Scientist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in molecular biology, biochemistry, or a related scientific field.
• Working knowledge and in-depth understanding of molecular biology techniques.
• Experience in mammalian cell culture production.
• Time management and effective organization.
• The ability to communicate clearly in writing and verbally.
• Minimum of one year research experience in an academic or industry lab.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of 1 year of research experience in lab management or organization in an academic or industry lab.
• Extensive mammalian cell culture experience.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Performing mammalian cell culture experiments, such as cell maintenance and transient transfections, for the entire lab.
• Maintain the cell culture room and all reagents necessary for continuous, high-throughput and high-volume transfections to produce proteins for structural biology and vaccine design efforts.
• Perform molecular biology experiments such as DNA cloning, site-directed mutagenesis, and plasmid preps.
• Purify and characterize proteins.
• Coordinate and assist with regular lab clean-ups, organize and record electronic information (i.e., plasmid and strain databases), reagents.
• Attend weekly group meetings and journal clubs to report on research status.
• Collect information for annual campus Environmental Health and Safety reporting.
• Place and receive material/supply orders, maintain inventory of laboratory supplies.
• Ship and receive packages on behalf the lab.

Benefits

• Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)