• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: SSA
• Regular/Temporary: Temporary
• End Date if Temporary: 1 year
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $53,394.17 - $53,394.17 annually

Position Summary

The Technician B will work with a team of researchers at the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain. The selected candidate will participate in an NIH-funded research project focus on biomarker discovery and development. This is a 1-year grant-funded position, with the opportunity of appointment extension. The candidate should be detail oriented and able to multi task. Basic skills required include data entry, and knowledge in biology and/or biochemistry. The successful candidate should have some experience in lab research, performing BCA/ELISA and generating reproducible results under the guidance of a senior scientist or lab manager. Good hands (precise pipetting), organizational skills, and a keen eye for detail are essential.

Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will be responsible in various essential daily duties, including:

• Executing experiments following protocols and achieving repeatable results (excellent hands-on lab and pipetting skills).
• Compiling and maintaining accurate research records and presenting data in group settings.
• Building their scientific knowledge by reading relevant articles and attending seminars.
• Demonstrating initiative in executing tasks, occasionally solving problems, and implementing laboratory procedures.
• Organizing time and planning specifics of project related work with oversight from supervisor.
• Collaborating with faculty and senior lab members in the performance and analysis of experiments.
• Coordinating pick-up and delivery of bio-specimens among laboratories.
• Keeping records of samples; receiving, using, and sending out to other laboratories.
• Working under sterile contained conditions for processing of human bio-specimens, including blood, Cerebrospinal fluid, and tissue.
• Performing Western blots, protein quantification (BCA, Bradford) assays, Immunoprecipitations assays, among other techniques.
• Conducting biomarker assays (e.g., ELISA, MSD, Simoa, etc.).
• Developing, optimizing, validating and troubleshooting of new biomarker assays under the supervision and guidance of the Principal Investigator.
• Willing to learn new techniques to achieve the overall goal of the project.
• Working with mice (having experience and/or willing to learn colony management, IP injections, etc.).
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned/requested.

The candidate will also be responsible for maintaining laboratory supplies, preparing solutions, and performing other related duties necessary to the well-functioning of the laboratory.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, physics or related science or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, Biochemistry or Life Sciences, or equivalent education, with some laboratory experience.
• Experience as a full-time Technician B in an industrial/academic setting.
• Preferred prior experience includes ELISA development and optimization, assay protocol optimization/validation and excellent pipetting skills (or similar technique).
• Experience in the following areas is a plus: conjugation chemistry, e.g. conjugating antibodies to solid surfaces (microbeads), biotinylating, process improvement techniques.
• Experience in blood, Cerebrospinal fluid, and tissue processing is preferred.
• Exhibit initiative, work independently, and be technically proficient in the processes assigned to them.
• Excellent organizational skills, detail oriented, proven ability to effectively keep records, plan, and organize work activities to meet schedules and deadlines.
• Familiarity with spreadsheets and/or database software, including Excel and SPPS.
• Experience with statistical analysis and experimental design.
• Candidate must have experience or be willing to be working and maintaining a fully functional wet lab, including proficiency in the techniques of PCR, Western Blotting, gel electrophoresis and immunohistochemistry. Experience with light microscopy and cell culture techniques (primary neuronal cultures and immortalized cell lines) is also preferred.

Other Requirements

• Knowledge of various related laboratory procedures and techniques required.

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