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Job Summary
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and analyze experiments under the supervision of the PI and other senior laboratory staff.
Track and order laboratory consumables.
Maintain lab databases.
Distributes requested reagents to outside laboratories and oversees general laboratory organization and equipment maintenance.
Maintains technical and administrative support for a research project.
Analyzes and maintains data and/or specimens. Conducts literature reviews. Assists with preparation of reports, manuscripts and other documents.
Installs, sets up and performs experiments, interacting with students and other laboratory staff under the direction of the principal investigator.
Maintains recruiting and scheduling research subjects; assisting with developing or amending study protocols; assisting with developing data collection tools; assisting with building databases; and providing general administrative support. Has general awareness in research techniques or methods, regulatory policies and procedures, and relevant scientific field.
Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.---
Work Experience:
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Certifications:
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Preferred Qualifications
Education:
Coursework in cell biology, developmental biology, molecular biology, and/or genetics strongly preferred.
Experience:
Research laboratory experience in at least one of the following areas - cell biology, developmental biology, molecular biology, and genetics - is strongly preferred.
Preferred Competencies
Knowledge in relevant scientific field.
Knowledge of research techniques or methods.
Knowledge of regulatory policies and procedures.
Analytical skills.
Problem-solving skills.
Attention to detail.
Organizational skills.
Verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Basic operating knowledge of desktop computing.
Working Conditions
Standard research laboratory environment.
Weekend/Evening hours: At times, depending on developmental timing of the Drosophila insects studied and the exact experimental protocol it will be necessary to work weekend or evening hours.
Application Documents
Resume (required)
Cover Letter (preferred)
When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.
Job Family
Role Impact
FLSA Status
Pay Frequency
Scheduled Weekly Hours
Benefits Eligible
Drug Test Required
Health Screen Required
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
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