Research Technician III
for each section heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Screening of Applications: Screening continues until the position is filled." maybe considered application instruction? It's about screening; could be considered boilerplate but it's substantive? Might be considered application instruction; but we can drop it as it's not a duty/requirement. Also drop "Learn more at: https://hr.duke.edu/benefits/" maybe part of benefits but it's a link; we could keep as part of benefits prose? Might be considered application instruction; but it's a link to benefits info; we could keep as part of benefits description? The instruction says remove application instructions. That link is not exactly an instruction to apply; it's info about benefits. Might keep but safer to drop? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." The link is not an instruction to apply; it's a reference. I'd keep it as part of benefits.
Also remove "Equal Opportunity Employer:" block.
Also remove "Essential Physical Job Functions" block.
Also remove "Be You." and "Be Bold." maybe part of prose but they are taglines; could keep as part of About the role? Might be considered boilerplate? They are motivational; but they are part of posting. I'd keep them as part of About the role prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information: description of Duke University School of Medicine, lab, responsibilities list, minimum requirements, preferred qualifications, other requirements (onsite), benefits description, pay range.
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to decide which content goes where.
Section "About the role": could include description of lab and role: "The Duke Laboratory for HIV-1 & COVID-19 Vaccine Research & Development is led by Drs. David Montefiori, PhD and Xiaoying (Shaunna) Shen, DVM, PhD. Our research focuses on neutralizing antibody responses, a key component of many successful vaccines for various infectious diseases. We’re seeking qualified applicants to be part of this internationally recognized laboratory for providing standardized assessments of neutralizing antibody responses in preclinical and clinical HIV-1 and COVID-19 vaccine studies." Also maybe include Duke School of Medicine intro? That is about institution; could be part of About the role.
Section "Responsibilities": list of duties from "The Candidate Will Work Closely With Lab Members..." bullet list.
Section "Requirements": minimum requirements (education, experience, equivalent combination).
Section "Qualifications": preferred qualifications (Bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, genetics, microbiology or other related scientific fields. Two years of research experience involving mouse work. Detail-oriented, very well organized, and approach laboratory procedures with critical thinking. Strong initiative and eagerness to learn. Outstanding problem-solving skills. Must adhere to strict safety requirements. Ability to work and communicate effectively in a dynamic group environment.)
Section "Skills": maybe we could extract skill-like items from preferred qualifications: detail-oriented, organized, critical thinking, initiative, eagerness to learn, problem-solving, safety adherence, communication, teamwork. But we already have qualifications; maybe we can combine. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could merge Qualifications and Skills into one? But we need to follow headings list: we can include Skills if we have content. Could put skill list under Qualifications? But we need to follow rule: use heading only when posting has real specific content for it. We have content for Skills (detail-oriented etc). Could make a Skills section.
Section "Benefits": description of benefits package.
Section "Pay": pay range.
No Schedule.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must output only HTML fragment.
Let's craft.
We need to ensure we don't include duplicated lines. We'll extract unique.
Let's draft:
About the role
Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools, ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation. The School comprises more than 2,600 faculty physicians and researchers, nearly 2,000 students, and over 6,200 staff, forming part of Duke Health, a world‑class academic medical center. The Duke Laboratory for HIV‑1 & COVID‑19 Vaccine Research & Development, led by Drs. David Montefiori, PhD and Xiaoying (Shaunna) Shen, DVM, PhD, focuses on neutralizing antibody responses—a key component of many successful vaccines. The lab seeks qualified applicants to join this internationally recognized team and provide standardized assessments of neutralizing antibody responses in pre‑clinical and clinical HIV‑1 and COVID‑19 vaccine studies.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with lab members including postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, research technicians.
- Independently perform daily activities such as assessment of neutralizing antibody responses in various cell lines in support of pre‑clinical and clinical HIV‑1 and COVID‑19 vaccine development.
- Conduct data analysis with adherence to quality control pass/fail criteria.
- Report results accurately and timely to Laboratory Directors and Program staff.
- Perform all experiments in complete adherence to Good Clinical Laboratory Practices (GCLP) guidelines.
- Contribute to daily laboratory effort to adhere to GCLP guidelines, including temperature checks, preventative maintenance, SOP adherence, corrective actions, trainings, and good documentation practices.
- Provide equipment preventative maintenance and ensure laboratory room cleanliness (e.g., cleaning incubator trays and water pans, surface decontamination, freezer maintenance to avoid ice accumulation, floor cleaning, autoclaving).
- Support general laboratory needs: preparation of common reagents, stocking laboratories with supplies and reagents, freezer transfers.
- Read and train on all required SOPs, provide timely and critical review of SOPs as requested, adhere to assigned SOPs.
- Provide training for assay and general laboratory procedures to new employees and visiting trainees.
- Adhere to all required safety and policy protocols to protect staff, data integrity, and others.
Requirements
Work generally requires skills acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree in botany, biology, zoology, psychology or other science‑related scientific field program. Requires two years of research experience. A related master's degree may offset required years of experience on a 1:1 basis (e.g., a two‑year master's degree in lieu of two years of experience). OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.
