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Whiting School of Engineering's Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department is seeking a Research Specialist to split time between managing the mouse colonies of the Elisseeff Lab in the Translational Tissue Engineering Center (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine) and performing mouse surgeries to collect blood and generate serum for the lab's research.
The Research Specialist performs a range of assays and experiments specific to an area of research, requiring a good understanding of the work of the laboratory. Makes contributions to various aspects of research efforts. Performs routine troubleshooting and helps with training and orientation of others working in the laboratory.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Plan and run experiments after discussion with investigators. Work may include making protocol modifications within the parameters set by investigator.
- Utilize specialized knowledge to interpret results, e.g. read controls, and evaluate results.
- Use scientific knowledge and lab experience to evaluate whether component parts of experiments are working as expected.
- Train/orient learners and new staff in the laboratory.
- Assist in development of new techniques and instruments.
- Become familiar with published research methods related to current experimental work by investigating published protocols and discussing them with more senior laboratory staff and/or faculty investigators.
- Process analyzed data into figures for scientific publications.
- May order equipment and supplies, and interface with vendors.
- May facilitate problem solving for entry-level lab members with research assays.
- May participate in protocol development, efficiency, and productivity.
- May contribute to writing manuscripts and grants by writing methodology sections.
- Other duties as assigned.
In addition to the duties described above
- Manage the laboratory's mouse colonies (about half of the position), including husbandry, breeding, weaning, genotyping, and colony maintenance in compliance with approved animal care and use protocols.
- Set up matings, track litters and experimental cohorts, and maintain colony records, breeding schedules, and inventories in coordination with lab members and animal facility staff.
- Perform mouse surgeries for blood collection and process the blood into serum (about half of the position) following standardized protocols.
- Aliquot, label, catalog, and store serum samples, keeping accurate records.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Chemistry or related field.
- One year of laboratory experience performing relevant techniques.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/ graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
- Some experience working with mice.
- General laboratory skills, such as pipetting, preparing solutions, and following written protocols.
- Strong organization and attention to detail.
- Willingness to learn mouse surgery for blood collection, serum processing, and genotyping.
- Post-undergraduate research experience is a plus but not required.
- Mouse surgery for blood collection and serum processing (training provided).
- Genotyping, including nucleic acid isolation and real-time PCR (training provided).
Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency
- Data Management and Analysis - Awareness
- Experimental Design and Execution -Awareness
- Literature Review - Awareness
- Operations Management - Awareness
- Protocol Development and Optimization - Awareness
- Scientific Writing - Awareness
The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.
Classified Title: Research Specialist
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/MA
Starting Salary Range: $18.71 - $32.69 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F, 37.5 hrs wkly
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: Homewood Campus
Department name: ChemBE-TTEC
Personnel area: Whiting School of Engineering
Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.
Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.
Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.
Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.
Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
EEO is the Law
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf
Accommodation Information
If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit: https://accessibility.jhu.edu/.
Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University requires all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry.
The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
Whiting School of Engineering's Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department is seeking a Research Specialist to split time between managing the mouse colonies of the Elisseeff Lab in the Translational Tissue Engineering Center (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine) and performing mouse surgeries to collect blood and generate serum for the lab's research.
The Research Specialist performs a range of assays and experiments specific to an area of research, requiring a good understanding of the work of the laboratory. Makes contributions to various aspects of research efforts. Performs routine troubleshooting and helps with training and orientation of others working in the laboratory.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Plan and run experiments after discussion with investigators. Work may include making protocol modifications within the parameters set by investigator.
- Utilize specialized knowledge to interpret results, e.g. read controls, and evaluate results.
- Use scientific knowledge and lab experience to evaluate whether component parts of experiments are working as expected.
- Train/orient learners and new staff in the laboratory.
- Assist in development of new techniques and instruments.
- Become familiar with published research methods related to current experimental work by investigating published protocols and discussing them with more senior laboratory staff and/or faculty investigators.
- Process analyzed data into figures for scientific publications.
- May order equipment and supplies, and interface with vendors.
- May facilitate problem solving for entry-level lab members with research assays.
- May participate in protocol development, efficiency, and productivity.
- May contribute to writing manuscripts and grants by writing methodology sections.
- Other duties as assigned.
In addition to the duties described above
- Manage the laboratory's mouse colonies (about half of the position), including husbandry, breeding, weaning, genotyping, and colony maintenance in compliance with approved animal care and use protocols.
- Set up matings, track litters and experimental cohorts, and maintain colony records, breeding schedules, and inventories in coordination with lab members and animal facility staff.
- Perform mouse surgeries for blood collection and process the blood into serum (about half of the position) following standardized protocols.
- Aliquot, label, catalog, and store serum samples, keeping accurate records.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Chemistry or related field.
- One year of laboratory experience performing relevant techniques.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/ graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
- Some experience working with mice.
- General laboratory skills, such as pipetting, preparing solutions, and following written protocols.
- Strong organization and attention to detail.
- Willingness to learn mouse surgery for blood collection, serum processing, and genotyping.
- Post-undergraduate research experience is a plus but not required.
- Mouse surgery for blood collection and serum processing (training provided).
- Genotyping, including nucleic acid isolation and real-time PCR (training provided).
Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency
- Data Management and Analysis - Awareness
- Experimental Design and Execution -Awareness
- Literature Review - Awareness
- Operations Management - Awareness
- Protocol Development and Optimization - Awareness
- Scientific Writing - Awareness
The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.
Classified Title: Research Specialist
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/MA
Starting Salary Range: $18.71 - $32.69 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F, 37.5 hrs wkly
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: Homewood Campus
Department name: ChemBE-TTEC
Personnel area: Whiting School of Engineering
Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.
Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.
Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.
Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.
Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
EEO is the Law
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf
Accommodation Information
If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit: https://accessibility.jhu.edu/.
Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University requires all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry.
The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
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Entry Level Engineering Specialist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level engineering specialist job?
Start by building a portfolio that shows hands-on work, whether from coursework, internships, or personal projects, since employers at this level prioritize demonstrated ability over years on a resume. Tailor your application to each posting by mirroring the technical language in the job description. Roles labeled 'junior' or '0 to 2 years experience required' are your best targets as a new entrant.
Which companies hire entry level engineering specialists?
Companies hiring entry level engineering specialists right now include STV, WSB, and Cadence, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. At this level, hiring tends to come from a mix of large engineering firms, government contractors, and growth-stage companies that build their teams by developing junior talent from the ground up.
Are there remote entry level engineering specialist jobs?
Yes, though on-site and hybrid roles are more common at the entry level. About 22% of entry level engineering specialist openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, so candidates with flexibility on location will find the widest range of opportunities. Filtering by work setting on Migrate Mate lets you focus only on roles that match your preferences.
Are these new grad engineering specialist jobs?
Yes, the listings here include new grad, recent graduate, and junior engineering specialist roles. A posting is new-grad friendly when it welcomes zero to two years of experience, accepts internship or co-op work in place of full-time history, or explicitly invites candidates who can demonstrate skills through a portfolio rather than a long employment record.
Which industries hire the most entry level engineering specialists?
Entry Level engineering specialist roles concentrate in Consulting & Professional Services, Energy, and Manufacturing, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors tend to drive entry level hiring because they run large project pipelines that require steady onboarding of junior engineers to support experienced teams and meet growing technical demand.