Research Coordinator

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Virginia; On-site; USD 47,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. is seeking a full-time research coordinator for the Mulvaney lab at the Children’s National Research and Innovation Center in Washington, DC.

The lab will be affiliated with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech and collaborate with the Children’s National Hospital Cancer and Immunobiology program. The role includes performing computational analyses, maintaining a lab notebook and GitHub/GEO documentation, and contributing to

Qualifications

• Demonstrated research experience.
• Familiarity with bioinformatics packages and applied RNA and proteomics data.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability and desire to succeed in a fast-paced research environment with multiple concurrent duties.
• Proficiency with data analysis and visualization in R and coding in Python.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Eager to learn and perform wet bench molecular biology and cancer research.

Responsibilities

• Perform computational analyses and modeling.
• Maintain a well-kept lab notebook and documentation on GitHub, GEO and other relevant computational databases for publication.
• Contribute to interesting projects and have the opportunity to publish or co-publish their work.

Skills

Research experience

Bioinformatics

RNA data

Python

R

Data visualization

Communication

Wet lab willingness

Tools

GitHub

GEO

Job description

Job Description

Seeking a full time research coordinator who is creative,enthusiastic, and motivated for the Mulvaney lab at the Children’sNational Research and Innovation Center in Washington, DC. The labwill be affiliated with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute(FBRI) at Virginia Tech and jointly be members of the Children’sNational Hospital Cancer and Immunobiology program. The lab’s workfocuses on signaling pathways in pediatric and adult cancers—with aparticular emphasis on therapeutically targeting enzymevulnerabilities. Available projects include structurally andbiochemically identifying mechanisms of substrate recruitment tomethyltransferases, such as PRMT5, and CRISPR screening forcombination drug treatments for various tumor types.

The research coordinator will be responsible for performingcomputational analyses and modeling. Additional duties includemaintaining a well-kept lab notebook and documentation on GitHub,GEO and other relevant computational databases for publication.Training will be provided for all aspects of the position. RAs willcontribute to interesting projects and have the opportunity topublish or co-publish their work.

Required application materials: Cover Letter, CV/Resume, and a listof three references.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated research experience
• Familiarity with bioinformatics packages and applied knowledge of RNA and proteomics data
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability and desire to succeed in a fast-pacedresearch environment with multiple concurrent duties
• Proficiency with data analysis and visualization in R and codingin Python (or similar systems)
• Excellent communication skills
• Eager to learn and perform wet bench molecular biology and cancerresearch

Preferred Qualifications

• Coursework or degree in Biology
• Coursework or training in computer science orbioinformatics
• Experience with tissue culture, western blots, or proteinpurification

Pay Band

4

Overtime Status

Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Restricted

Salary Information

Starting range at $55,000. Commensurate with experience.

Hours per week

40

Review Date

8/13/2026

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminalconviction check.

About Virginia Tech

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