Summary of Position This position is designed to conduct experiments to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of intestinal regeneration and tumor formation using Drosophila as a model. In addition to performing these experiments, the job tasks include: preparing fly food for Drosophila genetic experiments and Drosophila stock maintenance.
Duties and Responsibilities 70% Conduct Experiments: These experiments may contain different aspects of molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry and genetics 25% Fly Food Cooking: Preparing fly food for the Drosophila lab community 5% Maintain Fly Stocks: Assist in maintaining fly stocks
All required qualifications must be documented in application materials.
Required Qualifications BA/BS or combination or related education and work experience to equal four years. Course work in chemistry, biology, and molecular biology completed with good performance. More than one-year experience in a molecular biology research laboratory. Course work in any computational biology-related subjects. Skills in MSWord, Excel and Powerpoint. Willingness in learning bioinformatics.
Preferred Qualifications Experience in genetic research using model organisms, such as Drosophila and C. elegans. Willingness in learning purchasing and University system functions.
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