Research Assistant I, Levi Lab

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JOB SUMMARY
Works under general direction to provide responsible and skilled technical assistance in performing assignments requiring experience and good knowledge of techniques and practices related to particular field of medical and scientific research. 

The Levi Lab is looking for a Research Assistant I to join the team and willing to commit to at least two years. The ideal candidate would perform functions that may include murine animal colony maintenance, designing and performing scientific experiments, analyzing, and interpreting results, following proper safety guidelines, and maintaining lab records/documentation. The Research Assistant I will work on ongoing scientific experiments, which may include tissue culturing, mouse handling, or PCR genotyping. The candidate must be proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The candidate also must be professional, responsible, organized, and dedicated, with strong interpersonal/team skill sets.

Preferred Laboratory Experience 
·       Willing to commit to at least two years.

·       Able to utilize a variety of molecular biology techniques, including but not limited to PCR, qPCR, western blotting, RNA/DNA extraction, cloning, CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, and next-generation sequencing.

·       Experience with animal handling and animal surgery.

·       Experience with histology pipeline from tissue harvest to embedding, sectioning, staining, and confocal microscopy.

·       Excellent communication and organizational skills.

·       Able to perform data analysis and interpretation using bioinformatics tools, statistical methods, and relevant software packages.

Laboratory Duties
·       Animal breeding, genotyping, handling, and surgery

·       MicroCT on animal tissue as well as analysis

·       Flow cytometry and mass spectrometry

·       Histology pipeline from tissue harvest to embedding, sectioning, staining, and confocal microscopy

·       Perform more difficult scientific and medical research work in biology, chemistry, physics, or other related scientific field

·       Construct, assemble, and operate laboratory equipment and apparatus

·       Record and evaluate data obtained from work assignments for use in scientific papers

·       Collaborate with supervisor or other research personnel in preparation of scientific papers for publication.

·       Read literature and confer with supervisor concerning procedures and implementation

·       Collect and organize research data for project reports

·       Prepare and participate in both laboratory meetings and board meetings; participate in reading and writing club within the laboratory weekly

·       Maintain accurate records of experimental procedures, observations, and results in laboratory notebooks and electronic databases

·       Collect, organize, and analyze experimental data using appropriate software tools and statistical methods

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