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Incumbent will perform duties of a full time Laboratory Assistant 1 in a cutting-edge benign Urology research laboratory focusing on urogynecology and pelvic floor dysfunction. Under the mentorship of Dr. A. Lenore Ackerman, the candidate will contribute to ongoing research into the impact of tamoxifen and other therapeutic agents on lower urinary tract structure and function. Specific tasks of the Lab Assistant 1 will be to complete a variety of routine and basic laboratory procedures including, but not limited to, bacterial and tissue culture, western blotting, immunohistochemistry, qPCR and fluorescent microscopy. Laboratory support duties include helping lab manager with inventory control, ordering of supplies and preparation of laboratory materials and reagents in line with all safety and regulatory requirements as needs dictate. Other duties as assigned.
Hourly salary range: $25.75 – $30.17. The department’s target hourly salary is $25.75.
This is a full time, limited, 1 year appointment. May convert to career.
Required:
- Cell culture experience including aseptic technique and primary cell culture
- Ability to perform general laboratory techniques such as weighing, sterilizing, titration, glassware washing, filtering, reagent and buffer prep, maintaining sterile technique.
- Knowledge and understanding of molecular techniques.
- Skill in keeping accurate and complete research records.
- Ability to recognize irregularities and invalid results.
- Ability to make sound measurements and observations.
- Ability to work as part of a research team and establish cooperative working relationships with researchers, residents, students, and other support personnel
- Ability to communicate in oral and written form, for the purpose of providing information to others in the laboratory. This includes the ability to record findings and methods in a laboratory journal in an accurate, complete, and timely way.
- Ability to read and understand experimental protocols as guidelines.
- Mathematical skills to calculate chemical and biological concentrations in solutions.
- Organized, detail oriented, and able to quickly adapt to the addition of novel tasks.
Preferred:
- Ability to conduct multiple experiments in close temporal proximity.
- Knowledge of how to use and maintain modern laboratory equipment including incubators, tissue culture hoods, centrifuges, balances, and pH meter.
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