Research Technician II – Casanova Lab

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Key sections: - About The Role: description: "We are seeking a motivated, adaptable, and team-oriented Research Technician II to join the Casanova Lab. This position is project-driven and focused on supporting research into the genetics infectious diseases, including identifying genetic mutations and conducting functional genetic analyses. The ideal candidate is a recent post-baccalaureate or early-career researcher with a background in Biology, Genetics, or Molecular Biology who is looking to gain meaningful hands-on research experience in a fast-paced, collaborative academic environment before pursuing advanced studies. On-the-job training will be provided, and the individual will work closely with senior lab members across interdisciplinary project teams." - What We Provide: benefits: list: "A competitive compensation package with comprehensive health and wellness benefits. Opportunity to contribute to peer-reviewed publications, with potential co-authorship based on research contributions. Regular participation in lab meetings, including opportunities to present findings and develop scientific communication skills. Ad-hoc opportunities to attend scientific conferences and skill-specific learning events, based on performance and project relevance. A close-knit, collaborative lab environment where cross-team support is encouraged and teamwork is a core value. Access to the vibrant UT Southwestern Medical Center research community and broader scientific network." - What You'll Do: responsibilities: list of duties. - What You Bring: qualifications/requirements/skills: includes education, experience, required and preferred skills, physical requirements. - Compensation And Benefits: includes compensation range and benefits description. Already we have benefits but also pay range. - Pay: we have "Hiring Pay Range $43,294.00 - $54,118.00 Pay Type: Annual". So we need a Pay section. - Schedule: not mentioned. No schedule info. So we should not create Schedule section. - Benefits: we have benefits described in "What We Provide" and also "Compensation And Benefits" mentions benefits. We can combine into Benefits section. - Qualifications: maybe separate from Requirements? The instruction: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We can decide to put education/experience under Requirements or Qualifications. We need to avoid duplication. Likely we can put education/experience under Requirements, and skills under Skills. But we also have "What You Bring" includes both required and preferred skills, plus physical requirements. Could split: Requirements: education/experience; Skills: technical skills; Qualifications maybe not needed. But we need to follow instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real specific content for it. So we can include sections that have content. We have content for About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (education/experience), Skills (technical skills), Benefits, Pay. Possibly also Qualifications (maybe overlapping with Requirements). To avoid thin sections, we can combine Requirements and Qualifications into one? But headings are predefined; we can choose to include both if they have distinct content. Let's see: Requirements: "A Bachelor's degree in a relevant life sciences or engineering field with at least 3 years of research experience in academia or industry; OR a Master's degree in a relevant life sciences or engineering field with at least 1 year of relevant research experience." That's a requirement. Qualifications: maybe "Hands-on experience with molecular biology techniques, including PCR and cloning (required). Prior experience with CRISPR-based genome editing tools, including knockout, HDR knock-in, base editing, or prime editing (preferred). Experience with one or more of the following is preferred: design and/or cloning of libraries for high-throughput screening; viral vector production; NGS library preparation; and/or basic coding skills for data analysis including R or Python." That's more like skills/qualifications. Could treat as Skills. Then we have "Dynamic, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced research environment where priorities can shift. Strong teamwork orientation — this role requires frequent collaboration and mutual support across lab projects. Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage time effectively across competing demands. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with colleagues at all levels." That's also skills/soft skills. Physical requirements also present but not a heading; we could include under Requirements or maybe as a separate section? Not in list; we could drop or include under Requirements as a note. Probably include under Requirements as a paragraph. Thus we can have sections: - About the role - Responsibilities - Requirements (education/experience, physical requirements) - Skills (technical and soft skills) - Benefits - Pay We must not repeat job title. Use

