Research

Research Assistant 4, Molecular Biology and Microbiology (Job 8866), minimum annual salary is $40,662, posted 11/04/09

The successful candidate will, with a high degree of independence and under general direction, assist in the daily operations of a basic biomedical research laboratory, and will participate in a variety of basic research in the area of cell-molecular biology, biochemistry and virology.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
5 to 8 years of related experience required

Education/Licensing
Bachelor’s degree is required; Master’s degree is preferred

Essential Skills
Has knowledge of advanced concepts, practices, and procedures within cell-molecular biology, biochemistry and virology

Technical Skills
Experience with the following techniques: preparation of plasmid DNA, construction of recombinant DNA, PCR, immunoblotting, mammalian cell culture, gene transfer using retroviral/lentiviral vectors, and flow cytometry.

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 3, Molecular Biology and Microbiology (Job 8860), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 11/03/09

The successful candidate will, under limited supervision, assist in the daily operations of a basic biomedical research laboratory, and will participate in a variety of basic research in the area of cell-molecular biology, biochemistry and virology.

• Plan and conduct experiments to supply scientific information as part of laboratory’s project goals; collect and analyze data; maintain equipment and facilities; order equipment, chemicals, and reagents; organize laboratory; tissue culture, radiation safety; train new staff and direct the work of students.
• Carry out complex research assignments of a non-routine nature, utilizing new and innovative research techniques involving a high degree of skill and training.
• Evaluate adequacy of techniques; study, test and analyze new procedures.
• Coordinate lab activities; general laboratory organization.
• Maintain databases.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
3 to 5 years of related experience required

Education/Licensing
Bachelor’s degree is required; Master’s degree is preferred

Essential Skills
Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within cell-molecular biology, biochemistry and virology

Technical Skills
Experience with the following techniques: preparation of plasmid DNA, construction of recombinant DNA, PCR, immunoblotting, mammalian cell culture, gene transfer using retroviral/lentiviral vectors, and flow cytometry.

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 1, Gastroenterology (Job 8853), minimum hourly wage is $12.43, posted 11/03/09

Working under moderate supervision, perform research work in medical and related technical areas involving biology and biochemistry skills. The primary responsibility of this position will be the molecular and biochemical analysis of plasma derived from cohorts of HIV-infected individuals, generating data that reflects the presence of microbial translocation and correlate these findings to the degree of intestinal permeability observed. A working knowledge of the biology and biochemistry of the intestinal epithelium in response to HIV infection, as well as a willingness to develop a respectable knowledge of the literature.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
0 to 3 months of biomedical laboratory experience; experience in some specific biological laboratory techniques as outlined under Essential functions is required.

Education/licensing
A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a biomedical, science is required.

Essential skills
Working knowledge of the relevant literature, to obtain the ultimate goal of taking ownership of the project.

Technical skills
• General laboratory techniques and safety requirements
• Aseptic (sterile) technique with universal precautions for the maintenance of cultures of human cell lines,
• Careful design, performance, and trouble shooting of scientific experiments; data analysis and interpretation

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 1, Comprehensive Cancer Center (Job 8852), minimum hourly wage is $12.43, posted 11/03/09

Working under moderate supervision, provide assistance for National Cancer Institute funded studies that address the decision making of cancer patients who are considering their treatment options. Ongoing projects include: (1) Web-based intervention to help patients overcome barriers to clinical trial participation; and (2) Descriptive study of the impact of high patient expectations of benefit from experimental therapy on subsequent quality of life.
• Participate in development and testing of an internet-based educational intervention to improve patient understanding of clinical trials. This will involve extensive interactions with patients as they are recruited to the study, tracked, and followed.
• Conduct surveys of cancer patients regarding their expectation and quality of life while taking part in clinical trials.
• Collect and analyze data.
• Assist in the preparation of manuscripts, grants, and presentations describing these studies.
• Participate in sessions to review data, plan workload, and follow up on specific elements of the projects for which he/she is responsible.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
0 years of experience in research is required; some experience in social/behavioral research projects is preferred.

Education/Licensing
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Psychology or closely related field).

Essential Skills
Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Technical Skills
Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and database management programs.

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 3, Gastroenterology (Job 8849), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 11/03/09

Working under limited supervision, carry out complex research assignments of a non-routine nature. Perform mouse modeling, isolation of cells, mouse breading, genotyping. handling knockout mice, and resection experiments along with tests for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
3 to 5 years of related experience required.

Education/licensing
Bachelor’s degree in science.

Essential skills
• Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
• Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.

Technical skills
Ability to operate laboratory equipment

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 2, Center for Global Health and Diseases (Job 8842), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 11/03/09

Working under general supervision plan and carry out project in accordance with general plans. This project is aimed at defining innate immune pathways, including toll-like receptors and RNA helicases involved in host defense against Rift Valley Fever virus. In vivo and in vitro studies with mice, as well as, working with human cells and cell lines are important aspects of the project.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
1 to 3 years of post-graduate experience

Education
Bachelor’s degree

Essential skills
Good written and verbal communication skills.

Technical skills
• Has experience with pipetting, sterile technique, molecular biology techniques such as PCR, DNA and RNA processing, experience with animal handling and techniques preferable.
• Experience with virology is preferable.

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 1, Center for Global Health and Diseases (Job 8841), minimum hourly wage is $12.43 (part-time, 20 hours per week), posted 11/03/09

Working under moderate supervision, this position will support an ongoing research project in the Center for Global Health & Diseases, School of Medicine. Perform research work in medical and related areas.

• Interact with a variety of health care professionals and patients
• Recruit study subjects, obtain informed consent, administer survey
• Perform data entry in web-based database
• Escort patients for blood draw
• Transport blood samples from clinic to laboratory
• Review medical records for relevant study information

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
0 to 3 months research experience required in the following areas: recruiting subjects, administering surveys, updating and maintaining databases.

Education/licensing
Bachelor’s degree in social science, public health, health sciences or similar discipline required, master’s degree preferred.

Essential skills
• Efficient organization
• Ability to attend to details
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to follow written procedures and protocols with moderate supervision
• Strong communication skills

Technical skills
Good computer skills, including database experience, data entry, Endnote

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Clinical Coordinator, HIV Program Project, Biological Sciences, School of Dental Medicine (Job 8836), minimum annual salary is $33,410, posted 10/26/09

This position is critical for the successful and efficient operation of the newly funded program project (PPG) entitled “Oral Mucosal Immunity in Vulnerable HIV Infected Populations”. The mission of the PPG is to identify changes in innate defense mechanisms that increase susceptibility to oral complications following HIV infection. Discovering how this pathology occurs in the mouth may offer the potential for understanding how similar complications arise in other body sites. There are four research projects under the grant.
This position assumes responsibility for the submission of all regulatory documents to the Institutional Review Board and the Institutional Biosafety Committee for four principal investigators each with a research project under the auspices of the PPG.
Additional responsibilities include recruiting patient volunteers and assisting with consent form and protocol development, data management for the PPG and contributing to the development of a patient volunteer database.
It is essential that the person filling this role have a good understanding of the clinical trials process as well as the IRB process and general ethical issues around human investigations that may result from planned submissions. The person filling this role is expected to work collaboratively with project PI’s to assist in design and implementation of recruitment and tissue acquisition.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
2-3 years of direct IRB or other clinical trials-related experience. 1-3 years Clinical Database Experience. Strong knowledge of Access and Microsoft office programs.

Education
Bachelor’s degree required.

Essential skills
• Must have solid organizational, administrative and interpersonal skills. A demonstrated command of verbal and written communications is a must.
• Must work well in a team-orientated environment
• Must have the ability to work in a fast paced environment managing multiple priorities with strict deadlines.
• Timeliness, accuracy and autonomy and intimate knowledge of regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrate flexibility in setting priorities during occasions of unusual demands for service
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Technical skills
• Data entry – 50+ wpm
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Access and Excel

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to gmsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 1, Anthropology (Job 8830), minimum hourly wage is $12.43, posted 10/22/09

Term Position currently funded for one year

This posting is for a full-time (37.5 hours per week) ethnographic researcher assistant to work on a study, funded by the National Science Foundation, to investigate heroin use in Cuyahoga County. The aims of this research are to understand how the drug is bought and sold, as well as to what extent these behaviors influence health related outcomes associated with heroin use. Data collected will be utilized to develop a variety of agent-based computational models of the heroin market. The researcher hired will be trained and work collaboratively with the Principal Investigator and research team to collect, manage, and analyze ethnographic data pursuant to these aims.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
Zero to three months qualitative research experience with some interviewing experience. Experience conducting research as an undergraduate or graduate student required.

