Research Assistant - Part Time

About the company

Vanderbilt University

Higher education · 1,001 to 5,000 employees

What you'll do

• Coordinate routine laboratory organization and shared-space upkeep, including cleanupschedules, supply checks, waste/trash handling, freezer upkeep, and follow-up with labmembers on established laboratory practices.
• Support laboratory safety administration by maintaining chemical inventory and SDSdocumentation; helping keep fire, biological, chemical, emergency, and laser-safetymaterials current; coordinating inspections and certifications; and reminding lab members of established safety procedures. Perform only activities for which required training hasbeen completed.
• Coordinate routine equipment administration, including monitoring repair needs,maintaining access to manuals and warranties, arranging calibrations and certifications,and helping identify appropriate locations for new equipment.
• Perform or coordinate routine upkeep of shared cell-culture and laboratory support areas,including checking LN2 and CO2 supplies, arranging gas orders, cleaning waterpans/water baths/incubators, preparing autoclaved water, managing biohazard waste,and coordinating freezer defrosting, biosafety cabinet certification, filter changes, andpipette calibration, consistent with training and safety requirements.
• Maintain the PDMS work area and supplies; help keep the station clean and usable;replenish routine materials; and, after appropriate training, orient new users toestablished procedures and scheduling practices.
• Maintain shared laboratory records and knowledge resources, including the lab wiki/OSFpages, onboarding and offboarding instructions, software and facility-access guidance,project links, presentation archives, and other routine operational documentation.
• Provide meeting and workflow coordination: review lab/group meeting notes, capturedecisions and action items, distribute follow-up summaries, maintain shared trackers andcalendars, and follow up with responsible lab members on open operational items.
• Support presentation and research-output administration by ensuring presentations andrelevant links are archived in designated locations and by periodically collectingpresentation information from lab members.
• Provide administrative support for human-participant research as assigned, includingmonitoring participant communications, maintaining scheduling pipelines and studycalendars, responding to routine inquiries using approved materials, assisting withscheduling and documentation, and routing adverse-event information promptly to theappropriate research personnel. Activities requiring specialized authorization will beperformed only after required training and under appropriate supervision.
• Order and restock routine laboratory and office supplies within established procedures;maintain simple inventory information; and prepare purchasing or service documentationfor supervisory review as needed.
• Provide other administrative and operational support that improves laboratory efficiency,documentation, communication, and continuity, as assigned.
• High school diploma or GED is necessary; an equivalent combination of education andrelevant work experience is acceptable consistent with Vanderbilt policy.
• Completion of Vanderbilt-required safety, compliance, and role-specific training isrequired before independently performing applicable laboratory or human-researchsupport activities.
• Associate degree in biology, animal science, biomedical science, engineering, or arelated field is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in biology, animal science, biomedical science, engineering, or arelated field is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated organization, attention to detail, time management, and clear written andverbal communication are necessary.
• Ability to work reliably and independently on recurring tasks, follow written procedures,maintain accurate records, communicate professionally with students/staff/participants,and work on site at least one day per week is required.
• Experience in customer service, administrative support, inventory/restocking, scheduling,training or orienting others, or another role requiring dependable follow-through ispreferred.
• Experience in a research laboratory, university setting, laboratory operations, research administration, cell culture, equipment coordination, or human-participant research ispreferred but not required; willingness and ability to learn laboratory-specific systems andprocedures is strongly preferred.

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