graduate assistant

nursing attendant

teaching assistant

assistant professor

health screener

New York University

Department manager, along with senior management, are bosses who enjoy pointing fingers, ordering others around, and constantly micromanaging on what you did wrong. They treat us as expendable robots. The level of write ups were absolutely ridiculous for several years; much like patrolmen trying to meet their quota for summons submissions. This was a level of harassment if I'm being frank. On a daily basis, we feel as if though management is just waiting for the right moment to retaliate whether it'd be for us speaking the truth on how we feel, or for being out sick. Some have been so scared in speaking up that they say nothing at all. I've lost count of how many times I was told my endless hard work wasn't enough. Constantly being told there aren't enough patients on the schedule yet their schedule is packed, or how we aren't answering enough calls as if though this were a call center, when it is NOT. Not to mention loads of paperwork, auths, surgical bookings, patient follow-through. We are short staffed, and management has set us up for failure; expecting "perfection" at all costs, including our risking our health. What they fail to accept is there is no such thing as perfection. We provide excellence and it is NEVER enough. To do twice the amount of work with half the amount of staff, then expect us to never make mistakes while juggling everything at once is unfair.  The only thing that gets us through on a daily basis is our Supervisor. Needless to say, we aren't too thrilled when she takes her well-deserved days off, and it's because our manager is unreliable. When he speaks to us, it's clearly forced, awkward, and at this point, a waste of time. No one feels comfortable with speaking with him nor anyone from "senior" management. It truly is a shame. They even removed trash bins from our area and no other NYU facility has had this happen, it's disgusting, especially being a medical center. We are forced to hang plastic bags from our desk to prevent walking up multiple times a day to the only trash bin in the front. Not to mention these extremely uncomfortable uniforms, who doctors themselves have stated are demeaning. It's like the mark of a server. It's why LOC is a revolving door. Those of us who have stayed are only here for the benefits that are so desperately needed. There is also no room for growth once you reach Secretary 3. When you speak on moving on, the animosity just grows. Those who have moved on to other NYU facilities have all said they are relieved and happier. No micromanaging. True equality. Genuine understanding, and concern for others. If we had duplicates of our OUTSTANDING Supervisor, this would be a much better department and establishment.

As a former undergraduate student at New York Universities Polytechnic School of Engineering who is passionate about the discipline of biotechnology, I am writing to apply for the Research Associate position. I became aware of the position while exploring job listings on your website. NYU Poly is 
A leader in the advancement of biotechnology research, which is why I am particularly interested In your company. 
 
My undergraduate degree in bio molecular science with a  focus on biotechnology gave me a strong background in biology and chemistry, along with additional skills gained through my work in the Montclare Lab Group in protein engineering, cell culture, and protein analysis. I am currently working with the group to further progress my skills so that I can apply them to a later position.  
 
Working in this lab for the past two years has taught me many skills that I believe would be beneficial and geared toward this position. At first I was able to learn many basic techniques but from there I was able to then branch out and learn many analytical techniques as well as strengthen my core skills. I was able to then later use my own skills to optimize techniques in the lab.  For example in terms of protein production I was able to obtain yields that were ten times higher than anything previously done in the lab, I was able to do this by optimizing the protocols already put in place.  My major role in the lab was to express protein as well as purifying said protein using the FPLC. But on top of that, I was also able to further test on these proteins with the UPLC to perform binding studies. I also had to maintain stringent records of my day to day activities.

On top of learning these techniques in the lab, the group also gave me many opportunities to go out to symposiums and present my research to the masses. At these presentations I would have the chance to talk to many people throughout the day and explain my research to them. Through this I was able to strengthen my communication skills. 
 
	Along with my work on the lab I also took many core classes that taught me useful techniques such as ELISA, PCR, and Western Blot. I am able to pick things up very easily and can easily adapt to any situation.

A typical day at work involves,
Analyzing the students on the basis of their demographic, socio-cultural and educational backgrounds to determine the applicant pool.
Working on the post-decision application processing involving various steps that require due diligence and attention to detail.
Overseeing whether the incoming graduate students fulfilled their admission requirements
Creating dashboard and identifying the Key Performance Indicators to report to my supervisor, the performance of the Admissions office.

