Job description

Job Title: Graduate Research Assistant - Graduate College/Deans Office
Department: Dean's Office
Shift: 1st
Specialty:
Job Number: 2022-3301
Date Posted: 08/17/2022
Position Type: Student/Work Study

Job Qualifications:

Graduate Research Assistant


Organize, manage, and perform experiments to answer Specific Aims of research programs supported by the National Institutes of Health. The graduate research assistant is required to be accepted by Rush Graduate College. Exemplifies the Rush mission, vision, and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.

Job Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be expected to work with other graduate students, laboratory technicians, and postdoctoral fellows.
Design, develop and perform experiments with little supervision.
Present research findings through presentations in journal clubs and at scientific meetings.
A thesis on the research accomplishments should begin within 3-4 years and eventually lead to a Ph.D. degree.
The Graduate Research Assistant will also be required to complete the Rush Graduate College curriculum and maintain a grade point average no lower than a grade of B

Required Job Qualifications:
A Master's degree in biological
Skills in using scientific software, and the ability to perform a series of specific experimental protocols will be required.
Must have good knowledge of the literature pertaining to the basic science research laboratory where the GRA has been assigned to work.

Preferred Job Qualifications:
Master's in biomedical science

Company Highlights:
Ranked among the top academic medical centers in the country, Rush University Medical Center is an outstanding place to enhance your career. Everything we do centers on one goal: improving patient care.
The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) has awarded Rush full accreditation for three years. Rush is one of the first academic medical centers in Illinois to receive this accreditation.
As an academic medical center, Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, is committed to advancing medical knowledge through research. Investigators at Rush are involved in more than 1,600 projects, including hundreds of clinical studies to test the effectiveness and safety of new therapies and medical devices, as well as to expand scientific and medical knowledge.
RUMC offers a competitive salary, outstanding benefits & the professional advantages of an environment that supports your development & recognizes your achievements.
Rush University is home to one of the first medical colleges in the Midwest and one of the nation's top-ranked nursing colleges, as well as graduate programs in allied health, health systems management and biomedical research.

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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