Research Technician

Research Technician

This position is a technician in the Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, Athens to aid in research of genome engineering and plant-microbe synthetic biology in the Grome lab, and to assist in day-to-day lab managerial tasks.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or

Competencies:

Highly detail-oriented, organized, and willing to work as part of a team, as this position will include keeping track of multiple projects, people, and organismal systems.

Physical Demands:
Standing, bending, lifting up to 25lbs, spending long periods of time at a research bench and computer.

Duties/Responsibilities:
The candidate will assist the PI, graduate students, and other trainees with performing experiments in plant biology, microbiology, molecular biology, and synthetic biology. General protocols will include: preparing chemical reagents, designing bacterial and eukaryotic expression constructs, plasmid assembly and cloning, assembling/purifying DNA for genomic, amplicon, and plasmid sequencing, transforming plants & microbes with constructs, tissue culturing of engineered plants, collecting/analyzing genomic, protein, & metabolomic samples if the candidate desires, there could be opportunities to write and publish peer-reviewed manuscripts.

Duties/Responsibilities:
The candidate will perform basic laboratory support functions including: routine preparation of growth media, maintaining algal cultures, setup/maintenance of research equipment, washing dishes and operating autoclave, maintaining general lab cleanliness/organization.

Duties/Responsibilities:
The candidate will assist with routine ordering of laboratory supplies and assist the supervisor in administrative tasks, including shipping and receiving.

Required Documents:
Resume/CV