Research Assistant

Job Description

Job Description: This is a technical work that consists in performing a variety of tasks related to a cancer research project. This position requires an intuitive team player reporting to the investigator, willingly assuming responsibility with foresight, highly motivated, demonstrates excellence in problem-solving and time management. The applicant will also be responsible for assisting the students in research experiments by providing technical support and training. General Responsibilities:  Experimental Research & Data Analysis: Conduct experiments, perform statistical analysis of data, and contribute to the interpretation, oral presentation, and written communication of research findings.  Training & Supervision: Assist in the training and supervision of graduate and undergraduate students, ensuring they acquire technical and research skills.  Laboratory Management & Organization: Oversee the PI’s laboratory operations, including inventory management, and procurement of laboratory supplies and consumables.  Technical Development & Equipment Maintenance: Be responsible for the technical development, routine maintenance, and troubleshooting of laboratory equipment to ensure optimal functionality.  Laboratory Safety & Compliance: Ensure adherence to best practices and safety protocols in the laboratory to maintain a secure research environment. Specific Responsibilities and Tasks  Animal Research & Handling: Maintain a nude mice colony and independently perform animal experiments, including minor surgical procedures, injections, and collection of blood and organs. Conduct chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) tumor growth assays.  Cell Culture & Functional Assays: Perform experiments involving tissue culture and related assays, including cell viability, proliferation, apoptosis, migration, invasion, angiogenesis, and colony growth assays.  Molecular & Biochemical Techniques: Conduct general biochemistry and molecular biology experiments, such as RNA extraction, PCR, Western blotting, immunocytochemistry, and ELISA.

Minimum Qualification

minimum Bachelor’s degree in a relevant biomedical discipline.

Preferred Qualification

As above

Expected Skills

• Experience in cancer biology technics like colony formation, cancer cell proliferation, migration and invasion.
• Knowledge in angiogenesis assays like tubules formation and sprouting.
• Knowledge of chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane tumor growth and metastasis models.
• Animal handling and tumor xenografts implantation is required.
• Knowledge in Hematology and Serology.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, GraphPad Prism for statistical analysis, and reference management software (e.g., EndNote, Mendeley, or Zotero) for organizing citations and references.
• Communication skills
• Proficiency in English
  
  

Special Instructions to Applicant

submit curriculum vitae and brief summary of accomplishments, and future research goals plus 3 Ref.

Close Date Kindly apply before the closing date.

16/04/2026

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