Education/licensing
Bachelor’s degree in cultural/medical anthropology or related field.

Essential skills
Good communication and organizational skills

Technical skills
• Familiarity with qualitative research analysis software.
• An understanding of applied qualitative research methods in anthropology
• Good computer skills

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to gmsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 3, Neurosciences (Job 8829), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 10/20/09

Working under limited supervision, carry out complex studies on regeneration of nerves after injury. Work independently, i.e., without day to day supervision.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
3 to 5 years related experience; preferably in a biomedical laboratory strongly preferred

Education/licensing
Bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry or Neuroscience

Essential skills
• Ability to perform surgical, histological, and biochemical procedures with precision,
• Ability to trouble shoot methodological problems.
• Ability to work quite independently.
• Skilled at using computers for data analysis, word processing, and literature searches.
• Able to keep a comprehensive and well organized laboratory notebook.
• Familiarity with working with small animals (i.e., rats and mice).

Technical skills
• Use of a light microscope, tissue sectioning,
• Use of standard biochemical equipment such as pipets, performing dilutions,
• Fine motor skills required for animal surgery.
External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 3, Pediatrics (Job 8825), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 10/19/09

Term Position currently funded through September 1, 2011

Working under limited supervision, carry out complex research assignments of a non-routine nature. Work on a collaborative team of investigators on a project to understand the role of hypoxia in coronary vessel development using the chicken and mouse animal models. The research assistant 3 will utilize new and innovative research techniques involving a high degree of skill and training.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
3 to 5 years of laboratory experience, preferably in molecular biology.

Education/Licensing
Bachelor's degree

Essential Skills
• Has knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures within molecular biology.
• Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.

Technical Skills
• Mouse breeding and genotyping experience.
• High level of computer literacy is required
• Molecular biology especially RNA work

external candidates: please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

internal candidates: please print and complete the internal promotion/transfer application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 2, Pediatrics (Job 8824), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 10/19/09

Term Position currently funded through September 1, 2011

Working under general supervision, plan and carryout out project in accordance with general plans. Work on a collaborative team of investigators on a project to understand the role of hypoxia in coronary vessel development using the chicken and mouse animal models.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
1 to 3 years of laboratory experience, Molecular biology experience preferred

Education/Licensing
Bachelor's degree

Essential Skills
• Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
• Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.

Technical Skills
• Mouse breeding and genotyping experience.
• High level of computer literacy is required
• Molecular biology especially RNA work

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 4, Neurosurgery (Job 8820), minimum annual salary is $40,662, posted 10/19/09

Seeking a highly motivated experienced individual with a strong work ethic to coordinate major activities of laboratory staff to execute an exciting NIH-funded research project. The laboratory studies perinatal brain injury from preterm births and seeks to understand and reverse the damage. Efficient, precise and reliable conduct of experiments with minimal supervision is essential. The individual will design experiments and generate, collect and analyze data for an overall experimental plan developed by the Principal Investigator in preparation for publications and grant proposals. The individual will train and supervise students and implement and evaluate innovative research techniques.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
At least 5 years experience in a lab setting. Experience in animal handling and/or animal surgery, and cellular, biochemical and molecular biological techniques is preferred.

Education/licensing
Bachelor’s degree in science required. Master’s degree in science preferred. Understanding of neuroscience or molecular biology preferred.

Essential skills
• Mastery of written and spoken English
• Basic math skills
• Ability to work with others
• Independence, productivity, and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Technical skills
• Experience in small animal surgery and sterile technique is required
• Experience with basic cell culture techniques, histological and immunocytochemistry, and molecular biology techniques such as Westerns, RT-PCR and ELISAs is important
• Experience with lentiviral techniques would be a plus
• Understanding and experience of computer graphics such as Photoshop, power point is an advantage

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Clinical Research Facilitator/RA 3, Family Medicine (Job 8819), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 10/19/09

Serves as a research facilitator and liaison between community health care practices, research investigators and leaders of resource groups within the NIH-funded Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC). Collaborates with clinicians and staff members at health care practices to develop and conduct clinical research, quality improvement, and practice enhancement projects. Collects data and supervises data collectors for research and quality improvement projects. Manages research projects.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
Three to five years experience required. Candidates should have experience working in a health care setting. Experience implementing clinical research studies is important; experience preparing IRB applications is desirable. To meet immediate needs, candidates who have experience working in primary care, pediatric or community-based oncology practices are preferred.

Education/licensing
Bachelor’s degree in clinical research, a health care field, social sciences, public health or related field required; Master’s degree preferred.

Essential skills
• Communicate both verbally and in written form understandably with patients and be able to understand conversations with physicians/providers/co-workers and for the above named groups to understand employee
• Able to read and follow directions in oral and written form
• Ability to compose written reports
• Ability to work with limited supervision and carry out complex routine and non-routine research projects
• Good rapport-building and interpersonal skills

Technical skills
• Able to work with information systems including but not limited to personal computers, project management software, Excel, Word, e-mail and Internet information retrieval
• Requires basic keyboarding skills and minimum typing speed of 30 wpm

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Clinical Research Facilitator/RA 3, Family Medicine (Job 8818), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 10/19/09

Serves as a research facilitator and liaison between community health care practices, research investigators and leaders of resource groups within the NIH-funded Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC). Collaborates with clinicians and staff members at health care practices to develop and conduct clinical research, quality improvement, and practice enhancement projects. Collects data and supervises data collectors for research and quality improvement projects. Manages research projects.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
Three to five years experience required. Candidates should have experience working in a health care setting. Experience implementing clinical research studies is important; experience preparing IRB applications is desirable. To meet immediate needs, candidates who have experience working in primary care, pediatric or community-based oncology practices are preferred.

Education/licensing
Bachelor’s degree in clinical research, a health care field, social sciences, public health or related field required; Master’s degree preferred.

Essential skills
• Communicate both verbally and in written form understandably with patients and be able to understand conversations with physicians/providers/co-workers and for the above named groups to understand employee
• Able to read and follow directions in oral and written form
• Ability to compose written reports
• Ability to work with limited supervision and carry out complex routine and non-routine research projects
• Good rapport-building and interpersonal skills

Technical skills
• Able to work with information systems including but not limited to personal computers, project management software, Excel, Word, e-mail and Internet information retrieval
• Requires basic keyboarding skills and minimum typing speed of 30 wpm

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 3, Communitry Dentistry (Job 8812), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 10/19/09

Term Position currently funded through August 31, 2011

This longitudinal study addresses the relationship between birth weight and early childhood caries. The person selected for the position will assist the research team with all aspects of study participant recruitment, retention, and data collection.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
Three to five years experience in a health related field required. Experience working with children with and without special needs, as well as with adults highly desired. Also, experience working on clinical research projects at all levels including data collection and management would be helpful.

Education/licensing
Bachelor’s degree in social science or related field required; Master’s degree in Social Work preferred. Valid Ohio Driver’s License

Essential skills
Excellent communication, social, and interpersonal skills

Technical skills
Computer skills: spreadsheet and database applications

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to gmsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 1, Cardiovascular Medicine (Job 8810), minimum hourly wage is $12.43, posted 10/13/09

Working under moderate supervision, perform research work in biomedical, cell and molecular biology involving the use of lab skills. The research projects in the lab investigate the roles of inflammation, transcription factors in vascular injury and macrophage biology.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
0 to 3 months of related experience required.

Education/Licensing
Bachelor’s degree required.

Essential Skills
• Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
• Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.

Technical Skills
Ability to operate laboratory equipment.
Basic biomedical laboratory experience, including animal lines maintenance, genotyping of the animals including performance of PCR

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 2, Nursing (Job 8806), minimum hourly wage is $15.06 (part-time, 30 hours per week), posted 10/13/09

Term Position currently funded through August 30, 2011

Working under general supervision, will collect data and teach methods for reducing stress to women caregivers of elders with dementia. The data collection interviews and intervention sessions will be conducted in the women’s homes or other nearby private venue identified by the study participant. The women will be recruited from Northeast Ohio.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
One to two years experience working with elders/caregivers and with the use of stress reducing methods

Education/licensing
Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred. Degree/major field in nursing, social work, psychology or communication preferred.

