Research Technician

Van Andel Institute

27d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lab of Darren Moore in the Department of Neurodegenerative Science at Van Andel Institute is looking to hire a full-time Research Technician to be a key part of our research team. The research focus of our lab explores the molecular and cellular mechanisms of neurodegeneration in inherited forms of Parkinson’s disease. Work in the laboratory on various disease-linked proteins is conducted across multiple levels, including primary neuronal/astrocyte cultures, mammalian cell lines, human iPSC-derived models, human brain tissue, and rodent models.

Requirements

Must possess a Bachelor of Science degree (or equivalent) in biological sciences, focusing on neuroscience, biochemistry, cell or molecular biology, or related biomedical fields
Ideally 2-5 years of hands-on biology-related experience at the lab bench
Good oral and written communication skills
Excellent organizational skills
A hardworking individual able to work independently and in a team environment

Nice To Haves

Experience working with rodents would be desirable
Experience of preparing rodent primary cultures would be an asset
Experience working with standard molecular/cell biology techniques would be desirable
Knowledge of molecular biology, cell biology and/or neuroscience would be an asset

Responsibilities

Working with rodent models (i.e. stereotactic surgery, behavioral analyses)
Maintaining mouse colonies (i.e. genotyping, tissue collection, cohort maintenance)
Tissue culture experience (i.e. primary cultures, cell lines, transfection, viral transduction)
Histology, immunohistochemistry and neuropathology, stereological and confocal microscopy
Molecular and cell biology (i.e. plasmid cloning, viral vector production, Western blotting)
General lab maintenance