• Job Type: Support Staff - Non-Union
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
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• Hours Per Week: 35
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Position Summary

The Greenwald Lab is a supportive, intellectually stimulating, and established research group.  Our research concerns conserved signaling systems that convey information between cells, tissues, and organs during C. elegans development. Aberrations in the same conserved signaling systems that regulate development in C. elegans cause congenital developmental disorders and cancer in people. 

This position will report to the Principal Investigator.  The duties will include supportive lab maintenance tasks and participating in genetics and molecular biology research.  The position is ideal for a recent college graduate who aims for graduate or medical school, or to gain experience for a higher-level career technical position in academia or industry.

This is a full-time position subject to grant funding. 

Responsibilities

Specific supportive lab tasks are listed first.   The percentage of time devoted to molecular biology and genetics will depend on the specific project(s), but total research time should be 75%.  We will provide specialized training for these research tasks as needed.

• Prepare sterile media and solutions.
• Freeze C. elegans strains.
• Maintain order and supplies in common areas of the lab.
• Research participation incorporating basic molecular biology methods including molecular cloning and PCR; this aspect of research will also require a degree of independence in designing features such as primers and cloning strategies.
• Research participation involving C. elegans genetic manipulations, and RNAi conducted using a dissecting microscope, and assessing phenotypes, which may require a compound microscope; this aspect of research will also require a degree of independence in terms of developmental staging and timing
• Performs related duties and responsibilities as assigned/requested.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required in a scientific discipline.

• Minimum of  two (2) years of experience in a research environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Significant undergraduate research experience in any area of molecular biology, genetics, developmental biology, or cell biology. 

• Prior experience in C. elegans lab will be a plus, but is not required. 

• Evidence of the ability to function independently will be an advantage.

Other Requirements

• For a new graduate, college transcript and two letters of recommendation will be required; one must be from an undergraduate research supervisor and the other from a science course instructor. 

• For a recent graduate with technician experience, letters of recommendation or phone numbers for an undergraduate research advisor and current employer will be required.

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