Things I have learned:
Learned to know how to organize things to improve the efficiency of the team
Learned more about leadership and how to become a successful leader
Learned to handle work pressure and time management
Learned to deal with tough customers, in our case it is students. 
Learned how to motivate members in the team to get the best out of them

Hardest Part of the job: Since my work has direct connection with the prospective students, it is very important that we do not make any mistake from our side because that might cause both the student and the university a big trouble. There were times that people in the office commit mistake and we had to deal with the angry students and try to pacify them. 

Most enjoyable part: I love the job. so I always enjoyed working there. Even at times when we had to do overtime. Creating harmony in the team is vital for any successful team work and I believed we did that in our team.

Study intestinal inflammatory diseases such as Crohn’s disease. Specifically how host-pathogen interactions establish the course of the ensuing inflammatory response. Currently working on defining the factors and pathways that contribute to pathogen recognition and clearance. Using a mouse model that carries a polymorphism in ATG16L1, an autophagy gene with known antimicrobial functions, we hope to elucidate pathogenesis mechanisms at both the cellular and whole organism levels and ultimately understand how complex inflammatory diseases are initiated and maintained. Executed the lab start-up process. Assist in the development, standardization and writing of protocols for the lab. Improve on already existing protocols independently. Lab liaison to outside institutions for the purpose of importing/exporting special reagents, biological materials and transgenic mice. Maintain the breeding of the entire colony. Generate novel mouse models that have defects in bacterial recognition or the cellular process of autophagy for the entire lab. Backcrossing via speed congenics. Produce competent cells for the lab. Maintain several cell lines. Produce lab murine norovirus stocks.  Communicate with in-house departments’ and cores to get projects done. Compare price and value of needed supplies and reagents in order to purchase at the best possible price. Purchase lab equipment such as incubators, centrifuges, refrigerators, and thermocyclers. Manage all shipments of supplies and specimens for lab.

I worked for 3 months as a "trial period" at NYU before I was let go. Training was awful, as there was almost no training. Within the first or second week I was given tasks with a brief and confusing explanation. 
Management was "busy" and seemed annoyed if I asked for clarification later. I appreciate the opportunity to work from home two days per week but those days were almost worse as I would be emailed a task and then receive no response for hours when I asked for clarification.
I've worked at many universities as it is my main field, but NYU was definitely the worst, very much a "crying in the bathroom twice per week" kind of job. I wasn't really very sorry to be let go. The bright spot was the pay and benefits are superb, unmatchable. So I guess if you're the kind of person who can come in and start doing your job well somehow, or can be really pushy about getting training without offending higher ups, you're in luck.
I'm not sure if it was only the school I worked in, my coworkers seemed to feel it was a "sink or swim" policy university wide. My one coworker seemed particularly distraught that I had been let go and expressed negative feelings about the training, so it's possible I'm not the only person who was let go after 3 months over their time there.
TLDR: I think it's worth a try because of the pay, but know it's going to be extremely frustrating and potentially too difficult. If you've never been let go before, please be aware of this risk as I found it difficult to get hired again after in NYC.

I am currently working as graduate research assistant at Montaclare Lab for Protein Engineering and Molecular Design. When I joined the program, I was inspired by the energy and passion of the faculty and lab members. They are genuinely open and warm people, who want to see the students succeed and never let me believe that its just my on campus job.As part of this work experience, I have been involved in engineering protein diblock copolymers which exhibits thermoresponsive as well as small drug moiety binding abilties.
The worked involved -
1. Expression and purification of protein using FPLC.
2. Coupling of protein with Gold salts for formation of Gold nano-particles.
3. Characterizations of these protein fibers are conducted using circular dichroism (CD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and fluorescence microscopy (FM). 
4.Binding to small drug molecule (Curcumin) and studying effect of gold nano-particles on uptake of drug molecules by cancer cell lines. 
Apart from this I document all data and analyze them for further planning of project layout.

Joining the Montclare Lab has been a dream come true for me. As a graduate student, I couldn’t have asked for a better work experience! Every single day I feel motivated to work and learn. It has an incredible team and an exquisite research environment. It is also a very well-funded program! What more do I need? I am very thrilled to be a part of such an extraordinary team and eager to contribute to the ongoing research.

