Brandeis University is delighted to announce a career opportunity as a Research Technician in the Biology lab.  If you are looking for an opportunity to work on a beautiful suburban campus with lots of perks including free parking, look no further.  At Brandeis, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package which includes medical, dental and life insurance.  We also offer generous paid time off. If you are looking to advance your career through educational opportunities, Brandeis offers tuition remission. Our 403b retirement savings plan includes a generous match.

The nature of this position is to fulfill a role of taking on some of the administrative duties for Dr. Susan Lovett in regard to the day to day activities of the lab as well as help fulfill the specific aims of the grant âœMolecular Mechanisms of Replication Fork Repair❠This position will time be devoted to administrative duties and the time to be focused on fulfilling those specific aims by doing research.

Job Description:

In conjunction with the head administrator of the lab this person will assist with overall lab maintenance. Lab maintenance will cover and include the following:

• Day to day monitoring and guiding undergraduate lab technicians

• Maintaining a constant base of undergraduate lab technicians

• Hiring of undergraduate lab technicians

• Ensure the quality of reagents and supplies being produced by undergraduate lab technicians.

• Contribute to the overall set up and structure of the laboratory

• Sending and receiving important biological samples

• Ensure proper sterilization and disposal of biological hazards.

• Act as laboratory chemical safety officer

• Monitor lab inventory and supplies and request supplies through ordering request process.

• Being aware and compliant with any new institutional mandates regarding laboratory operations.

• Will work in conjunction with the head administrator and Dr. Susan Lovett to enact the research atmosphere in the lab.

In an effort to meet the specific aims of the two grants listed above the technician hired will be responsible for the following range of laboratory techniques.  65%. Because the nature of experiments and time varies it is hard to permanently break down the percentage for each of these categories but overall the time and effort should be

• Work with two main organism of Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

• Preparation of plasmid and chromosomal DNA

• DNA and possibly protein gel electrophoresis

• Restriction digest setup and analysis

• Growing cultures in either one or both organism

• Pipetting skills with single channel and multichannel pipets

• Using Excel, Word and Prism graphing software for analysis

• Sending DNA samples for sequence analysis

• Manipulation of DNA by restriction/ligation cloning, site directed mutagenesis, creation of gene disruptions, gene rearrangements, and gene deletions.

• Creating P1 lysates to be used in P1 transductions.

The scope and nature and of these administrative and lab research task will require a person to commit to a full-time position paid on an hourly basis. 

Requirement:

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in a biology field or a field of equal merit.

About Brandeis University

As a medium-sized private research university with global reach, we are dedicated to first-rate undergraduate education while making groundbreaking discoveries. Four major academic units with 3,600 undergraduates and 2,050 graduate students comprise the University: the College of Arts and Sciences, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, the International Business School, and the Rabb School of Continuing Studies. In 1985, Brandeis was elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), which represents the 62 leading research universities in the United States and Canada. Brandeis has been ranked among the top 35 national universities by U.S. News & World Report every year since the rankings’ inception. Our 235-acre campus is located in the suburbs of Boston, a global hub for higher education and innovation. Our faculty are leaders in their fields, as passionate about teaching and mentorship as they are about pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Our students are motivated, compassionate, curious and open to exploring new and challenging experiences. Brandeis was founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian university under the sponsorship of th...e American Jewish community to embody its highest ethical and cultural values and to express its gratitude to the United States through the traditional Jewish commitment to education. By being a nonsectarian university that welcomes students, teachers and staff of every nationality, religion and orientation, Brandeis renews the American heritage of cultural diversity, equal access to opportunity and freedom of expression.

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