Essential skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills are required
• Must be able to follow structured intervention protocols without deviation
• Flexibility in time commitment for conducting data collection interviews and intervention sessions

Technical skills
• Typing/word-processing/computer skills with a working knowledge of Word for transcription of field notes and progress reports
• Working knowledge of use of digital recorders is a plus
• Working knowledge of SPSS for data entry also a plus
• Must be able to drive and provide own transportation (with valid Ohio driving license)

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to ebsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 2, Center for Clinical Investigation (CCI) (Job 8803), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 10/06/09

Term Position currently funded through September, 2011

Working under general supervision, recruit patients with cardiovascular disease and sleep apnea for a clinical trial comparing supplemental oxygen to CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure), assessing the relative improvement in cardiovascular risk factors with each treatment. Duties include performing screening tests, including providing home sleep monitors, review medical history and symptoms from questionnaires and medical records and obtain informed consent. The research assistant will also assist with collection and processing of a variety of clinical and physiological data from participants studied at the Dahms Clinical Research Unit (DCRU) during morning visits. Data collected on each subject are comprehensive and include a wide array of physiological, anthropomorphic, functional, and medical tests. Arrangements will need to be made to retrieve some of the data that is collected in the homes of the subjects.
Adeptness is required for meticulous adherence to a complex protocol, diligence in recruiting large numbers of subjects per week, and sensitivity in interacting with patients. Individuals must be able to clearly explain a complex informed consent form, develop rapport with a wide variety of research participants, identify appropriate inclusion and exclusion criteria for specific aspects of the protocol; identify physiological reactions that might require a physician or nurse intervention. Other skills include the ability to identify potential problems with equipment malfunction, performance of ongoing quality control and preventive maintenance of equipment. Strict adherence to quality control procedures for data collection and scoring also are needed, including organization of regular assessments of inter- and intra-technician reliability.
Additional responsibilities include supporting other research staff, interfacing with division members for the purposes of coordination and information sharing, and development of processing systems to enhance efficiency in scheduling patients, data processing, and preparation of written reports.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
1 to 3 years experience working in clinical research or a similar setting.

Education/Licensing
Bachelor’s degree required.

Essential Skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate with patients and explain procedures while being sensitive to participant needs. Ability to build rapport with participants as well as with members of research team and other department staff.
• Sensitivity to clinical issues and sound clinical judgment.
• Meticulous with data collection, assures data are collected according to protocol and missing data are identified and corrected.
• Ability to work independently with a flexible schedule to accommodate participant schedules.
• Knowledgeable regarding scheduling/spreadsheet and data analysis programs for the biomedical and social sciences.
• Well-organized, efficient, and dependable.

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 2, Center for Clinical Investigation (CCI) (Job 8802), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 10/06/09

Term Position currently funded through September, 2011

Working under general supervision, recruit patients with cardiovascular disease and sleep apnea for a clinical trial comparing supplemental oxygen to CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure), assessing the relative improvement in cardiovascular risk factors with each treatment. Duties include performing screening tests, including providing home sleep monitors, review medical history and symptoms from questionnaires and medical records and obtain informed consent. The research assistant will also assist with collection and processing of a variety of clinical and physiological data from participants studied at the Dahms Clinical Research Unit (DCRU) during morning visits. Data collected on each subject are comprehensive and include a wide array of physiological, anthropomorphic, functional, and medical tests. Arrangements will need to be made to retrieve some of the data that is collected in the homes of the subjects.
Adeptness is required for meticulous adherence to a complex protocol, diligence in recruiting large numbers of subjects per week, and sensitivity in interacting with patients. Individuals must be able to clearly explain a complex informed consent form, develop rapport with a wide variety of research participants, identify appropriate inclusion and exclusion criteria for specific aspects of the protocol; identify physiological reactions that might require a physician or nurse intervention. Other skills include the ability to identify potential problems with equipment malfunction, performance of ongoing quality control and preventive maintenance of equipment. Strict adherence to quality control procedures for data collection and scoring also are needed, including organization of regular assessments of inter- and intra-technician reliability.
Additional responsibilities include supporting other research staff, interfacing with division members for the purposes of coordination and information sharing, and development of processing systems to enhance efficiency in scheduling patients, data processing, and preparation of written reports.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
1 to 3 years experience working in clinical research or a similar setting.

Education/Licensing
Bachelor’s degree required.

Essential Skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate with patients and explain procedures while being sensitive to participant needs. Ability to build rapport with participants as well as with members of research team and other department staff.
• Sensitivity to clinical issues and sound clinical judgment.
• Meticulous with data collection, assures data are collected according to protocol and missing data are identified and corrected.
• Ability to work independently with a flexible schedule to accommodate participant schedules.
• Knowledgeable regarding scheduling/spreadsheet and data analysis programs for the biomedical and social sciences.
• Well-organized, efficient, and dependable.

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 4 (Polysomnologist), Center for Clinical Investigation (CCI) (Job 8801), minimum annual salary is $40,662, posted 10/05/09

Term Position currently funded through September, 2011

Working with a high degree of independence and under general direction, oversee the collection of data from four sites in Cleveland, Boston and Baltimore participating in a NIH funded clinical trial comparing oxygen with CPAP therapy for patients with heart disease. The individual will ensure that standardized high quality data are collected from home sleep records, 24 hour blood pressure recordings, and vascular tests performed in a clinical research setting. The individual also will be responsible for scoring all sleep records, following standardized protocols and process the data into formats amenable for digitized analysis. The individual also will edit and process the blood pressure and vascular measures and output from CPAP machines showing what pressures are needed for sleep apnea treatment. S/he will generate final analytical files with these data, summary quality reports, and assist with feedback to data collection technicians on ways to maintain or improve data quality. This individual will also need to identify in a timely manner physiological data that represent clinical problems and require prompt intervention.
Experience in polysomnography is required to assure that excellent quality of signals are captured, even in face of the challenges of monitoring in unattended settings. Must be able to learn new scoring procedures, and strictly follow NIH guidelines for study interpretation and analysis. Must maintain very high levels of scoring reliability. Must understand the technical operation of polysomnographic equipment and sophisticated computers for data acquisition and analysis. Other responsibilities include report generation and interpretation, application of software to identify unusual physiological patterns. Individual will be asked to assist in writing and maintenance of a manual of procedures, and will be required to participate in reliability exercises.
Other responsibilities include formulation of interpretations and recommendations based on evaluation findings, provision of feedback to sites and participants, preparation of written reports, training of research assistants conducting the measurements, and preparation of research reports.
Additional responsibilities include supporting other research staff, interfacing with division members for the purposes of coordination and information sharing, and development of processing systems to enhance efficiency in scheduling patients, data processing, and preparation of written reports. Will interact with technicians located at clinics located at 4 nationally distributed centers, providing technical support, assistance in trouble-shooting sensor application, signals, and data capture.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
5 to 8 years related experience, including at least 2 years in assessment of sleep disorders and polysomnography required.

Education/Licensing
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Certified or registered polysomnologist or respiratory therapist degree preferred. A proven long-term track record working successfully in complex sleep research may substitute for certification.

Essential Skills
• Expertise in analyzing multichannel polysomnograms and polysomnographic report generation.
• Meticulous ability to interpret and follow scoring guidelines, to troubleshoot data and reports.
• Well-organized, efficient, and dependable.
• Ability to effectively communicate study findings and work collaboratively with technicians nationally and local staff.

Technical Skills
Expertise in polysomnographic scoring, interpretation, and report writing.

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 4/Project Coordinator, Center of Clinical Investigation (CCI) (Job 8800), minimum annual salary is $40,662, posted 10/05/09

Term Position currently funded throught September, 2011

Working with a high degree of independence and under general direction, provide clinical trials management to coordinate complex and varied data from four sites participating in a NIH funded multi-center clinical trial comparing supplemental oxygen with CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) in patients with cardiovascular disease. The Project Manager (PM) will play a leadership role in overseeing the collection, processing, data entry and reporting of varied clinical, physiological and functional data from over 1400 participants recruited from clinical sites in Cleveland, Boston and Baltimore. The data sources are complex and include: medical history, clinic visits and biological specimens, measures of cardiovascular risk, sleep data, and overnight blood pressure and vascular measures. The PM will be responsible for ensuring that all sites develop and maintain appropriate regulatory materials, are compliant with Institutional Review Board materials, including HIPAA documentation, maintain regulatory files and documents. H/she will oversee study progress, monitoring recruitment and retention targets, adverse event reporting, perform study wide protocol adherence assessments, and generate reports for the NIH, study investigators and the DSMB. H/she will prepare and monitor study-wide budgets, and interface with the funding agency and Department Administrator to assure appropriate allocation of funds within each quarter of funding. The PM will also work with a data manager to ensure that all aspects of database creation, data management, and data cleaning as well as report generation are efficient and appropriate. The data manager will be integrally involved in all aspects of research project design, working with other team members, including biostatisticans, epidemiologists, project coordinators, construction of data collection instruments, data management and maintenance, intermediate and final report generation, quality assurance monitoring, and preparation of grant applications. S/he needs to function mostly independently and to work directly with physician investigators.

