West Harrison, New York
Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Wilmington, Delaware
Selma, Alabama
Posted: 15-Jul-24
Location: Los Angeles, California
Salary: Open
Categories:
Internal Number: 140055987
The Staff Research Associate I (SRA 1) will assist in studying the neural networks within the spinal cord and leverage this understanding to facilitate recovery of motor function after spinal cord injury (SCI). The SRA 1 should have background in the scientific method, data analysis, and statistics. You will assist in conducting human and some animal based experiments in spinal cord injury. Additionally, the ability to learn rehabilitation skills of spinal cord injured individuals are sought. Training will be a continuous feature of this position. The SRA 1 will be working on innovative research and as such will learn new techniques as they apply to emerging projects and teach other research personnel as necessary. Administrative work will be required, including maintenance of records, approval of protocols, laboratory maintenance, scheduling of experiments, training volunteers, assisting with maintaining IRB applications and coordinating subject appointments with administrative assistants. We are seeking an independent, motivated individual with excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
Salary Range:$26.52 - $31.63/Hourly
Required:
- Ability to manage amulti-functional staff of diverse operational services.
- Ability to supervisenumerous laboratory personnel to support day-to-day laboratory function.
- Ability to establish andmaintain collaborative working relationships with staff, faculty,administration, campus entities, and external sources.
- Skill in planning,directing, controlling, and evaluating long-term goals.
- Ability to creativelyrecommend and implement solutions.
- Ability to organizeassignments, set priorities, meet deadlines, and complete assignments withminimal supervision.
- Ability to work with avariety of individuals from the University and from outside institutions.
- Ability to train others ona variety of processes and projects in a clear and concise manner.
- Ability to maintain awell-stocked laboratory.
- Knowledge of basiclaboratory safety and regulations
- Ability to work somenights and weekends.
Preferred:
- Ability to develop andsuggest solutions to material or processes in laboratory to be cost efficientand to further laboratory goals.
- Ability to proofread foraccuracy, correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and syntax.
- Ability to work withfrequent interruptions.
- Knowledge of computersoftware and hardware problem solving solutions.
