Research Assistant

Texas A&M University System • College Station, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is with Texas A&M AgriLife Research, within the Department of Entomology. Texas A&M AgriLife is the largest and most comprehensive agriculture program in the nation, bringing together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences. With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments, and the Texas economy through education, research, extension, and service.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Sterile handling procedures, growth media preparation, and microbial culturing
• Reagent preparation, gel electrophoresis, DNA extraction, PCR, qRT-PCR and DNA sequencing

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Insect pathogen culturing and identification using microbiological techniques including sterile handling procedures, growth media preparation, and microbial culturing.
• Insect pathogen identification utilizing molecular biology skills such as reagent preparation, gel electrophoresis, DNA extraction, PCR, qRT-PCR and DNA sequencing.
• Data collection, recording and analysis.
• Lab maintenance, cleanliness and safety.
• Performs skilled, administrative, and managerial support in research.
• Plans and directs certain phases in a research project.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level