REQUIREMENTS

Education/Licensing
Bachelor's degree required. A Master’s degree in biostatistics, epidemiology, public health, health sciences, or the equivalent is preferred.

Experience
5 to 8 years work experience in an increasingly responsible position in a biomedical research or social science research environment housed in a university, nonprofit research organization or similar setting. The ideal candidate will have considerable experience with issues related to the disciplines of clinical research, public health, study coordination, data management and cleaning. Considerable experience (3 or more years) is required for activities germane to research design, data analysis, and report writing. Prior experience working directly with physician investigators is necessary. Experience as a research nurse working in a clinical trial environment may be relevant.

Essential Skills
• Highly organized, decision-making skills, initiative, and ability to work with limited supervision. Excellent trouble-shooting skills. Ability to improve upon current practices.
• Extensive experience managing clinical trials, NIH grant administration, and regulatory procedures.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills; flexibility, ability to interact with a large and diverse research team including physician investigators.
• Fundamental knowledge of clinical research.

Technical Skills
• Requires database programming skills for data management, including data cleaning and ability to generate descriptive statistics.
• Requires extensive experience and familiarity with Windows-based personal computers.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing and manipulating datasets, and in basic statistical analysis.

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 4/Project Coordinator, Center for Clinical Investigation (CCI) (Job 8799), minimum annual salary is $40,662, posted 10/05/09

Term Position currently funded throught September, 2011

Working with a high degree of independence and under general direction, provide clinical trials management to coordinate complex and varied data from four sites participating in a NIH funded multi-center clinical trial comparing supplemental oxygen with CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) in patients with cardiovascular disease. The Project Manager (PM) will play a leadership role in overseeing the collection, processing, data entry and reporting of varied clinical, physiological and functional data from over 1400 participants recruited from clinical sites in Cleveland, Boston and Baltimore. The data sources are complex and include: medical history, clinic visits and biological specimens, measures of cardiovascular risk, sleep data, and overnight blood pressure and vascular measures. The PM will be responsible for ensuring that all sites develop and maintain appropriate regulatory materials, are compliant with Institutional Review Board materials, including HIPAA documentation, maintain regulatory files and documents. H/she will oversee study progress, monitoring recruitment and retention targets, adverse event reporting, perform study wide protocol adherence assessments, and generate reports for the NIH, study investigators and the DSMB. H/she will prepare and monitor study-wide budgets, and interface with the funding agency and Department Administrator to assure appropriate allocation of funds within each quarter of funding. The PM will also work with a data manager to ensure that all aspects of database creation, data management, and data cleaning as well as report generation are efficient and appropriate. The data manager will be integrally involved in all aspects of research project design, working with other team members, including biostatisticans, epidemiologists, project coordinators, construction of data collection instruments, data management and maintenance, intermediate and final report generation, quality assurance monitoring, and preparation of grant applications. S/he needs to function mostly independently and to work directly with physician investigators.

REQUIREMENTS

Education/Licensing
Bachelor's degree required. A Master’s degree in biostatistics, epidemiology, public health, health sciences, or the equivalent is preferred.

Experience
5 to 8 years work experience in an increasingly responsible position in a biomedical research or social science research environment housed in a university, nonprofit research organization or similar setting. The ideal candidate will have considerable experience with issues related to the disciplines of clinical research, public health, study coordination, data management and cleaning. Considerable experience (3 or more years) is required for activities germane to research design, data analysis, and report writing. Prior experience working directly with physician investigators is necessary. Experience as a research nurse working in a clinical trial environment may be relevant.

Essential Skills
• Highly organized, decision-making skills, initiative, and ability to work with limited supervision. Excellent trouble-shooting skills. Ability to improve upon current practices.
• Extensive experience managing clinical trials, NIH grant administration, and regulatory procedures.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills; flexibility, ability to interact with a large and diverse research team including physician investigators.
• Fundamental knowledge of clinical research.

Technical Skills
• Requires database programming skills for data management, including data cleaning and ability to generate descriptive statistics.
• Requires extensive experience and familiarity with Windows-based personal computers.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing and manipulating datasets, and in basic statistical analysis.

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 4/Project Coordinator, Center for Clinical Investigation (CCI), Medicine, School of Medicine, (Job 8798), minimum annual salary is $40,662, posted 10/05/09

Term Position currently funded through August, 2010

Working with a high degree of independence and under general direction, provide clinical trials management to coordinate complex and varied data from four sites participating in a NIH funded multi-center clinical trial comparing supplemental oxygen with CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) in patients with cardiovascular disease. The Project Manager (PM) will play a leadership role in overseeing the collection, processing, data entry and reporting of varied clinical, physiological and functional data from over 1400 participants recruited from clinical sites in Cleveland, Boston and Baltimore. The data sources are complex and include: medical history, clinic visits and biological specimens, measures of cardiovascular risk, sleep data, and overnight blood pressure and vascular measures. The PM will be responsible for ensuring that all sites develop and maintain appropriate regulatory materials, are compliant with Institutional Review Board materials, including HIPAA documentation, maintain regulatory files and documents. H/she will oversee study progress, monitoring recruitment and retention targets, adverse event reporting, perform study wide protocol adherence assessments, and generate reports for the NIH, study investigators and the DSMB. H/she will prepare and monitor study-wide budgets, and interface with the funding agency and Department Administrator to assure appropriate allocation of funds within each quarter of funding. The PM will also work with a data manager to ensure that all aspects of database creation, data management, and data cleaning as well as report generation are efficient and appropriate. The data manager will be integrally involved in all aspects of research project design, working with other team members, including biostatisticans, epidemiologists, project coordinators, construction of data collection instruments, data management and maintenance, intermediate and final report generation, quality assurance monitoring, and preparation of grant applications. S/he needs to function mostly independently and to work directly with physician investigators.

REQUIREMENTS

Education/Licensing
Bachelor's degree required. A Master’s degree in biostatistics, epidemiology, public health, health sciences, or the equivalent is preferred.

Experience
5 to 8 years work experience in an increasingly responsible position in a biomedical research or social science research environment housed in a university, nonprofit research organization or similar setting. The ideal candidate will have considerable experience with issues related to the disciplines of clinical research, public health, study coordination, data management and cleaning. Considerable experience (3 or more years) is required for activities germane to research design, data analysis, and report writing. Prior experience working directly with physician investigators is necessary. Experience as a research nurse working in a clinical trial environment may be relevant.

Essential Skills
• Highly organized, decision-making skills, initiative, and ability to work with limited supervision. Excellent trouble-shooting skills. Ability to improve upon current practices.
• Extensive experience managing clinical trials, NIH grant administration, and regulatory procedures.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills; flexibility, ability to interact with a large and diverse research team including physician investigators.
• Fundamental knowledge of clinical research.

Technical Skills
• Requires database programming skills for data management, including data cleaning and ability to generate descriptive statistics.
• Requires extensive experience and familiarity with Windows-based personal computers.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing and manipulating datasets, and in basic statistical analysis.

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 3, Nephrology, MetroHealth Medical Center (Job 8793), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 09/30/09

Term Position currently funded through April, 2011

Working under limited supervision, carry out complex research assignments of a non-routine nature. The principal role of the position will be for the management of a breeding colony of mice, for backcrossing and generation of animals for phenotyping experiments, The phenotyping which will be performed as a part of this position will include the isolation of mitochondria from animal tissues, heart, skeletal muscle and kidney for proteomic applications outside the scope of this position and the assay of oxidative phosphorylation, which will be performed as a part of this position. In addition the position will require participation in experimental design, trouble-shooting and preparation of results for publication.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
3 to 5 years related experience.

