General Description

The Research Associate (Non-Tenure Track) is a full-time research-focused position that supports ongoing scholarly, scientific, or laboratory projects within the department of Genetic Medicine. The role involves conducting independent and collaborative research under the supervision of a principal investigator (PI) or senior faculty member. This position is not part of the tenure-track faculty pathway.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct and support research activities, including experimental design, data collection, data analysis, and interpretation of results.

• Manage day-to-day operations of research projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory, institutional, and funding requirements.

• Prepare research materials such as protocols, reports, abstracts, posters, and manuscripts for publication or presentation.

• Assist with grant applications, including literature reviews, preliminary data preparation, and research plan development.

• Maintain research records, laboratory documentation, and project databases with accuracy and confidentiality.

• Collaborate with faculty, postdocs, staff, and students; provide training or technical guidance as needed.

• Operate and maintain laboratory equipment, ensuring adherence to safety standards and best practices.

• Participate in research meetings, seminars, and department activities.

• Contribute to the development of new research methods, procedures, or technologies relevant to project goals.

Qualifications

Qualifications: 

PhD in Human Genetics or relevant field

3-4 years of extensive postdoctoral research experience, which demonstrates independent project management, high-level technical or methodoligical expertise and strong productivity

Solid record of peer-reviewed publications usually first author papers, and evidence of ongoing scholarly projects.

Intermidiate field-specific skills in lab techniques, computational/statistical analysis and engineering design/testing

Grant funding experience 

Strong communication skills - writing and presentation skills, and ability to communicate effectively with collaborators and interdisciplinary teams 

Other preferred skills such as experience in teaching or mentoring, supervising lab personnel and familiarity with lab operations and equipment management 

Application Instructions

Please submit your updated CV with bibliography to Karen Reyes via email at Kreyes7@jh.edu 

About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal...timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.

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