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The Wadsworth Center is staffed through the NYS Department of Health (DOH) and Health Research, Inc. (HRI). We encourage you to navigate to their respective pages if interested in a career at the Center.

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Open Positions

Fellowships and Post-doctoral Positions

 

Scientific Core

 

Division of Environmental Health Sciences

 

Division of Genetics

 

Division of Laboratory Quality Certification

 

Other

 

12 Hourly Summer Positions - Chemist Aide Vacancy ID 154657 

  • Seasonal, hourly employment for the summer--approximately three months.
  • Minimum qualifications: successfully completed six college credit hours in the natural sciences (chemistry, biology or physics). Three credits MUST be in chemistry.
  • Read full requirements/description and apply here.
  • Applications due 5/1/24

Division of Infectious Diseases Chemist Aide

Applicants will assist Diagnostic Immunology Laboratory staff with sample receiving and performance of laboratory maintenance and inventory. There may be opportunities for participation in new project development under supervisory direction.

Division of Environmental Health Sciences / Environmental Proficiency Testing and Validation Unit (EPTAVU) Chemistry Production Chemist Aide (2 positions)

Applicants will assist in preparation of chemistry proficiency test (PT) samples. They will collect materials, set up workstations to prepare and package PT samples. Additional duties include keeping spreadsheets up to date, assisting in sample development projects, quality control data entry, temperature verifications and document review.

Division of Environmental Health Sciences / Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry / Nuclear Chemistry Laboratory Aide

Applicants will analyze environmental radionuclide contaminants in air and drinking water samples. They will also assist to compile quality control data, calibrate and prepare sample kit, characterize and discard completed samples and maintain chemical inventory.

Division of Environmental Health Sciences / Laboratory of Organic Analytical Chemistry / Extraction & Accession Chemist Aide (2 positions)

The applicant will assist in preparation and extraction of samples for organic chemical analyses.  Aides will learn liquid-liquid extraction techniques, prepare reagents and perform general lab maintenance. They will assist in equipment calibration, sample kit preparation and chemical inventory.

Division of Genetics / Newborn Screening

Interested applicants will accession (retrieve, process, and archive) clinical samples, enter demographic information in a database and perform genetic/epidemiological data analysis. They will conduct routine lab maintenance, and assist with other laboratory duties, as assigned.

Division of Genetics / Newborn Screening

Candidates will accession (retrieve, process, and archive) clinical samples, distribute samples for testing, maintain and clean equipment and access archived samples. They will assist in various research projects pulling and analyzing data and participate in projects to improve algorithms in the Immunoassay Laboratory.

Division of Genetics / Newborn Screening

The candidate will enter demographics from received specimens, sort and scan this information in databases, help with reporting results and assisting in soliciting hospitals and providers for missing demographic information.

Division of Infectious Diseases / Viral Replication & Vector Biology

Candidates will work in the Arbovirology Laboratory to receive samples, perform routine lab maintenance and inventory reagents/samples. They may also be asked to participate in various aspects of ongoing or new projects under supervisory direction.

Division of Infectious Diseases / Viral Replication & Vector Biology

Candidates will work in the Diagnostic Immunology Laboratory to receive samples, perform routine lab maintenance and inventory reagents/samples. They will also be involved in serology assay development duties under supervisory direction.

CORES / Advanced Genomic Technologies Cluster (ATGC)

Candidates working in the Advanced Genomic Technologies Cluster (AGTC) will assist staff with projects involving next-generation sequencing including molecular biology techniques, QA/QC tasks, instrument maintenance, and general laboratory tasks.