Research Technologist II

Job Description:
The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics is seeking a Research Technologist II to work in the laboratory of Dr. Andrew Olive. The successful candidate will become part of a cutting-edge research team focused on understanding the host response to persistent bacterial pathogens.

Job Duties Include, But Are Not Limited To:

• Oversee the organization and setup of a new research laboratory
• Order, reconcile, record, and manage delivery of lab supplies
• Supervise and train lab members in proper bio-safety, animal protocols and lab maintenance tasks
• Maintain training records
• Assist the principal investigator in experimental design and acquiring data for grants and manuscripts
• Acquire, analyze, and archive next generation sequencing data, with the opportunity to develop custom sequencing and analysis methods
• Participate in the writing/editing of manuscripts and grants
• Participate in regular research updates, lab meetings, department seminars and national/international conferences
• This is a limited term position that will start in July 2018 and will be funded for one year from date of hire with possible extension contingent upon funding renewal.

Unit Specific Education/Experience/Skills:

• Knowledge normally acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in Biology, Biostatistics, Computer Science or other related field; six months to one year of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience with either biological lab work or data analysis and computer programming work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Desired Qualifications:

• Excellent organizational and communication skills; extremely motivated and dependable; ability to take charge and oversee lab procedures; experience doing lab work, animal work or bioinformatics; experience in computer programming in programs such as R, MatLab, or Python; experience with data analysis and statistics; interest in biological questions related to infectious diseases including a strong desire to learn cell culture, murine infection models, immunology, and or genetics; committed to a minimum of two years.

Required Application Materials:

Please submit a cover letter explaining your interest and qualifications for the position, Curriculum Vitae and names and contact information of three references.

Work Hours: STANDARD 8-5

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Requeriments :

• Technical Bachelor

Skills :

• Biology
• Genetics
• immunology
• Programing in Python
• Programing Skills
• Programming in Matlab
• Programming in R
• Statistics

Areas :

• Other

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Additional Info:
Description Of End Date: This is a limited term position funded for one year from date of hire with possible extension contingent upon funding renewal.

Summary Of Health Risks:

• Exposure to human blood, serum and tissue
• TB risk or work with animals, cells, or specimens infected with Mycobacterium
• Wear a respirator
• Work with animals or unfixed animal tissue

Bidding eligibility ends on 5/1/18 at 11:55 PM.

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