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Job Summary
Research Associate to assist with projects in stem cells and embryology in Zernicka-Goetz’s lab. Candidates should be skilled in all molecular biology & tissue culture techniques, well organized, and excellent communication skills. Candidate should be able to provide guidance to a group of undergraduate students and assist them with their projects.
Essential Job Duties
- Provide Guidance to undergraduate students with their assigned projects and help troubleshoot their experiments.
- Assisting postdocs with experiments, data analysis, immune-histo chemistry.
- Perform other general lab duties with other lab technicians.
- Capable of solving both routine and semi-routine problems including assessing and diagnosing the nature of problems while referring more complex issues to higher levels.
- Occasionally require an alternative work schedule, with the possibility of weekend work to meet project deadlines or address unexpected issues.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Minimum 2 years of experience in related field & proven track record of practical aspects of the position required.
- Experience in stem cells and tissue culture.
- Ability to foster good working relationships with members of the lab.
- Work productively and efficiently under minimal supervision.
- Eager to learn new techniques and methodologies.
- Problem solver.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in related field.
- Experience in working with stem cells.
- Experience with immunohistochemistry and confocal microscopy.
- Data analysis experience and demonstrable quantitative skills.
Required Documents
- Resume.
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