Georgetown University Medical Center seeks a Research Specialist 1 to teach multiple advanced in-person lab courses and co-mentorship/supervision of research internship students in the M.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology program.
Requirements
- Advanced use of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- Advanced use of email and web-based applications
- Cell culture techniques
- Biochemical techniques
- Molecular biology techniques
Responsibilities
- Oversee the lab management, organization, and maintenance of the M.S. Biochemistry research internship labs and cell culture teaching labs.
- Co-mentor, train, and supervise research internship students to complete their internship projects in the department and training them in different cell culture, biochemical, and molecular biology techniques.
- Assist the Program Director in researching and developing additional reagents (DNA constructs, established cell lines, etc) for use in internship projects.
- Teach as the lab instructor for three lab-based courses in the program, including Applications of Cell Culture (spring), Programmed Cell Death lab (fall), and Immunotechniques in Biochemistry (fall) lab courses for the graduate students.
- Help Professors in preparing and proctoring exams for program courses.
- Assist in ongoing biomedical research and development projects of the program director and graduate faculty in the MS Biochem program.
Other
- Bachelor's Degree, Master's preferred
- 3 or more years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Teaching skills and experience preferred
- Must work on-campus