Qualifications
Preferred qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, genetics, microbiology or other related scientific fields and two years of research experience involving mouse work.
Skills
- Detail‑oriented and very well organized.
- Approach laboratory procedures with critical thinking.
- Strong initiative and eagerness to learn.
- Outstanding problem‑solving skills.
- Adherence to strict safety requirements.
- Ability to work and communicate effectively in a dynamic group environment.
Benefits
Duke offers a competitive benefits package, including health insurance plans, generous paid time off, retirement programs with employer contributions, tuition assistance for employees and their children, and more. Learn more at: https://hr.duke.edu/benefits/
Pay
Anticipated pay range: USD $23.06 to USD $34.96 per hour (annual base salary range as indicated).
Check: The posting says "Anticipated Pay Range: Duke University provides an annual base salary range for this position as USD $23.06 to USD $34.96." It's per hour? Actually it's annual base salary range but numbers look like hourly? It says USD $23.06 to USD $34.96. Likely hourly. We'll keep as given.
We must not include any extra sections like Schedule.
We must ensure no boilerplate: removed EEO, screening, essential physical job functions, etc.
Check duplication: We have not repeated any lines.
Check that we preserved all substantive info: The description of Duke School of Medicine, lab, responsibilities list, minimum requirements, preferred qualifications, skills, benefits, pay. Also we included "Other Requirements This position is onsite. The work is performed on-site or at a designated assignment location." We missed that! Need to include onsite requirement. Could add to Requirements or a separate section like "Work Location". Since we have no specific heading for location, we could incorporate into Requirements or a new section "Work Location". The instruction says we can create sections only when posting has real specific content for it. Onsite is specific content. Could add a section "Work Location". But headings list includes Schedule, Benefits, Pay, etc. Not location. But we can still create a heading if we have content; the instruction didn't restrict to only those headings; it gave examples. It said: use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). That suggests we can use those headings, but not limited to them? It says "e.g." So we could add other headings if needed. However, to keep simple, we could fold onsite into Requirements or Responsibilities. Probably better to add a short paragraph under Requirements: "This position is onsite; work is performed on-site or at a designated assignment location."
Let's adjust Requirements paragraph to include that.
Also we missed "Be You." and "Be Bold." taglines; we could incorporate them into About the role prose as motivational statements. Could add at end: "Be You. Be Bold." but might be considered boilerplate? They are part of posting; we can keep.
Add to About the role after description: "Be You. Be Bold."
Now ensure we didn't miss any other substantive info: "Screening of Applications: Screening continues until the position is filled." We dropped as application instruction. Likely okay.
"Duke University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position; candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills; internal peer equity; as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer." This is about pay determination; could be included under Pay section as extra detail. Might be considered substantive. We'll add a sentence under Pay.
Also "Your total compensation goes beyond the dollars on your paycheck. Duke provides comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs, generous retirement benefits, and a wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs to eligible team members." This is benefits detail; we can incorporate into Benefits.
for prose. We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Screening of Applications: Screening continues until the position is filled." maybe considered application instruction? It's about screening; could be considered boilerplate but it's substantive? Might be considered application instruction; but we can drop it as it's not a duty/requirement. Also drop "Learn more at: https://hr.duke.edu/benefits/" maybe part of benefits but it's a link; we could keep as part of benefits prose? Might be considered application instruction; but it's a link to benefits info; we could keep as part of benefits description? The instruction says remove application instructions. That link is not exactly an instruction to apply; it's info about benefits. Might keep but safer to drop? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." The link is not an instruction to apply; it's a reference. I'd keep it as part of benefits. Also remove "Equal Opportunity Employer:" block. Also remove "Essential Physical Job Functions" block. Also remove "Be You." and "Be Bold." maybe part of prose but they are taglines; could keep as part of About the role? Might be considered boilerplate? They are motivational; but they are part of posting. I'd keep them as part of About the role prose. We need to preserve all substantive information: description of Duke University School of Medicine, lab, responsibilities list, minimum requirements, preferred qualifications, other requirements (onsite), benefits description, pay range. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We need to decide which content goes where. Section "About the role": could include description of lab and role: "The Duke Laboratory for HIV-1 & COVID-19 Vaccine Research & Development is led by Drs. David Montefiori, PhD and Xiaoying (Shaunna) Shen, DVM, PhD. Our research focuses on neutralizing antibody responses, a key component of many successful vaccines for various infectious diseases. We’re seeking qualified applicants to be part of this internationally recognized laboratory for providing standardized assessments of neutralizing antibody responses in preclinical and clinical HIV-1 and COVID-19 vaccine studies." Also maybe include Duke School of Medicine intro? That is about institution; could be part of About the role. Section "Responsibilities": list of duties from "The Candidate Will Work Closely With Lab Members..." bullet list. Section "Requirements": minimum requirements (education, experience, equivalent combination). Section "Qualifications": preferred qualifications (Bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, genetics, microbiology or other related scientific fields. Two years of research experience involving mouse work. Detail-oriented, very well organized, and approach laboratory procedures with critical thinking. Strong initiative and eagerness to learn. Outstanding problem-solving skills. Must adhere to strict safety requirements. Ability to work and communicate effectively in a dynamic group environment.) Section "Skills": maybe we could extract skill-like items from preferred qualifications: detail-oriented, organized, critical thinking, initiative, eagerness to learn, problem-solving, safety adherence, communication, teamwork. But we already have qualifications; maybe we can combine. