Research Technologist I
MSU Careers Details•East Lansing, MI
•Onsite
About The Position
The Hulin Lab is seeking a Research Technologist to support projects focused on the evolution of plant pathogenic bacteria. This role involves a variety of laboratory duties including media and buffer preparation, DNA/RNA extractions, data entry, plant maintenance, and general molecular techniques. The position will also assist with cloning to generate bacterial mutants, support current laboratory members with data collection and field work, and contribute to laboratory administration such as ordering, organizing strain collections, and documenting protocols.
Requirements
- Knowledge equivalent to a four-year college degree program in biological sciences, plant pathology or microbiology.
- Up to six months of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in basic research techniques in the specific or related field.
- Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, database and/or desktop publishing software.
- Proficiency in presentation software.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with laboratory skills such as media and stock preparation, sterile techniques.
- Basic molecular biology skills such as DNA/RNA extraction, PCR, gel electrophoresis.
- Strong organizational skills in and out of the laboratory.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Previous research on plant pathogenic bacteria.
- Field work experience.
- Familiarity with molecular cloning techniques.
Responsibilities
- Cloning plasmid vectors for generation of bacterial gene deletion/heterologous expression mutants.
- Pathogenicity testing of mutant bacteria on plants.
- Phenotyping bacterial mutants in terms of growth on particular media.
- Performing DNA/RNA extractions.
- Assisting with team data collection during large scale experiments and field work.
- Preparing media and buffers.
- Maintaining plants.
- Organizing consumables.
- Generating stocks of competent E. coli for transformations.
- Training undergraduate research assistants in laboratory techniques.
- Ordering supplies.
- Filing documents.
- Updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Keeping laboratory culture collection databases up to date.
- Entering data from large scale pathogenicity tests and bacterial phenotyping assays.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
