Research Assistant II/III - Transgenic Animal Genome Editing Facility

Job Responsibilities

• Perform experiments and record data
• Follow established research protocols
• Understand and apply scientific principles to troubleshoot and modify procedures
• Maintain accurate and detailed records of all laboratory work and experiments
• Analyze data and perform statistical and graphical analysis
• Design and execute daily laboratory experiments in coordination with senior laboratory personnel
• Assists in training post doctoral fellows, graduate students, and junior laboratory personnel in laboratory techniques and equipment
• Capable of directing an undergraduate trainee in simple, well-established procedures
• Maintains an active role in laboratory's meetings, presentations, and publications
• Contributes material for reports, publications, journal articles, and abstracts
• Able to orally present data in group presentations
• Research and improve current methods
• Utilize internal and external resources to reproduce, evaluate, research, and improve techniques, bring in new techniques or modify existing techniques
• Evaluate innovative techniques

Qualifications

• Required for RAII: High school diploma or equivalent AND 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline OR Preferred Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Required for RAIII: Bachelor's degree in a related field AND 1 year of directly related experience OR Master's degree in a related field