• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: SSA
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $47,613.23

Position Summary

The Department of Neurology is looking for a Technician B who will be working under the supervision of Dr. Marta Olah.

Responsibilities

• Performs cell culture based experiments: completes both routine and complex experiments with primary human cells or cell lines in tissue culture that include live cell imaging, RNA or chromatin extraction, or metabolomics measures
• Preparing RNA, cDNA and performing real-time PCR
• Prepares chromatin for immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing or another data capture method
• Performs luminex experiments
• Performs flow cytometry acquisition and data analysis
• Maintains basic records of experiments, methodologies and test results in a log of work performed
• Process human biosamples, including blood and brain
• In charge of lab supply ordering and inventory for the Olah lab
• Manages P-card transactions for Olah lab supplies
• Conveys updates and data to PI on a regular basis
• Calculates, transcribes, and analyzes data using basic statistics
• Performs literature searches as requested by supervisor
• May instruct and lead lower-level technician and/or undergraduate researchers

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biomedical or related sciences, or equivalent in education, training and experience. 

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of relevant technical work experience preferred. 
• knowledge of various related laboratory procedures and techniques
• high level of technical proficiency
• dependability
• interest in learning and setting up new techniques and approaches
• interested in pursuing graduate studies in the foreseeable future (master’s or PhD degree)
• interest in learning about neuroimmunobiology of neurodegenerative diseases and contributing in a meaningful way to ongoing projects and manuscripts in the Olah lab

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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