Laboratory Assistant

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Posted: 15-Mar-24

Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey

Salary: Open

Categories:

Research - Laboratory/Non-Laboratory
Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 223685

Position Summary:

Rutgers The State University is seeking a Laboratory Assistant in the Brain Health Institute (BHI) within Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
This is a full-time Laboratory Assistant for 40 hours per week. The successful applicant will interface with the principal investigator and lab personnel to provide general research support and to help with building experimental setups, running experiments, ordering necessary lab supplies, managing mouse colonies, genotyping, and general lab management. This position may require some weekend work.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Manage several mouse colonies, breeding, weaning, tail and toe clipping, genotyping, and euthanasia.
• Collect inner ear and brain tissue and post-experiment processing of the tissue.
• Section the tissue and perform immunohistochemistry on the sections.
• Perform PCR for genotyping, and occasionally perform qRTPCR, or Western blots or other molecular biology techniques on the experimental samples.
• Maintains accurate records of experimentation and research and tissue.
• Assists with computer data entry and analysis.
• Assist with ordering necessary lab supplies.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Associates Degree in a relevant science plus one (1-3) years related experience in a laboratory environment.

City: Piscataway

State: NJ

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Sitting, standing, walking, may need to lift small packages/animal carriers.

Posting Number: 24ST0614

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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.
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