Senior Research Associate

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory • Berkeley, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has an opening for a Senior Research Associate in their Joint Genome Institute. This is a full-time, career appointment, exempt (monthly paid) from overtime pay. Work will be performed onsite at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, located at 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720. Candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S. at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Molecular Biology, Plant Biology or related field and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with DNA/RNA purification and Next Gen Sequencing (NGS) library preparation.
• Experience with plant growth and sampling for non-model species.
• Experience with single-cell isolation from plant tissues.
• Demonstrated confocal or fluorescence microscopy skills, including tissue sectioning for RNA in-situ or histology.
• Experience with plasmid construction, cloning, and bacterial transformation.
• Experience with sterile technique.
• Demonstrated data analytics skills, including image processing with R, Python, and ImageJ.

Responsibilities

• Perform experimental manipulation and sample collection for a set of advanced molecular assays.
• Perform single-cell profiling of plant tissues undergoing environmental stress, RNA in situ hybridization experiments, confocal microscopy experiments, bacterial construct preparation and cloning, as well as bacterial growth and plant colonization profiling.
• Prepare seeds for growth on sterile media and soil and maintain plant growth systems.
• Prepare molecular biology buffers and reagents.
• Prepare, analyze, and sort plant cells or nuclei.
• Prepare, embed, section, and stain plant specimens.
• Perform in situ hybridization experiments.
• Image tissues using confocal and widefield microscopy.
• Perform plant/microbe bioassays.
• Culture, transform, and maintain bacterial strains (including rhizobacteria).
• Accurately and thoroughly document experimental procedures and results.
• Perform preliminary data analysis and quality control on the data collected.

Benefits

• The foundation of Berkeley Lab is our Stewardship Values: Team Science, Service, Trust, Innovation, and Respect; and we strive to build community with these shared values and commitments.

What This Job Offers

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