Research Associate

About Us We're Maimonides Health, Brooklyn's largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system's 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and provide patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation's largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clincal progams rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. Overview As a Research Associate (RA) you will plan, supervise and perform research relating to paraphysiological changes in the heart and skeletal muscles in consultation with the Research Director. Responsibilities Prepare experimental findings for publication and presentation at conferences and for grant proposals. Teach research staff how to utilize the specialized electrophysiological equipment and computer software packages; provide clinical supervision for Research Assistant, Research Technician and Research Fellow. Perform in vivo monitoring of various systems in rats. Perform microdissections to isolate nerve muscle biopsies and hearts from rats. Utilize the in vitro EMG chamber and monitors nerve action potential, muscle action potential to nerve and/or muscle stimulation in rats during fatigue and drug exposure. Prepare frozen sections of skeletal muscles and measures changes in amplitude and time course of the responses of heart/skeletal muscle using specialized software. Perform all statistical analysis of data using Sigmastat package and generates graphs representing numerical changes in the responses. Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards. Checks that equipment is functioning properly; reports any problems to Director. Qualifications Medical Degree or PhD in Biology with specialty field in Physiology. 3-5 years of experience in electrophysiological studies on function of heart and skeletal muscles. Good verbal and written communication skills. Skilled in the microdissections of tissue. Skilled in operation of computers and electrophysiological equipment. Knowledge of research grant preparation. Broad knowledge of scientific principles, biological structures and laboratory techniques. Pay Range USD $20.00 - USD $20.00 /Hr. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard for race, creed (religion), color, sex, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, marital status or domestic violence victim status, citizenship status, or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. MMC is committed to following the requirements of the New York State Human Rights Law with regard to non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.