New York Institute of Technology · 6 hours ago
Research Assistant
Old Westbury, NY
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelNew York Institute of Technology is seeking a Research Assistant to join Dr. Tawfeek’s laboratory at the Long Island Campus. The RA will assist in running research programs focused on studying bone loss and immune dysfunction after spinal cord injury, performing various in vivo and in vitro procedures and molecular biology assays under close supervision.
Higher Education
Hiring Manager
Hesham A Tawfeek
Responsibilities
Performs in vivo and in vitro procedures, experiments, and assays
Assists in sample processing and storage and management of sample inventory, coordination of sample transport, and shipping specimens per IATA guidelines
Maintains lab equipment and prepares, organizes, and maintains different detailed laboratory and study documents
Assists with management and compliance with federal, state, and institutional regulatory requirements and animal and biosafety protocol submissions
Places orders for reagents and animals from different vendors
Performs additional related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Minimal education of Bachelor's degree in science, biology, or similar/related field
Experience working with mice including colony maintenance, breeding, genotyping, injection, surgery and postoperative monitoring, blood collection and cardiac puncture, euthanasia, and tissue collection
Experience with tissue culture, PCR, Western blot, and ELISA
Well-organized, motivated, and a responsible team member with ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
Preferred
Experience in performing contusion and/or transection spinal cord injury surgery in mice
Experience in bone biology and/or immunology
Experience in cell and tissue staining
Experience in flow cytometry analysis
Company
New York Institute of Technology
New York Institute of Technology.
Founded in 1955
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
New York Institute of Technology has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (9)
2024 (13)
2023 (14)
2022 (7)
2021 (10)
2020 (17)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Marta Panero
Executive Director, External Relations
Recent News
Talk Business & Politics
2025-06-10
Company data provided by crunchbase