Research Specialist A/ Research Specialist B - CRISPR Immune Systems, Penn Biology

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Research Specialist A/ Research Specialist B - CRISPR Immune Systems, Penn Biology

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Research Specialist A

Job Description Summary

The Santiago-Frangos lab seeks a motivated and enthusiastic scientist to work in a multidisciplinary team on cutting edge research that determines how bacterial immune systems (e.g. CRISPR) function and that repurposes these mechanistic insights for biotech applications. More information about our science can be found at https://web.sas.upenn.edu/sanfrango-lab/. The Research Specialist will be eager to engage in independent and collaborative research projects in the areas of biochemistry, structural biology, microbiology, and may involve work with yeast and/or mammalian cell culture. The selected candidate will gain knowledge in experimental design, execution and analysis under the guidance of the Principal Investigator. Previous undergraduate mentees have been awarded the national Goldwater Scholarship and have gained admission to top PhD and MD/PhD programs (Berkely, Washington University School of Medicine). The research specialist will work in an environment that is team oriented, with creative and enthusiastic scientists. The candidate will undertake several administrative duties in the lab but is expected to dedicate 80% of their time towards research.

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Here in the Department of Biology in the School of Arts and Sciences, we are building upon our internationally recognized research and education program to meet the goals of preparing students and discovering knowledge. Our department includes all basic biological sciences including ecology and evolution, plant sciences, molecular and cellular biology, genomics, quantitative biology, and neuroscience. We value interdisciplinary collaboration and collegiality, and strive to integrate biology across scales, from molecules to social assemblies; across technologies, from nanoengineering to robotic vision; and across approaches,