Xenobot Research Assistant

Tufts University; Medford Hillside (MA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The Research Assistant at Tufts University's Allen Discovery Center in Medford, MA will join the Levin Lab to advance Xenobot and synthetic living systems research, working with teams spanning biology, engineering, and computation.

You will perform Xenobot fabrication, behavior tracking, data collection and analysis, and assist in preparing materials for presentations and publications, contributing to exploratory experiments and protocol development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science with 3–5 years of lab experience or
• Master's degree with up to one year of lab experience
• Experience in basic science research management is a plus

Responsibilities

• Conduct exploratory unconventional laboratory experiments
• Assist in study design, techniques, and protocols
• Review results and suggest modifications
• Collect and enter data
• Analyze data and draft results
• Prepare summaries for presentations and publications

Skills

Data management

Communication skills

Laboratory techniques

Statistical analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in science

Master's degree

Tools

Calcium imaging

Microscopy

Bioassay design

mRNA microinjection

Job description

The Research Assistant at Tufts University's Allen Discovery Center in Medford, MA will join the Levin Lab to advance Xenobot and synthetic living systems research, working with teams spanning biology, engineering, and computation.

You will perform Xenobot fabrication, behavior tracking, data collection and analysis, and assist in preparing materials for presentations and publications, contributing to exploratory experiments and protocol development.