Education/licensing
Bachelor's degree in science

Essential skills
Excellent organization and writing skills

Technical skills
• Experience with animal handling/colony management (rodents).
• Mitochondrial isolation from heart and skeletal muscle
• Mastery of assays utilized to measure oxidative phosphorylation in isolated mitochondria

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 3, Molecular Biology and Microbiology (Job 8788), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 09/29/09

The successful candidate will, under limited supervision, assist in the daily operations of a basic biomedical research laboratory, and will participate in a variety of basic research in the area of cell-molecular biology, biochemistry and virology.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
3 to 5 years of related experience required

Education/Licensing
Bachelor’s degree is required; Master’s degree is preferred

Essential Skills
Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within cell-molecular biology, biochemistry and virology

Technical Skills
Experience with the following techniques: preparation of plasmid DNA, construction of recombinant DNA, PCR, immunoblotting, mammalian cell culture, gene transfer using retroviral/lentiviral vectors, and flow cytometry.

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and

Research Assistant 2, Molecular Biology and Microbiology (Job 8787), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 09/29/09

The successful candidate will, under general supervision, assist in the daily operations of a basic biomedical research laboratory, and will participate in a variety of basic research in the area of cell-molecular biology, biochemistry and virology.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
1 to 3 years of related experience required

Education/Licensing
Bachelor’s degree is required

Essential Skills
Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within cell-molecular biology, biochemistry and virology

Technical Skills
Experience with the following techniques: preparation of plasmid DNA, construction of recombinant DNA, PCR, immunoblotting, mammalian cell culture, gene transfer using retroviral/lentiviral vectors, and flow cytometry.

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 2, Pharmacology (Job 8784), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 09/24/09

Working under general supervision, plan and carry out project according to general plans. Utilize various molecular and cell biological approaches as well as performing protein expression and purification experiments. The objectives of the research projects in this laboratory are to understand the structure and function of macromolecular assemblies and to gain insight into their molecular mechanisms, as well as determine their roles in health and disease.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
1 to 3 years experience in biology, specifically molecular biology, biochemistry and cell biology or x-ray crystallography.

Education
Requires a B.S. degree.

Essential Skills
• Requires good organizational skills managing lab, ability to coordinate several ongoing projects.
• Good communication skills

Technical Skills
Computer skills for data entry, literature searches, and statistical evaluation.

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 1, Pharmacology (Job 8783), minimum hourly wage is $12.43, posted 09/24/09

Working under moderate supervision, perform research work utilizing various molecular and cell biological approaches as well as performing protein expression and purification experiments involving the use of lab skills. The objectives of the research projects in this laboratory are to understand the structure and function of human telomeres to gain insight into their roles in health and disease.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
0-3 months experience (experience in the area of protein biochemistry is highly preferred).

Education
Requires a B.S. degree in biochemistry, biology, or related subject.

Essential Skills
• Requires good organizational skills.
• Ability to manage time effectively.

Technical Skills
• Prior experience in the following techniques is desirable but not required: DNA cloning, PCR, and protein purification.
• Basic computer skills for data entry and statistical evaluation; computer skills (graphics and presentations, Internet).

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 1, Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine (Job 8777), minimum hourly wage is $12.43, posted 09/23/09

Working under moderate supervision, perform research work that includes preparing cell cultures, transfections and analyzing protein S-nitrosylation. The major focus of this research position is to study the role of protein denitrosylation in a wide spectrum of biological processes.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
0 to 3 months of related experience required.

Education/Licensing
Bachelor’s degree in science.

Essential Skills
Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and General laboratory skills.

Technical Skills
• Ability to operate laboratory equipment.
• Familiar with procedures within cellular and molecular biology.
• Must be computer literate in Microsoft Office programs

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 1, Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine (Job 8776), minimum hourly wage is $12.43, posted 09/23/09

Working under moderate supervision, perform research work that includes preparing cell cultures, transfections and analyzing protein S-nitrosylation. The major focus of this research position is to study the role of protein denitrosylation in a wide spectrum of biological processes.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
0 to 3 months of related experience required.

Education/Licensing
Bachelor’s degree in science.

Essential Skills
Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and General laboratory skills.

Technical Skills
• Ability to operate laboratory equipment.
• Familiar with procedures within cellular and molecular biology.
• Must be computer literate in Microsoft Office programs

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 3, School of Nursing (Job 8770), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 09/22/09

Term Position currently funded through September 30, 2010

The research assistant will work independently to perform all necessary tasks of research studies.
Overall responsibility:
• Conduct all necessary research activities to maintain the daily operation of the study.
• Contribute to the grant proposal, publication and dissemination of the research findings.
• Be responsible, reliable, and diligent in his or her job performance.
• Coordinate well with the research team members, supervisors, other study personnel, study subjects and all involved parties to carry out study objectives.
• Protect human research subjects.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
Three to five years previous research experience and two to three year clinical experience with patients in an in-patient or outpatient setting

Education/licensing
Bachelor degree (minimal)

Essential skills
• Excellent organization skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to conduct qualitative study and semi-structured interview with patient subjects
• Ability to work collaboratively in a small team environment; a good team player
• Ability to meet unexpected challenge and solve problems

Technical skills
• Proficient in computer software (Microsoft office, SPSS, PowerPoint etc.)
• Good writing skills
• Good driving skills
• Know how to administer research instruments
• Know how to code semi-structured interview instrument
• Know how to assist with writing grant proposals

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to ebsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 2, Pathology (Job 8767), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 09/21/09

The National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center (NPDPSC) is looking to appoint a Research Assistant Level 2 to assist in developing new tests and therapies for human and animal prions, including those causing mad cow disease. The primary focus is on prion diseases (e.g. CJD, BSE or ‘mad cow disease’). The Research Assistant 2 will facilitate ongoing research by providing technical and support functions. Special hazards include work with prions in Biosafety Level 2 and 3. This position involves working under general supervision and managing lab inventory and quality control.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
One to three years of related experience required.

Education/licensing
Bachelor’s degree in related science (biology or chemistry) required.

Essential skills
• Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures of laboratory methods in immunology and protein chemistry.
• Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.
• Must be well organized and capable of setting priorities while maintaining consistent attention to accuracy and quality.
• Must be motivated to explore and learn new laboratory techniques and must be able to teach laboratory techniques to other technicians.
• Ability to work under pressure, multi-task, and be a team player.
• Punctuality and good attendance required.

Technical skills
Ability to operate laboratory equipment

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 1/Image Reader, Ophthalmology (Job 8765), minimum hourly wage is $12.43, posted 09/17/09

Working under moderate supervision, perform readings of ophthalmic images for multi-center clinical trials using image analysis software and image standards.
• Read study photographs according to reading procedures set forth in the REDIARC/SMRC Manual of Operations
• Provide standardized, reproducible measurements of clinical ophthalmic findings.
• Assess study images to evaluate treatment efficacy and to identify adverse events.
• Assess quality of all images read.
• Regularly perform image reading for quality assurance purposes.
• Record results.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
0 to 3 months research experience. Some digital image analysis experience preferred.

Education
Bachelor’s of Science degree is required.

Essential skills
• Basic research skills
• Ability to integrate research findings.

Technical skills
Computer skills in data input and word processing

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Project Manager, Hematology/Oncology (Job 8764), minimum annual salary is $40,662, posted 09/17/09

Working with a high degree of independence and under general direction, the Project Manager will coordinate and oversee implementation of multicenter NIH-funded research studies. These studies involve the decision making of cancer patients who are considering treatment options. They involve the participation of a multidisciplinary team including medical oncologists, behavioral scientists, health communication specialists, statisticians, and bioethicists. The studies seek to address barriers to clinical trial participation in cancer patients, and improve understanding of the impact of therapeutic optimism on patient outcomes. The studies involve tailored interventions delivered via the Internet to cancer patients

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
5 to 8 years research experience with progressive responsibility.

Education
Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree or Ph.D. in relevant discipline preferred.

Essential Skills
• Experience with psychological theory, communications research, and statistical methods preferred.
• Experience with IRB protocol submission preferred.
• Grant writing experience also preferred.
• Pertinent scientific knowledge and skills to function independently.
• Must be able to carry out complex projects without direct supervision.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to work on several on-going projects.
• Ability to manage time effectively and work independently.
• Self starter.

Technical Skills
Working knowledge of statistical software, Microsoft Word, Access and PowerPoint.

