Staff Research Associate Cover Letter

Please consider me for the staff research associate opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job OR equivalent combination of education, training, & experience.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Understanding of transcriptional regulation in particular understanding of enhancer and promoters
• Knowledge of basic molecular biology, immunology, and genetics
• Motivation to make scientific discoveries
• Sterile / aseptic technique and cell culture experience
• Experience with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Adobe Illustrator
• Experience working with primary cells and/or stem cells, with immortalized cell lines, parasitic helminths and protozoa, infectious agents
• Experience engineering cell lines and performing cell-based assays
• Experience with systems biology techniques such as mass spectrometry-based proteomics or RNASeq

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the staff research associate position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable 6+ year) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience OR.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Strong communication skills to act as liaison between PI, laboratory personnel and ACP veterinary staff
• Good organizational skills to order laboratory equipment and supplies
• Knowledge (acquired through school) of biology and the scientific method, including DNA isolation, PCR, gel electrophoresis, cell culture
• Knowledge of RT-PCR, qRT-PCR, immunohistochemistry and Western blotting acquired through academic lab
• Flow cytometry acquired through school
• Elisa experience acquired through school
• Technical skills in research acquired through school
• Mouse colony maintenance experience acquired through academics

Please consider me for the staff research associate opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In the previous role, I was responsible for the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable 6+ year) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Experience in basic aspects of biochemistry and cell biology including observing sterile technique for working with and passaging cell lines, counting cells, and preparing lysates acquired through school
• Familiarity in working with laboratory mice, as learned from academic laboratory
• Obtaining blood from mice and performing laboratory studies such as flow cytometry as learned from academic laboratory
• Theoretical knowledge in biomedical or a related science
• Experience with sterile techniques, trouble shooting of contamination problems, and care of incubators and liquid nitrogen freezers
• Theoretical knowledge of molecular biology techniques and genetics and experience in extracting DNA/RNA, PCR, RT-PCR, qPCR
• Experience in protein chemistry/purification, gel electrophoresis and transfers, various gel and membrane stains, western blots, and densitometry and analysis on resulting data
• Proven experience with mouse and rat handling, surgeries, anesthesia, injections, euthanasia, and tissue harvest

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the staff research associate position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable 6+ year) and abilities to execute on multi-step organic chemistry experiments or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Lab management skills
• Knowledge of mouse ocular anatomy, specially of the ocular drainage structure and optic nerve
• Experience in PCR and genotyping as obtained in school
• Laboratory or academic experience in related disciplines or equivalent education and/or experience
• Experience in synthesis of inorganic materials using solid-state and wet chemistry techniques
• Skills in X-ray powder diffraction analyses and data
• Knowledge of instrumentation hardware and software installation
• Theoretical knowledge of biology, histology or related field

In response to your job posting for staff research associate, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job, or the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Exposure to handling rodents in a laboratory setting
• Extensive knowledge and experience with quantitative proteomics, phosphoproteomics, targeted proteomic analysis and handling of small sample volumes and reliably handling multiple samples meticulously and without errors
• Proficiency in database search using different engines including Proteome Discoverer, ProteinPilot, Mascot and DynamX
• Demonstrated experience in executing specific research protocols and record and analyze results, and contribute results to publications
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including tact, diplomacy, and flexibility in order to work effectively with staff, and lab personnel
• Skill in computer software applications including Microsoft Office and Photoshop
• Theoretical knowledge, with a combination of education and experience and strong background in biology, biochemistry, cell biology and genetics
• Knowledge of various breeding schemes