RESEARCH TECHNICIAN III

This Position is Grant Funded

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RESEARCH TECHNICIAN III

Henderson Lab – Duke Human Vaccine Institute

We are seeking a Research Technician III to support operations within the Henderson Research Lab. The primary responsibility of the position will be to assist with the management of protein stocks, including protein production and purification.

Responsibilities

• Production and purification of proteins for structural studies using FPLC and SEC methods.
• Perform quality control testing on samples, including SDS-PAGE, western blotting, and SEC.
• Assist with the preparation and maintenance of cell cultures and media for standard testing.
• Create and manage documentation and SOPs for lab operations corresponding to lab duties.
• Assist with sample evaluation assays via Bio-layer interferometry and ELISA.
• Maintain laboratory notebook and other documentation in an orderly and accurate fashion for tracking work progress, experiments, and results.
• Provide a summary of written work updates and plans each week.
• Monitor inventory and ensure necessary supplies of stock are available for continuity of scientific work; maintain other equipment as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal Investigator and laboratory leadership.

Required Qualifications at this Level

• Education/Training: Work generally requires skills acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree in botany, biology, zoology, psychology or other science related scientific field program.
• Experience: Work requires two years of research experience. A related master's degree may offset required years of experience on a 1:1 basis, e.g., a two-year master's degree in lieu of two years of experience. Or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to troubleshoot and resolve problems.
• Experience in protein expression, purification and biochemistry (FPLC, SEC, SDS-PAGE, Western Blots).
• Experimental project management.
• Critical thinking for assay development.

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