Research Specialist A

Job Description Summary

Dr. Shelley Berger's laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania in the Department of Cell & Developmental Biology is seeking a highly motivated Research Specialist A to join our multidisciplinary team. This person will be under the direct supervision of Dr. Charly Good, a Research Assistant Professor in Cell & Developmental Biology. Dr. Good's lab integrates cutting-edge genomic and epigenetic approaches to understand how perturbations in the epigenome lead to aberrant gene expression programs in cancer. Our overarching goal is to uncover vulnerable pathways for targeted cancer therapy.

Job Description

This Research Specialist A is expected to drive a research project (collect, analyze and interpret data, and present data at group meetings). They are expected to modify/troubleshoot procedures, assist in planning experiments, and report progress to the PI, Dr. Good. The candidate is expected to keep accurate laboratory notebooks, perform data analysis and assist in publication preparation. The Research Specialist A will also be expected to help with general maintenance of the research laboratory.

This position offers opportunities for independent research projects with opportunity for publication, as well as training in next-generation sequencing technologies.

• Molecular cloning, mammalian cell culture
• Western blotting
• RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, HiChIP, qPCR, immunoprecipitations
• Mass-spectrometry
• CRISPR cas9 gene editing
• cell growth assays, clonogenic growth, anchorage-independent growth, apoptosis and cell cycle assays
• immunofluorescence microscopy
• General cell biology and molecular biology techniques