Junior Laboratory Associate
New York, NYTemporary$56–60K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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New York University seeks a Junior Laboratory Associate for Professor James Higham’s lab on a six-month fixed-term basis. The associate will undertake fecal extractions and enzyme-immuno assays, curate biobanked materials from different primate species, and may assist with sample shipping and receiving. The position is based onsite in New York and is available immediately.
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Junior Laboatory Associate (6 months fixed-term)
A Junior Laboratory Associate is being sought for the lab of Prof. James Higham. The successful applicant will be responsible for undertaking fecal extractions and running enzyme-immuno assays for the measurement of physiological and immunological analytes from fecal and urine samples. They will also help with the curation of biobanked materials from different primate species. They may also help with the shipping and receiving of samples. The position is available immediately, for 6 months.
This position is based in New York and the selected candidate will be expected to work onsite as of their effective start date.
We welcome applications from international candidates; however, please note that NYU is not an E-Verify employer and therefore unable to support STEM OPT extensions.
In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $56,000-60,000 per year. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) the specific grant funding and the terms of the research grant when extending an offer.
A bachelor’s degree in zoology, animal biology, biological anthropology, or a related field. Evidence of experience of labwork and research, as well as coordination and management of projects is preferred.
Applicants should submit a one-page cover letter, a CV, and the names and addresses of 3 referees, via Interfolio. We will begin reviewing applications immediately on receipt.
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NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels.
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How this job compares
Set against the 676 open Research Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$56–60K/yr
- New York median$53–60K/yr21 salary ranges
- US median$46–60K/yr72 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $58K, is 7% above the New York median midpoint ($54K) — in the middle half of Research Assistant salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 86 open Research Assistant jobs in New York and 676 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- SUNY Upstate Medical University28 open
- University of Rochester10 open
- City of New York5 open
- Experience
- Research Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (152 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 184 of the 676 open Research Assistant jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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