EXPERIENCE
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY – DEPARTMENT OF BIOMATERIALS/BIOMIMETICS 	New York, New York
Project: The Use of Three-Dimensionally Printed β-Tricalcium Phosphate/Hydroxyapatite to Understand the Regulation of Adenosine Receptors in Osteoclast Formation and Promotion in Bone Regeneration
Research Scientist	September 2011 to June 2014
Research and managed multiple projects in the lab, some of which included NIH, NSF, FDA and DoD grants.
•	Developed and used patented devices using 3-D printing technology for orthopaedic and dental medical implant devices.
•	Patent pending for β-Tricalcium Phosphate/Hydroxyapatite and Dipyridamole Bone Implants
•	Department of Defense (DoD) grant writing skills
•	Served as a PHD on a research team that succeeded in new cell line sourcing, biomaterial characterization, characterization assay development for a bioengineered bone substitutes.
•	Performed molecular biology scientific methods, some of which include, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and polymerase chain reaction(PCR).
•	Maintained impeccable medical standards in managing laboratory safety code, cleanroom and chemical inventories, safely disposing of waste and accurately calibrating laboratory equipment.
•	Directed, taught and wrote up lesson plans for various seminars and journal clubs for Master students.
•	Medical consultant for various grant obtaining biomedical companies.
•	Health Journalist for NYU Doctor Radio Station, NBC news and various blogs.

Most co workers understand the grind, and the unrelenting numbers that must be hit every quarter, as the universities budget is contingent upon new enrollments for both fall and spring each year. And you know it ,working behind the scenes especially during financial meetings and end of quarter close, with no uncertain terms it is made clear that the goal is always a healthy balance sheet aka PROFIT$$.  

This may or my not come at the expense of bonus increases, as those are limited to barely 1.5% annually, even less after covid. However other departments flush with much healthier budgets than our own office, as we are viewed as "lesser than " in the grand scheme of profit generating departments.... enrollment services is the darling child of the university. thus if you are fortunate enough to work in that dept, your pay is significantly higher, your benefits are greater and you are recognized for the hard work you put in..... Sad..... but as is such the corporate structure of the university system. 

Don't get me wrong NYU is an amazing cultural experience for young adults graduating high school, its also a great place to work and have your resume pop with NYU on it, but the truth is, you will be over worked and under paid unless you know someone at the top or you are fortunate enough to work in a dept that the treasury board deems worthy.

This was one of the most traumatizing work environments I've ever experienced working in. Chronic understaffing, poor communication, micromanaged, over worked, short breaks and toxic leadership. Leadership was unhelpful, they often overlooked departmental struggles and demanded more work out of their lead techs and regular techs.

Leadership didn't care about any feedback from employees, concerning workload, understaffing and short breaks. The leadership  expectations frequently changed, creating unnecessary stress and confusion. The pace of the job was demanding, but the lack of organization from leadership made it far more difficult than it needed to be.

The organization's reputation may attract many applicants, but my experience in this role “Lead Sterilization Tech” did not live up to those expectations. If you're considering this position, ask detailed questions about staffing levels, scheduling, leadership support, and turnover before accepting an offer. I did a year, glad I left and won’t be coming back. I would not recommend anyone with lead technician experience or even a regular sterilization tech to interview or even accept a job offer here. There’s a reason why they’re always understaffed, employees keep quitting and nobody wants to work for them anymore.

While I loved my job, it was almost entirely due to my colleagues and the students with whom I worked within my department. For the first 5 years, working with the administration wasn't that difficult and they took student and department needs into account. After a change in administration, it became much more corporate. There was little focus on student performance, employee (admin or faculty) satisfaction, or meeting the needs of departments. It was impossible to get in touch with anyone to assist with matters that required information or action from another department or office. The administration stone-walled everyone on anything and micromanaged. Student performance significantly declined as did job satisfaction throughout the university. 

If I could remain in my department as much as possible, I really did enjoy my job. It was like family and everyone was very invested in the department and the success of all of the people in the department - faculty, students and staff. 

But beware of working with higher administration and trying to find people to assist you with issues that require outside assistance.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Graduate assistant 4 salaries reported	$27.00 per hour
Nursing attendant 44 salaries reported	$37.50 per hour
Teaching assistant 4 salaries reported	$27.00 per hour
Assistant professor 14 salaries reported	$190,911 per year
Health screener 19 salaries reported	$38.73 per hour

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