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  for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's extract details. About the role paragraph: combine sentences. Responsibilities list: each bullet from "What You'll Do". - Support senior lab members in day-to-day wet lab experiments focused on the genetics of infectious diseases, including functional studies and genetic analysis. - Perform molecular biology techniques including PCR and cloning as core components of ongoing research projects. - Apply CRISPR-based genome editing approaches, including knockout, HDR knock-in, base editing, or prime editing as project needs require. - Assist with library design and/or cloning for high-throughput screening, viral vector production, and next-generation sequencing (NGS) preparation, depending on project assignment. - Collect, record, and organize experimental data with accuracy and attention to detail. - Collaborate actively with team members across both lab project teams, providing and receiving support as needed. - Participate in lab meetings and contribute to a culture of scientific rigor and open collaboration. Requirements: education/experience paragraph plus physical requirements. Paragraph: "A Bachelor's degree in a relevant life sciences or engineering field with at least 3 years of research experience in academia or industry; OR a Master's degree in a relevant life sciences or engineering field with at least 1 year of relevant research experience." Physical requirements: "Remaining in a normal seated or standing position for extended periods of time; reaching and grasping by extending hand(s) or arm(s); dexterity to manipulate objects with fingers, for example using a keyboard; communication skills using the spoken word; ability to see and hear within normal parameters; ability to move about workspace. The position requires mobility, including the ability to move materials weighing up to several pounds (such as a laptop computer or tablet). Work may involve possible exposure to malodorous vapors, low dose radiation, contamination by toxic chemicals and acids and presence of carcinogenic substances or other hazardous materials. Persons with disabilities may be able to perform the essential duties of this position with reasonable accommodation. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be evaluated on an individual basis." We can combine into a paragraph or list. Probably paragraph. Skills: technical and soft skills. List technical required: "Hands-on experience with molecular biology techniques, including PCR and cloning (required)." Preferred: "Prior experience with CRISPR-based genome editing tools, including knockout, HDR knock-in, base editing, or prime editing (preferred). Experience with one or more of the following is preferred: design and/or cloning of libraries for high-throughput screening; viral vector production; NGS library preparation; and/or basic coding skills for data analysis including R or Python." Soft skills: "Dynamic, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced research environment where priorities can shift. Strong teamwork orientation — this role requires frequent collaboration and mutual support across lab projects. Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage time effectively across competing demands. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with colleagues at all levels." We could make two lists: Technical Skills and Soft Skills, but heading Skills only one. Could combine into a single list with items. Might be long but okay. Better: separate into two

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  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. It doesn't forbid multiple lists under same heading. We'll do separate lists for clarity. Benefits: from "What We Provide" plus maybe from Compensation And Benefits description. Let's capture: - A competitive compensation package with comprehensive health and wellness benefits. - Opportunity to contribute to peer-reviewed publications, with potential co-authorship based on research contributions. - Regular participation in lab meetings, including opportunities to present findings and develop scientific communication skills. - Ad-hoc opportunities to attend scientific conferences and skill-specific learning events, based on performance and project relevance. - A close-knit, collaborative lab environment where cross-team support is encouraged and teamwork is a core value. - Access to the vibrant UT Southwestern Medical Center research community and broader scientific network. Also from Compensation And Benefits: "Our employees are compensated from a total rewards perspective in many ways for their contributions to our mission, including competitive pay, exceptional health benefits, retirement plans, time off, and a range of recognition and wellness programs." This is generic but adds retirement plans, time off, recognition and wellness programs. Should we include? It's substantive. We'll add as bullet. Pay: "Hiring Pay Range $43,294.00 - $54,118.00 Pay Type: Annual". Also note: "The posted range reflects HHMI’s good faith estimate of the anticipated hiring salary range for this role at the time of posting. Actual hiring compensation is determined by a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and internal equity." We should preserve that detail. So Pay section includes that paragraph. Now produce HTML. We must not include any extra text. Just HTML fragment. Let's craft.

    About the role

    We are seeking a motivated, adaptable, and team-oriented Research Technician II to join the Casanova Lab. This position is project-driven and focused on supporting research into the genetics infectious diseases, including identifying genetic mutations and conducting functional genetic analyses. The ideal candidate is a recent post-baccalaureate or early-career researcher with a background in Biology, Genetics, or Molecular Biology who is looking to gain meaningful hands-on research experience in a fast-paced, collaborative academic environment before pursuing advanced studies. On-the-job training will be provided, and the individual will work closely with senior lab members across interdisciplinary project teams.

    Responsibilities

    • Support senior lab members in day-to-day wet lab experiments focused on the genetics of infectious diseases, including functional studies and genetic analysis.
    • Perform molecular biology techniques including PCR and cloning as core components of ongoing research projects.
    • Apply CRISPR-based genome editing approaches, including knockout, HDR knock-in, base editing, or prime editing as project needs require.
    • Assist with library design and/or cloning for high-throughput screening, viral vector production, and next-generation sequencing (NGS) preparation, depending on project assignment.
    • Collect, record, and organize experimental data with accuracy and attention to detail.
    • Collaborate actively with team members across both lab project teams, providing and receiving support as needed.
    • Participate in lab meetings and contribute to a culture of scientific rigor and open collaboration.

    Requirements

    A Bachelor's degree in a relevant life sciences or engineering field with at least 3 years of research experience in academia or industry; OR a Master's degree in a relevant life sciences or engineering field with at least 1 year of relevant research experience.

    Remaining in a normal seated or standing position for extended periods of time; reaching and grasping by extending hand(s) or arm(s); dexterity to manipulate objects with fingers, for example using a keyboard; communication skills using the spoken word; ability to see and hear within normal parameters; ability to move about workspace. The position requires mobility, including the ability to move materials weighing up to several pounds (such as a laptop computer or tablet). Work may involve possible exposure to malodorous vapors, low dose radiation, contamination by toxic chemicals and acids and presence of carcinogenic substances or other hazardous materials. Persons with disabilities may