"Research Technician"

Job Summary

The Rees lab is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Research Technician with extensive hands-on experience maintaining essential laboratory equipment in support of biochemical and structural biology research.

Essential Job Duties

• Maintain and repair the following biochemical laboratory equipment and associated computers: Pharmacia FLPC and Akta protein purification systems, Amersham Akta Explorer protein purification system, Cytiva AktaPure protein purification system, Eppendorf/New Brunswick BioFlo/Celligen 115 Fermentor, Cary UV/Visible Spectrophotometer, SRI model 8610C Gas Chromatograph, and Maintain PC computers that support this equipment.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in an appropriate field and 10 years of related research experience.
• Ability to take initiative, prioritize tasks, work independently, use good judgment, and monitor completion of assigned duties.
• Ability to operate, maintain, and repair complex scientific equipment used in cell growth, protein purification, and protein characterization to prepare samples for structural biological studies.
• Knowledge of biochemical laboratory protocols and techniques relevant to instrument maintenance.
• Must be detail-oriented with the ability to work in a neat and orderly manner.
• Must be able to work independently as well as part of a collaborative team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated technical proficiency in relevant biochemical and structural biology skills as reflected in authorship on publications.
• Experience working with vendors and service engineers relevant to the laboratory instrumentation detailed in the essential job duties.
• Experience securing components that are no longer manufactured for the laboratory instrumentation detailed in the essential job duties.

Required Documents

• Resume