Research Associate for Lyme Disease Research Center

Requisition #: A-153154-32

Status: Full Time

Type: Faculty

School: School of Medicine

Department/Program: Clinical and Molecular Rheumatology

Salary: $60,000-$75,000

Location City: Lutherville

Location State: MD

Location Zip Code: 21093

Closing Date: Open until filled

To apply: apply.interfolio.com/153154

General Description

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

- Establishes and implements robust core infrastructure aligned with institutional and departmental policies and regulations, to include:

o Manage and supervise operation of Mesoscale instrument and establish necessary controls for data entry into iLabs

o Ensuring satisfactory biospecimen collection, processing, freezer management and backup, and distribution of samples to the Lyme Center investigators and related JHU and external collaborators

o Coordinating database efforts to include management of retrospective and prospective bio specimen data entry and responsibility for inventory control systems

- Independently manage biorepository components of the Lyme Disease Research Center including current and future funding from Foundation and NIH grants

- Supervise technologist's blood sample processing from clinical specimens and performance of mesoscale and ELISA assays.

- Maintain systems for culture of Borrelia burgdorferi and isolation of bacteria for use in immunologic assays

Supervisory Responsibility:

- Directly responsible for 2 research technologists

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

- Master's or PhD (preferred) in Microbiology, Immunology or related field

- Two or moreyears of lab-related experience

- Experience in supervision or show potential/promise to do so

- Demonstrated ability via a significant graduate project or additional doctoral/post-doctoral training may substitute for experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Special Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

- Ability to implement and manage a wide range of laboratory procedures such as western blot, PCR, ELISA, and culture of microorganisms such as borrelia.

- Excellent communication skills to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, including healthcare professionals and decision-makers

- Ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams, including clinicians and basicresearchers.

- Meticulous attention to detail to ensure the accuracy and reliability of specimen inventory system

- Strong ethical considerations, particularly regarding patient data privacy and the ethical use of data in medical research

Salary Range

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

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Background Checks

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Vaccine Requirements

Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly. The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.