Summary

We are looking for a motivated and responsible individual to provide technical assistance for team research and lab maintenance. The individual should be highly organized and detail oriented. The lab provides an interactive and stimulating environment and opportunities for growth. The successful candidate is expected to perform assays including mouse husbandry, genotyping, Western blotting, cell culture, histology, etc. 

Job Duties

• Performs animal colony maintenance and husbandry, including genotyping or postoperative care when needed. 
• Experiment tasks include but are not limited to immunohistochemistry, western blotting, tissue imaging, and cell culture.
• Conducts literature searches and summaries to aid in planning of laboratory experiments.
• Collects, analyzes, and summarizes experimental data into graphs and assist with publications as needed. 
• Documents experiments in laboratory notebooks accurately that would allow others to successfully replicate.
• Interacts with core facilities for processing of tissue or other experimental samples. 
• Prepares inventories of chemicals, reagents, consumables, drugs, cell stocks, and tissue samples.
• Monitors supplies for re-ordering. 
• Performs other job related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Basic Science or related field. Four years of related experience may substitute for degree requirement.
• No experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior expertise in any of the following areas would be a good fit: immunology, physiology, or biochemistry.