Job Title: Scientist
Location: Bethesda, MD 20892
Duration: 1 Year to permanent
Shift: Standard First Shift
Facility: National Institute of Health
Job Responsibilities:.
- Support research in Alzheimer's and related dementias. This includes sample isolation, cell culture work
- Advance the science in the laboratory through new procedures and discoveries.
- Design and conduct experiments and studies requiring the application of a broad professional knowledge of scientific theories and principles.
- Advance the science through proposing and investigating new target projects for initiation based on novelty and relevance to human health.
- Work with staff on the interpretation of experiments performed by research scientists.
- Independently direct and conduct special research projects that have a high priority for the laboratory with special emphasis in the development of Client research treatments.
- Work with postdoc/biological scientists to perform statistical analysis for research projects.
- Work with staff on assay design and method development using an array or experimentation.
- Train staff on the proper usage of laboratory instruments and equipment.
- Calibrate, maintain and troubleshoot instruments and equipment in the laboratory.
- Operate, troubleshoot and train others to use laboratory equipment and software.
- Provide advice and assistance to users in designing experiments, using instrumentation, data acquisition and analysis, and preparing figures for publication.
- Manage scientific equipment and resources (e.g. reagents, stocks of frozen sells, animal samples) including acquisition, documentation and storage.
- Participate in the laboratory's review of future proposals for resource allocations.
- Write technical reports and prepare manuscripts.
- Oversee project data quality; analyze and interpret project data.
- Conduct bioinformatics data analyses and statistical analyses; prepare data for abstracts and manuscripts.
- Prepare oral presentations and posters for internal and external groups/conferences.
- Co-author manuscripts on research projects; publish in peer-reviewed journals.
- Write papers and abstracts detailing research efforts and results for publication in peer-reviewed journals; prepare PowerPoint presentations as appropriate.
- Give posters and presentations detailing work at regional and national scientific meetings.- Review, edit, and, as needed, write first drafts of papers, posters and manuscripts.
- Give posters and presentations detailing work at regional and national scientific meetings.
- Present results of clinical and experimental research at recognized scientific meetings by lectures and exhibits (poster sessions).
- Provides interpretation of results, guidance, and scientific support to the management team.
- Search existing literature for new and/or relevant techniques.
- Assist the lab staff in the creation and preparation of a variety of documents required by the lab's scientific activities.
- Train staff on the proper usage of equipment.
- Train staff in a wide variety of techniques used in the laboratory.