Summary

We are looking for a new team member who is very organized and detail orientated. The position requires working as part of a  team with day to day communication with supervisors. The applicant should have a track record of teamwork in an office environment. The technician will clone new transgenic constructs, create new stocks and conduct animal husbandry to test the created reagents. 

Job Duties

• Help generate new transgenic reagents and strategies for the fly community.
• Design and conduct molecular cloning to create new transgenic constructs 
• Coordinate with other team members to create transgenic Drosophila stocks 
• Design and execute multi-generation Drosophila husbandry to generate experimental animals to test the generated reagents
• Immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy: 
     - Data analysis using ImageJ, Photoshop, and Excel; 
     - Record results in digital notebook 
• Conducts assays to assess and quantify neurotoxic protein levels using immunoblotting techniques
• Conducts histopathological analyses from Drosophila brain sections immunostained with specific antibodies
• Present acquired data regularly in lab meetings 

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Basic Science or related field. Four years of related experience may substitute for degree requirement.
• One year of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in basic science or a related field.
• This position requires someone with hands on experience with Drosophila and advanced cloning techniques