Job Description:

• Maintenance of insect and mammalian cell lines in tissue culture.

• Maintenance and cleaning of culture flasks and tissue culture spaces.

• Dissemination of cell stocks to lab members.

• Ordering and stocking of consumables and reagents for the lab.

• Molecular cloning tasks, including restriction cloning, Gibson assembly, and site-directed mutagenesis, when required by the project.

• Baculovirus production and small and large-scale protein preparations using chromatography, as needed.

• Coordination and assistance with other lab members on biophysical experiments and structural biology.

• Applies research principles and relevant subject matter knowledge relevant to administer a research project. With a moderate level of direction, manages lab and/or research-related duties and tasks. Helps develop, design and conduct research projects according to plan.

• Supports data collection and analytical needs of research projects. Conducts literature reviews and helps write reports and manuscripts. Ensures project compliance with different policies, procedures, directives, and mandates.

• Takes responsibility for the following laboratory duties: recognizing abnormal results and varying conditions or procedures to correct problems; setting up and performing experiments. Analyze the meaning, significance, causes, and effects of the subject.

• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience:

• Experience with molecular cloning and large-scale protein production for structural biology is strongly preferred.

Working Conditions

• Research lab.

• Weekend/Evening hours: as needed.

Application Documents

• Resume (required)

• Cover Letter (preferred)

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