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 1, Neurology (Job 8759), minimum hourly wage is $12.43 (part-time, 20 hours per week), posted 09/15/09

This position will support the Autonomic Research Laboratory as it relates to the Principal Investigator’s grant, Neurophysiological & Autonomic Characterization of Interstitial Cystitis and Painful Bladder Syndrome. This is a highly complex 5-year, multi-site clinical study that involves several investigators, patient groups and testing parameters. This position will work directly with the study patients performing autonomic testing procedures according to accepted lab protocols. This candidate may also coordinate and perform autonomic testing at each enrollment site. The Research Assistant 1 will work directly with the Principal Investigator/Co-Investigators and Project Manager to ensure safety and quality standards are met, reviewed and audited on a continuous basis.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
0 – 3 months of experience in a clinical lab setting preferred; experience dealing with a patient population strongly preferred

Education/licensing
Bachelor’s degree required; an understanding of neurological, urological and/or psychiatric disorders strongly preferred

Essential skills
• Mastery of written and spoken English
• Basic math skills
• Ability to work cooperatively with others
• Must maintain a strong moral and ethical background

Technical skills
• Most techniques will be taught within the lab however experience with autonomic testing is an advantage

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 2, Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Job 8757), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 09/15/09

Support the Principal Investigator’s research by providing research assistance and performing molecular analysis and design. Participate in the ongoing study of genetic causes of speech sound disorder and other research projects.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
1 to 3 years laboratory bench experience. Experience doing high throughput genotyping and/or sequencing is desirable. Prior experience dealing with human blood and tissue samples is preferred. Candidates who have experience in genotyping, mutation detection and/or sequencing and other molecular skills in conjunction with high throughput data handling will be given preference.

Education
Bachelor’s degree is required, prefer molecular biology expertise.

Essential skills
• Ability to take initiative and guidance from others
• Ability to receive direction and constructive criticism
• Self motivation and ability to use time effectively
• Ability to work with a team
• Organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written)

Technical skills
• Ability to use a computer and databases
• Knowledge of cytogenetic techniques such as fluorescence in situ hybridization and molecular techniques such as site directed mutagenesis desirable
• Organize data
• Perform high throughput molecular assays

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 2, Pediatrics (Job 8745), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 09/09/09

Working under general supervision, plan and carry out molecular biology and biochemistry project in accordance with general plans. Projects include respiratory morbidity in former preterm infants is a major public health problem. This typically takes the form of asthma or wheezing disorders in childhood. Our approach is focused on NO-cGMP and BDNF-TrkB signaling and how these regulate airway contractility during early development. We use a newborn animal model to elucidate physiologic and biochemical mechanisms that are a consequence of neonatal lung injury and potentially lead to airway dysfunction. The focus of the laboratory is the use of techniques in protein biochemistry, molecular biology and immunohistochemistry to examine effect of neonatal hyperoxia on lung physiology and signal transduction.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
1 to 3 years in molecular biology lab required, including experience with standard laboratory equipment (i.e. PCR cyclers, protein and DNA gels, ELISA).

Education
Bachelor's degree required, Master's preferred.

Essential Skills
• This position requires a combination of excellent laboratory and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Good communication skills are essential and contacts with departmental staff, other technical personnel and collaborators are likely to be frequent.

Technical Skills
• Preferred knowledge of basic techniques in animal surgery and skills with tissue culture.
• Experience with HPLC and Laser Capture microscopy is a plus.

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 2, Psychiatry (Job 8743), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 09/08/09

Working under general supervision, plan and carry out multiple clinical research projects and other special projects assigned by the Principal Investigator. The research assistant will be responsible for the conduct and implementation of multiple research protocols, including evaluations, scheduling of study related visits, liaison with the sponsor and facilitator of the study doctor’s schedules. This position will play a key role in coordination of a study as specified by each individual protocol, along with recruitment and screening of potential subjects. All of the research studies focus on learning more about the psychiatric care of children and adolescents.

REQUIREMENTS

Education
1-3 years of clinical research experience

Experience
Bachelor’s degree in psychology

Essential Skills
• Strong knowledge of all research protocols being conducted in the center
• Ability to work with patients, families and caregivers affected by serious mental illness.
• Ability to multitask effectively, excellent attention to detail, strong organizational skills, exceptional oral and written skills.

Technical Skills
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and willingness to learn new software packages as needed.

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 2, Gastroenterology (Job 8728), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 09/02/09

Working under general supervision, plan and carry out the primary responsibility of developing an in vitro cell culture model to evaluate the capacity of antimicrobial peptides to assume an immunomodulatory function, Primary cultures of T lymphocytes, and at times transfected T lymphomas, will be established to identity and isolate the receptor targeted by these peptides and the signal transduction pathway initiated after ligand receptor ligation. These early biochemical events will be mapped to specific functional T cell responses that may include cytokine production, cell cycle progression apoptosis, or migration. Develop skills in molecular biology, leading ultimately to the design, construction, and use of lentiviral vectors.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
1 to 3 years of biomedical laboratory experience is required.

Education/licensing
Bachelor's degree is required; prefer a Master's degree in biomedical.

Essential Skills
• Ability to assume a leadership role in the project, designing and trouble-shooting experiments, maintaining a command of the literature, and interpreting the experimental findings in the context of our current knowledge base.
• A willingness to master the relevant scientific literature and take ownership of the project is required.

Technical Skills
• General laboratory techniques (making solutions, pipetting, aseptic (sterile) technique with universal precautions, careful performance and design of highly controlled scientific experiments, data analysis and interpretation, trouble-shooting).
• A working knowledge of the biology and biochemistry of antimicrobial peptides, with a focus on their immunomodulatory activity.
• Ability to perform most of the following biological techniques: Primary cell cultures of human, hematopoietic T cell lines, T cell subsets, and intestinal T cells, with additional skills in maintaining colonic epithelial cell lines. Perform cell biological analyses for proliferation, cell surface marker expression, cytokine secretion and intracellular stains, signal transduction, receptor binding, and migration. Perform flow cytometry assays, cell cycle progression analysis, cell sorting via magnetic and fluorescent tags. Perform ELISA’s, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting, real time-polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Northern blotting, and immunohistochemical staining.
• Previous experience in maintaining and activating primary cultures of human lymphocytes is needed.
• Experience with light, fluorescence, and confocal microscopy.

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 2, Family Medicine (Job 8706), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 08/13/09

The Department of Family Medicine is seeking an individual to serve as a team leader for data collection in primary care medical practices. We are starting an exciting research program about effective communication in healthcare. We are searching for a dedicated and reliable individual with excellent interpersonal skills who is meticulous, attentive, focused, able to anticipate and troubleshoot technical and organizational problems proactively, and demonstrates an unwavering commitment to high-quality performance. A successful candidate for this position will be able to operate with minimal supervision from the project manager while approaching eligible patients in an outpatient waiting room, recruiting interested participants, completing an informed consent process, administering surveys, collecting digital audio files of patient encounters, logging participant information in a database, uploading files to a central server, training personnel and coordinating additional field data collectors who are also implementing the research protocol. Candidate must have a valid driver’s license and a reliable car to travel to local data collection sites. The right candidate may be offered the opportunity to contribute to the preparation of instruments and measures, qualitative data analysis, and the production of presentations and publications.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
1 – 3 years of relevant research experience; experience with research subject recruitment preferred; experience with survey research preferred; experience with observational or ethnographic research preferred

Education/licensing
Bachelor’s degree in a social science, public health or similar discipline; graduate degree preferred

Essential skills
• Dependable
• Efficient and organized
• Able to work effectively in a leadership role
• Ability to follow written procedures and protocols precisely with limited supervision

Technical skills
• Basic computer skills for data entry and file management in Microsoft Windows environment
• Knowledge of database design and management preferred
• Knowledge of qualitative data analysis preferred
• Knowledge of survey software (i.e. SNAP) preferred

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Resarch Assistant 1, Neuroscience (Job 8702), minimum hourly wage is $12.43, posted 08/13/09

Working under moderate supervision, support ongoing research studying Alzheimer’s disease processes within the brain, through work with transgenic and knockout mice.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
0 to 3 months experience in a research lab

Education/licensing
B.A./B.S. in the Biological Sciences

Essential skills
• Well organized, detail oriented, able to maintain a clean and ordered workspace,
• Ability to keep a detailed and legible laboratory notebook

Technical skills
Willingness to work with animals

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 1, Family Medicine (Job 8656), minimum hourly wage is $12.43, posted 07/20/09

