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The Department of Surgery is seeking a Research Assistant (casual) to assist with research studies in the Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. The candidate will be part of a research team working on several ongoing projects including but not limited to biological therapies for cardiac arrhythmias.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain pluripotent stem cell culture and perform cardiac differentiation.

• Perform immunostaining and cellular imaging of cardiac derivatives from stem cells.

• Prepare histology sections for immunostaining.

• Acquire cardiac cellular electrophysiology data from cultured cardiac cells and tissue constructs.

• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline.

• Additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Classified Title: Research Assistant

Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD

Starting Salary Range: $17.00 - $30.00 HRLY ($25,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience)

Employee group: Casual / On Call

Schedule: Flexible

Exempt Status: Non-Exempt

Location: Hybrid/School of Medicine Campus

Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM Sur Peds Cardiac

Personnel area: School of Medicine

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Johns Hopkins University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. The university promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.