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could merge Qualifications and Skills into one? But we need to follow headings list: we can include Skills if we have content. Could put skill list under Qualifications? But we need to follow rule: use heading only when posting has real specific content for it. We have content for Skills (detail-oriented etc). Could make a Skills section. Section "Benefits": description of benefits package. Section "Pay": pay range. No Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must output only HTML fragment. Let's craft. We need to ensure we don't include duplicated lines. We'll extract unique. Let's draft:
About the role
Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools, ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation. The School comprises more than 2,600 faculty physicians and researchers, nearly 2,000 students, and over 6,200 staff, forming part of Duke Health, a world‑class academic medical center. The Duke Laboratory for HIV‑1 & COVID‑19 Vaccine Research & Development, led by Drs. David Montefiori, PhD and Xiaoying (Shaunna) Shen, DVM, PhD, focuses on neutralizing antibody responses—a key component of many successful vaccines. The lab seeks qualified applicants to join this internationally recognized team and provide standardized assessments of neutralizing antibody responses in pre‑clinical and clinical HIV‑1 and COVID‑19 vaccine studies.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with lab members including postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, research technicians.
- Independently perform daily activities such as assessment of neutralizing antibody responses in various cell lines in support of pre‑clinical and clinical HIV‑1 and COVID‑19 vaccine development.
- Conduct data analysis with adherence to quality control pass/fail criteria.
- Report results accurately and timely to Laboratory Directors and Program staff.
- Perform all experiments in complete adherence to Good Clinical Laboratory Practices (GCLP) guidelines.
- Contribute to daily laboratory effort to adhere to GCLP guidelines, including temperature checks, preventative maintenance, SOP adherence, corrective actions, trainings, and good documentation practices.
- Provide equipment preventative maintenance and ensure laboratory room cleanliness (e.g., cleaning incubator trays and water pans, surface decontamination, freezer maintenance to avoid ice accumulation, floor cleaning, autoclaving).
- Support general laboratory needs: preparation of common reagents, stocking laboratories with supplies and reagents, freezer transfers.
- Read and train on all required SOPs, provide timely and critical review of SOPs as requested, adhere to assigned SOPs.
- Provide training for assay and general laboratory procedures to new employees and visiting trainees.
- Adhere to all required safety and policy protocols to protect staff, data integrity, and others.
Requirements
Work generally requires skills acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree in botany, biology, zoology, psychology or other science‑related scientific field program. Requires two years of research experience. A related master's degree may offset required years of experience on a 1:1 basis (e.g., a two‑year master's degree in lieu of two years of experience). OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.
Qualifications
Preferred qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, genetics, microbiology or other related scientific fields and two years of research experience involving mouse work.
Skills
- Detail‑oriented and very well organized.
- Approach laboratory procedures with critical thinking.
- Strong initiative and eagerness to learn.
- Outstanding problem‑solving skills.
- Adherence to strict safety requirements.
- Ability to work and communicate effectively in a dynamic group environment.
Benefits
Duke offers a competitive benefits package, including health insurance plans, generous paid time off, retirement programs with employer contributions, tuition assistance for employees and their children, and more. Learn more at: https://hr.duke.edu/benefits/
Pay
Anticipated pay range: USD $23.06 to USD $34.96 per hour (annual base salary range as indicated).
Check: The posting says "Anticipated Pay Range: Duke University provides an annual base salary range for this position as USD $23.06 to USD $34.96." It's per hour? Actually it's annual base salary range but numbers look like hourly? It says USD $23.06 to USD $34.96. Likely hourly. We'll keep as given. We must not include any extra sections like Schedule. We must ensure no boilerplate: removed EEO, screening, essential physical job functions, etc. Check duplication: We have not repeated any lines. Check that we preserved all substantive info: The description of Duke School of Medicine, lab, responsibilities list, minimum requirements, preferred qualifications, skills, benefits, pay. Also we included "Other Requirements This position is onsite. The work is performed on-site or at a designated assignment location." We missed that! Need to include onsite requirement. Could add to Requirements or a separate section like "Work Location". Since we have no specific heading for location, we could incorporate into Requirements or a new section "Work Location". The instruction says we can create sections only when posting has real specific content for it. Onsite is specific content. Could add a section "Work Location". But headings list includes Schedule, Benefits, Pay, etc. Not location. But we can still create a heading if we have content; the instruction didn't restrict to only those headings; it gave examples. It said: use