• Research Assistant (Surgery) - #Staff

    Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)


    The Department of Surgery is seeking a **_Research Assistant_** oversees data collection, data organization, and/or data management or similar functions/tasks for research study(ies) in support of a PI or a research team.

    Specific Duties & Responsibilities

    + Run routine and ad hoc reports.

    + Use standard tools and computer programs to review data.

    + Assist with data cleaning measures to ensure accuracy of data and preparation of tables.

    + Lead basic activities such as data collection and data entry.

    + May lead specific tasks and develop processes to ensure study activities occur effectively and efficiently.

    + May conduct literature searches to support faculty in research efforts.

    + May design and format papers/publications.

    + May assist PIs in writing summaries of papers for release as policy briefs or other channels.

    + Other duties as assigned.

    _In addition to the duties described above_

    + Assists with research studies in the Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

    + The candidate will be part of a research team working on several ongoing projects including but not limited to biological therapies for cardiac arrhythmias.

    + Maintain pluripotent stem cell culture and perform cardiac differentiation.

    + Perform immunostaining and cellular imaging of cardiac derivatives from stem cells.

    + Prepare histology sections for immunostaining.

    + Acquire cardiac cellular electrophysiology data from cultured cardiac cells and tissue constructs.

    Minimum Qualifications

    + Bachelor's Degree in a related field.

    + Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

     

    Classified Title: Research Assistant

    Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD

    Starting Salary Range: $17.20 - $30.30 HRLY ($46,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)

     

    Employee group: Full Time

     

    Schedule: M-F

     

    FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

     

    Department name: SOM Sur Peds Cardiac

     

    Personnel area: School of Medicine