• Job Type: Short Term Casual
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Temporary
• End Date if Temporary: 10/15/2024
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $22-$22/hrly

Position Summary

Abaci Lab in the Department of Dermatology and Biomedical Engineering seeks candidates to join the laboratory research team as a Short-Term Casual to work on a project to develop advanced skin tissue models and grafts for disease modeling and skin transplantation.

The candidate will work under the direct supervision of the PI and a postdoctoral researcher. The ideal start date is June, but later dates will be considered too.

Responsibilities

• In vitro culture of primary skin cells from discarded human skin.
• Generation and maintenance of engineered 3D skin constructs.
• Design and development of automated system and parts.
• Assistance in the analysis of the components of the skin using immunofluorescence, ELISA based assays, and other basic cell biology techniques.
• Organization of data for presentations and publications.
• Maintenance of tissue culture room and equipment.
• Ordering, inventory and other duties necessary to the functioning of research projects.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned/requested.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in bioengineering or biomedical engineering.
• The candidate must be familiar with basic laboratory techniques including sterile cell culture.
• Experience in 3D-printing, and CAD modelling.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are required.
• Experience with photoshop, R, GraphPad is appreciated.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in research laboratory setting.

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