Remission
• Roth IRA
• Retirement Plans
• Real Work-Life Balance