Postdoctoral Fellow

Job description

This position works under occasional supervision. Assignments are at the specialized scientific research level requiring independent judgment. Assist in publishing articles and papers; Supervises and trains lower level classifications, assigned lab technicians, and students. Sets up and operates complex scientific apparatus. Essential Responsibilites: - Performs independent research and assists with other research projects. Plans, designs, and implements research projects. - Prepares and maintains culture media and reagents, grows cultures (cells, viruses, etc.) - Performs library research; prepares compounds; interprets experimental test data; cuts, stains and mounts specimens. May perform research with radioactive elements. - Compiles, processes and analyzes data. - Documents research procedures and results according to department guidelines. - Develops reports from research data gathered; maintains reports and records; codes data for electronic data processing; inputs and retrieves data via computer; analyzes, interprets and verifies data. - Conducts advanced research in particular field of knowledge and assists with publishing data in professional journals. - Writes, reviews an...