Graduate Research Biologist — Biosecurity & Detection

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a research biological scientist to contribute to a range of projects addressing biological threats in field-forward and clinical settings, including emerging infectious diseases.

You will join teams tackling detection, surveillance, modeling, and multi-omic analysis, publishing results and communicating findings across internal and external audiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Biology, Biomechanical Engineering, Biophysics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, or related fields.
• Willing and able to work in Biosafety level 2 laboratories.
• Experience with general laboratory equipment and methods.
• Experience with eukaryotic tissue culture and/or microbial culture.
• Experience analyzing biological data and communicating technical concepts.
• Able to obtain Secret level security clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Participate in both small and large teams and have the opportunity to work in a variety of laboratory and analytic environments.
• Write technical reports and publications, and publish/present results to the scientific community.
• Communicate key findings both internally across teams and externally to the broader research community while contributing on broad, high-performing teams.
• Leverage novel findings to advance mitigation strategies to reduce the impact of infectious disease on public and warfighter health, including development of detection and surveillance strategies.
• Contribute to a strong team in the design and execution of interdisciplinary efforts using advanced methods and technologies.

Skills

Lab equipment handling

Biological data analysis

Clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Biology or related

Tools

MATLAB

LabVIEW

Python

R

Job description

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a research biological scientist to contribute to a range of projects addressing biological threats in field-forward and clinical settings, including emerging infectious diseases.

You will join teams tackling detection, surveillance, modeling, and multi-omic analysis, publishing results and communicating findings across internal and external audiences.