The Department of Family Medicine is seeking an individual to assist with qualitative data analyses and qualitative data management. Strong computer, communication and organizational skills are necessary.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
0 – 3 months experience required; some experience with qualitative research methods required; experience using qualitative data analysis software such as Atlas.ti or NVivo preferred

Education/licensing
Bachelor’s degree in social science, public health or similar discipline required

Essential skills
• Efficient organization
• Ability to attend to details
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to follow written procedures and protocols with moderate supervision

Technical skills
• Strong computer skills including Excel and SPSS required

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 2, Pathology (Job 8619), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 06/24/09

The primary responsibility of this position will be analysis of the pathology and immune response generated in animal models in response to vaccination and/or challenge with mouse parainfluenza respiratory virus and bacterial pathogens of the gastric mucosa. In addition to extensive work with mice, tissue culture experiments will be involved.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Working under general supervision (on a day to day basis) with laboratory animals (mice) utilized as models for Helicobacter pylori gastroduodenal disease and kidney disease (glomerulonephritis) secondary to respiratory virus infection.
• Immunization via various routes (subcutaneous, intravenous, intraperitoneal, intramuscular, gastrointestinal (oral) and intranasal).
• Collect samples from animals to include urine collections, serial bleedings, non-survival surgery/dissection and bronchoalveolar or gastric/intestinal lavages.
• Prepare histologic and nucleic acid extractions of stomach, kidney and lungs, and preparation of single cell suspensions from spleen, mesenteric and “peripheral” lymph nodes and suspensions of isolated kidney glomeruli.
• Perform routine bacteriology, virus plaque assays.
• Establish and maintain (polarized epithelial, lymphocyte, monocyte/macrophage and dendritic) cell cultures.
• Perform ELISA's, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and (Western and lectin) immunoblotting, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Northern blotting, and immunohistochemical staining.
• Assist with ordering, maintaining chemical inventories and preventative maintenance of instruments and equipment.
• Assist in developing new techniques, and/or refining established protocols.
• Train staff new to the laboratory, and especially students.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
At least one year of biomedical laboratory experience is required; experience in at least some specific biological laboratory techniques as outlined under Essential and Non-essential functions is preferred but not required.

Education/licensing
Bachelor of arts/science degree in a biological or physical sciences is required.

Essential skills
Essential skills include general laboratory techniques (making solutions, pipetting, aseptic (sterile) technique with universal precautions, careful performance of scientific experiments, doing calculations, recording data and limited data analysis). Handling of, injection into and surgery on mice is preferred.

Technical skills
Technical skills are those required to carry out the Essential Functions (above) of the position. These technical skills are preferred but not required as the supervisor and other members of the laboratory group will train the individual who occupies this position.

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 3, Pathology (Job 8618), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 06/24/09

The primary responsibility of this position will be analysis of the pathology and immune response generated in animal models in response to vaccination and/or challenge with mouse parainfluenza respiratory virus and bacterial pathogens of the gastric mucosa. In addition to extensive work with mice, tissue culture experiments will be involved.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Working closely with the Principal Investigator under limited supervision, will receive broad instruction to execute a varied panel of entire experiments (on a week to week basis), rather than individual (day by day) duties. Often, assignments will require abstraction and implementation of entire experiments from written protocols.
• Work with laboratory animals (mice) utilized as models for Helicobacter pylori gastroduodenal disease and kidney disease (glomerulonephritis) secondary to respiratory virus infection.
• Immunization via various routes (subcutaneous, intravenous, intraperitoneal, intramuscular, gastrointestinal (oral) and intranasal).
• Collect samples from animals to include urine collections, serial bleedings, non-survival surgery/dissection and bronchoalveolar or gastric/intestinal lavages.
• Prepare histologic and nucleic acid extractions of stomach, kidney and lungs, and preparation of single cell suspensions from spleen, mesenteric and “peripheral” lymph nodes and suspensions of isolated kidney glomeruli.
• Perform routine bacteriology and virus plaque assays.
• Establish and maintain (polarized epithelial, lymphocyte, monocyte/macrophage and dendritic) cell cultures. ELISA's, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and (Western and lectin) immunoblotting, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Northern blotting, and immunohistochemical staining.
• Manage laboratory to include the organization and coordination of staff effort, ordering, grants management, chemical inventories and inspections, management of mouse colonies, and other associated duties.
• Responsible to find, evaluate and implement new techniques, and develop written protocols outlining their execution.
• Train less experienced individuals, and/or those new to the laboratory, in the execution of a variety of techniques.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
At least three years of biomedical laboratory experience is required; experience in at least some specific biological laboratory techniques as outlined under Essential and Non-essential functions is preferred but not required. Experience with computers and molecular biology required.

Education/licensing
A bachelor of arts/science degree in a biological or physical sciences is required. Master’s degree or equivalent training/experience is preferred.

Essential skills
Essential skills include general laboratory techniques (making solutions, pipetting, aseptic (sterile) technique with universal precautions, careful performance of scientific experiments, doing calculations, recording data and limited data analysis). Handling of, injection into and surgery on mice is preferred.

Technical skills
Technical skills are those required to carry out the Essential Functions (above) of the position. These technical skills are preferred but not required as the supervisor and other members of the laboratory group will train the individual who occupies this position.

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 2, Pathology (Job 8602), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 06/16/09

Working under general supervision, will be an integral member of the laboratory team. Research focuses on studies of how our body cells are protected from self attack by our immune system, clinical disorders in which protection is deficient, and the biochemical abnormalities in affected cells that are responsible for the defect.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
One to three years work experience, background in molecular biology or immunology preferred

Education/licensing
Bachelor’s degree

Essential skills
• Organizational skills, able to prioritize work
• Attention to details
• Good communication skills

Technical skills
• Ability to independently plan experiments
• Ability to maintain accurate notes and records of experiments

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to ejsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 3, Pathology (Job No. 7778), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 06/12/09

Revised 6/12/2009

Role of cell surface complement regulatory proteins in T cell responses, cancer, autoimmunity and growth regulation. Work directly with professor and for motivated RA, professor will teach.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
3 to 5 years of experience in biochemistry, immunology, molecular biology, and work with mice.

Education/Licensing
Bachelor’s degree required; Previous basic science lab work.

Essential skills
• Commitment to Scientific career
• Ability to independently plan experiments
• Experience with cell cultures
• Experience with mice (knockout/ transgenic) preferred.

Technical skills
• Molecular biology
• Tissue culture
• Proficient with office computer applications

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to ejsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 2 -- Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine (Job 8565) minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 05/28/09

Working under general supervision, support our group research in respiratory control and cardiopulmonary interactions by providing additional technical and analytic skills at the level of the preparation, conduct, and data management of studies in both animal models and humans.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
1 to 3 years of related experience required.

Education/licensing
Bachelor’s degree required.

Essential skills
• Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
• Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.

Technical skills
• Ability to operate laboratory equipment.
• Knowledge of general mammalian biology
• Good eye-hand coordination
• Ability to operate Microsoft programs in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Experience in working in a laboratory of animal or human physiology preferred

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 1, Pediatrics (Job 8547), minimum hourly wage is $12.43, posted 05/13/09

Working under moderate supervision, provide research laboratory support for the Principal Investigator’s research studies at University Hospitals Case Medical Campus. The position requires working with specimens containing Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) cord blood and processing these specimens for immunological and viral assays and for storage. It also includes working on new research projects that can lead to an increased understanding of the HIV- 1 infection and neonatal immune development.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
0 to 3 months of experience in a laboratory, preferably in the area of immunology or related fields

Education
Bachelor’s of Science degree required

Essential Skills
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Good organizational skills; able to budget time effectively
• Able to do multiple tasks at the same time

Technical Skills
• Isolating peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from whole blood
• Plasma and serum harvesting/labeling/storage
• Cell culturing and viable cryopreservation of cells
• Occasionally performing lymphoproliferative assays (LPAs)
• Fluorescence cell staining for Flow Cytometry
• Running quality control for reagents and assays
• Basic Laboratory skills including, but not limited to pipetting, routine laboratory mathematical calculations, aliquoting and centrifugation.
• Blood borne pathogens handling skills
• Computer skills

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 2, Pathology (Job 8523), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 05/01/09

The Research Assistant 2 will facilitate ongoing diagnostic and research work by providing technical and support functions for a lab dedicated to research and diagnostic work on prion diseases. Standard laboratory conditions with some hazardous chemicals. Special hazards include biohazardous (potentially infectious) human brain and cerebrospinal fluid. This position involves working under general supervision and managing lab inventory and quality control.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
1 to 3 years of related experience required.

