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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, Georgia

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JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Associate Academic Research Scientist performs a wide range of highly technical and complex research duties and has documented scientific achievements and increasing technical, management, leadership, and professional expertise necessary to advance basic and/or translational research programs. Demonstrated knowledge of research and experimental platforms for analyzing, design and interpreting results Investigates and recommends potential alternative approaches to improve the quality of results of basic and/or translational research. Demonstrates increased responsibility through management of teams and leadership of scientific projects by applying advanced knowledge, skills, and input necessary for protocol development, as well as facilitating in some training aspects of other team members. Aids in writing IACUC, IRB, Biosafety and other approval documents. Oversees quality assurance of research conducted by other team members. May assist in grant and other funding applications as necessary and appropriate, or with approval of the responsible faculty director, may have their own research projects and/or have full responsibilities for specific areas of instrumentation or methodology development and user support. With the approval of the responsible faculty director, may be principal investigators on funded proposals. Performs other responsibilities as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

PhD and five years of professional level experience OR Master's degree and ten years of professional level experience in a technical or research lab. Laboratory experience will be based on area of assignment. Internship experience or experience prior to attaining the qualifying degree is not considered eligible work experience for this job classification.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Significant flow cytometry experience is required.

ADDITIONAL JOB DETAILS:

This position will be to start-up and manage a human mucosal immunology program at The Hope Clinic focused on HIV transmission to support current NIH funded grants. Duties will include but are not limited to: generation, submission, and management of biosafety protocols, management of lab supplies and ordering, supervision of technician effort, design and execution of laboratory assays, and significant contribution to writing of manuscripts and future grant applications.