Research Assistant II - NEU-MTBI2

• Maintains compliance with established laboratory safety and other procedures.
• Ensures the proper disposal of infectious and hazardous materials.
• Applies quality control measures as outlined/required by the protocol. Provides basic data analysis.
• Performs laboratory research projects, including collection and organization of data, and maintaining databases. Makes detailed observations on experiments.
• Assists in the preparation of reports, publications, and presentations.
• Follows instructions and standard operating procedures to perform expected tasks. May provide basic instruction to other lab staff.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor. This may include attendance of and participation in required training for role.

Join the HJF Team!

HJF is seeking a Research Assistant II to perform research and/or development in collaboration with others for projects. The Research Assistant provides laboratory and technical support to senior technical and professional staff and solves problems of standard complexity in carrying out research projects in a clinical or laboratory environment.

This position will be in the laboratory of PI Dr. Sharon Juliano, located at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), in Bethesda, MD. The successful candidate will be responsible for initiating and carrying out research projects in collaboration with a research team and to work on potential assessments and treatments for traumatic brain injury in a gyrencephalic animal model. There are a number of experimental scenarios available including work with Positron Emission Tomography, MRI, microscopic imaging, genetic manipulation treatment, and human post mortem tissue. The work can involve neuropathology/histology, multiple types of imaging, biochemical and behavioral analysis. We are interested in understanding inflammation and mechanisms of treating TBI.

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing military medicine. We serve military, medical, academic and government clients by administering, managing and supporting preeminent scientific programs that benefit members of the armed forces and civilians alike. Since its founding in 1983, HJF has served as a vital link between the military medical community and its federal and private partners. HJF's support and administrative capabilities allow military medical researchers and clinicians to maintain their scientific focus and accomplish their research goals.