Education/licensing
Bachelor’s degree in science required.

Essential skills
• Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
• Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.
• Must be well organized and capable of setting priorities while maintaining consistent attention to accuracy and quality.
• Must be motivated to explore and learn new laboratory techniques and must be able to teach laboratory techniques to other technicians.
• Ability to work under pressure, multi-task, and be a team player.
• Punctuality and good attendance required.

Technical skills
• Ability to operate laboratory equipment.
• DNA extraction
• Western blotting
• Gel electrophoresis 1-D and 2-D
• ELISA

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 1, Infectious Diseases (Job 8522), minimum hourly wage is $12.43, posted 04/30/09

Working under moderate supervision, provide clinical and research laboratory support for the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit (ACTU at University Hospitals Case Medical Campus. The position requires working with specimens containing Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-l), processing these specimens for immunological and viral assays, for storage and for shipping. It also includes working on new research projects that can lead to an increased understanding of the HIV-1 infection.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
0 to 3 months of experience in a laboratory, preferably in the area of immunology or related field.

Education
Bachelor’s of Science degree

Essential Skills
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Good organizational skills; able to budget rime effectively
• Able to do multiple tasks at the same time
• Ability to train new staff members and students

Technical Skills
• Isolating peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from whole blood
• Plasma and serum harvesting/labeling/ storage
• Cell culturing and viable cryopreservation of cells
• Occasionally performing lymphoproliferative assays (LPAs)
• Fluorescence cell staining for Flow Cytometry
• Running quality control for reagents and assays
• Basic Laboratory skills including, but not limited to pipetting, routine laboratory mathematical calculations, aliquoting and centrifugation
• Blood borne pathogens handling skills
• Computer skills, especially using LDMS system

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 4, Pediatrics (Job 8320), minimum annual salary is $40,662, posted 11/25/08

Working with a high degree of independence and under general direction, coordinate an NIH-sponsored research program that focuses on determining how decisions are made by physicians (and others) to use a specific medication in children.
Essential functions include:
• Provide input and recommendations to principal investigator regarding significant development in research projects
• Assist in developing data collection instruments.
• Develop quality controls and monitor data integrity.
• Teach and instruct other staff in techniques
• Conduct focus groups and interviews.
• Enter collected data.
• Perform complex statistical analysis.
• Present data analysis; may co-author research projects
• Coordinate national mailings of research materials and returned questionnaires
• Coordinate weekly meeting of research investigators

REQUIREMENTS

Experience
Requires 5 to 8 years of experience in research studies.

Education/Licensing
• Requires a bachelor’s degree in social science; however, a Master’s degree in social science (Sociology, Anthropology), health services research, management or public health is strongly preferred.
• Valid Ohio driver’s license

Essential skills
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to manage time effectively and work independently.
• Motivated self starter.
• Ability to coordinate work on several ongoing projects.
• Fluent English absolutely necessary.
• Access to own source of transportation.

Technical Skills
Computer skills for data entry, statistical evaluation, presentation creation and basic internet skills.

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

Research Assistant 3, Ophthalmology (Job No. 7787), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 02/21/08

Perform studies of immunological mechanisms underlying ocular inflammation as it relates to contact lens wear and corneal pathophysiology including corneal transplantation. The individual will have his/her own projects, utilize new and innovative research techniques involving a high degree of skills and training, and work under limited supervision in a highly efficient and leading scientific lab. REQUIREMENTS -- Experience -- 3 to 5 years experience with research required. Educational -- Bachelor’s degree in molecular biology, biochemistry or related medical science field required. Essential Skills -- Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job. Technical Skills -- Immunology knowledge. Experience with T cell immunology. Ability to operate a micro-computer, including but not limited to Windows programs and databases required. Experience with proper use and storage of chemicals. Experience with DNA preparation, PCR and DNA analysis.

External candidates: Please email your resume and cover letter referencing the above job number and title to jgsearch@case.edu

Internal candidates: Please print and complete the Internal Promotion/Transfer Application (pdf) and fax it along with your cover letter and resume.

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Research Assistant 4, Molecular Biology and Microbiology (Job 8866), minimum annual salary is $40,662, posted 11/04/09

Research Assistant 3, Molecular Biology and Microbiology (Job 8860), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 11/03/09

Research Assistant 1, Gastroenterology (Job 8853), minimum hourly wage is $12.43, posted 11/03/09

Research Assistant 1, Comprehensive Cancer Center (Job 8852), minimum hourly wage is $12.43, posted 11/03/09

Research Assistant 3, Gastroenterology (Job 8849), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 11/03/09

Research Assistant 2, Center for Global Health and Diseases (Job 8842), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 11/03/09

Research Assistant 1, Center for Global Health and Diseases (Job 8841), minimum hourly wage is $12.43 (part-time, 20 hours per week), posted 11/03/09

Clinical Coordinator, HIV Program Project, Biological Sciences, School of Dental Medicine (Job 8836), minimum annual salary is $33,410, posted 10/26/09

Research Assistant 1, Anthropology (Job 8830), minimum hourly wage is $12.43, posted 10/22/09

Research Assistant 3, Neurosciences (Job 8829), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 10/20/09

Research Assistant 3, Pediatrics (Job 8825), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 10/19/09

Research Assistant 2, Pediatrics (Job 8824), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 10/19/09

Research Assistant 4, Neurosurgery (Job 8820), minimum annual salary is $40,662, posted 10/19/09

Clinical Research Facilitator/RA 3, Family Medicine (Job 8819), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 10/19/09

Clinical Research Facilitator/RA 3, Family Medicine (Job 8818), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 10/19/09

Research Assistant 3, Communitry Dentistry (Job 8812), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 10/19/09

Research Assistant 1, Cardiovascular Medicine (Job 8810), minimum hourly wage is $12.43, posted 10/13/09

Research Assistant 2, Nursing (Job 8806), minimum hourly wage is $15.06 (part-time, 30 hours per week), posted 10/13/09

Research Assistant 2, Center for Clinical Investigation (CCI) (Job 8803), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 10/06/09

Research Assistant 2, Center for Clinical Investigation (CCI) (Job 8802), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 10/06/09

Research Assistant 4 (Polysomnologist), Center for Clinical Investigation (CCI) (Job 8801), minimum annual salary is $40,662, posted 10/05/09

Research Assistant 4/Project Coordinator, Center of Clinical Investigation (CCI) (Job 8800), minimum annual salary is $40,662, posted 10/05/09

Research Assistant 4/Project Coordinator, Center for Clinical Investigation (CCI) (Job 8799), minimum annual salary is $40,662, posted 10/05/09

Research Assistant 4/Project Coordinator, Center for Clinical Investigation (CCI), Medicine, School of Medicine, (Job 8798), minimum annual salary is $40,662, posted 10/05/09

Research Assistant 3, Nephrology, MetroHealth Medical Center (Job 8793), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 09/30/09

Research Assistant 3, Molecular Biology and Microbiology (Job 8788), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 09/29/09

Research Assistant 2, Molecular Biology and Microbiology (Job 8787), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 09/29/09

Research Assistant 2, Pharmacology (Job 8784), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 09/24/09

Research Assistant 1, Pharmacology (Job 8783), minimum hourly wage is $12.43, posted 09/24/09

Research Assistant 1, Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine (Job 8777), minimum hourly wage is $12.43, posted 09/23/09

Research Assistant 1, Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine (Job 8776), minimum hourly wage is $12.43, posted 09/23/09

Research Assistant 3, School of Nursing (Job 8770), minimum annual salary is $35,665, posted 09/22/09

Research Assistant 2, Pathology (Job 8767), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 09/21/09

Research Assistant 1/Image Reader, Ophthalmology (Job 8765), minimum hourly wage is $12.43, posted 09/17/09

Research Project Manager, Hematology/Oncology (Job 8764), minimum annual salary is $40,662, posted 09/17/09

Research Assistant 1, Neurology (Job 8759), minimum hourly wage is $12.43 (part-time, 20 hours per week), posted 09/15/09

Research Assistant 2, Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Job 8757), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 09/15/09

Research Assistant 2, Pediatrics (Job 8745), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 09/09/09

Research Assistant 2, Psychiatry (Job 8743), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 09/08/09

Research Assistant 2, Gastroenterology (Job 8728), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 09/02/09

Research Assistant 2, Family Medicine (Job 8706), minimum annual salary is $31,327, posted 08/13/09

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