Research Technician II, AEGIS Consortium

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Position Highlights

A Research Technician II position is available in the AEGIS Consortium at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix. The candidate will have the opportunity to engage in scientific support for an ongoing lab project, in collaboration with other members of the lab. The successful applicant will be a well-rounded, enthusiastic individual with basic training in biology and experience performing research in a laboratory setting.

This individual should be detailed oriented, conscientious, and able to follow instructions, and have the ability to communicate in a clear, concise manner orally and in writing.

Position Highlights

A Research Technician II position is available in the AEGIS Consortium at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix. The candidate will have the opportunity to engage in scientific support for an ongoing lab project, in collaboration with other members of the lab. The successful applicant will be a well-rounded, enthusiastic individual with basic training in biology and experience performing research in a laboratory setting.

This individual should be detailed oriented, conscientious, and able to follow instructions, and have the ability to communicate in a clear, concise manner orally and in writing.

The primary purpose of this position is to conduct immunology research with in vitro and in vivo models of infection and immunity, as well as of the long-term maintenance of the immune system This research involves rodent and/or human tissue research, including, but not limited to, collection of samples, preparation of samples for various assays, performance of the assays and initial analysis of results.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more! The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocations services, please .

Duties & Responsibilities

• Organize and perform a variety of lab tests and operations involved in timmunological research. To include recording results, making observations, analyzing data and providing initial interpretation of results.
• Assist in developing procedures and techniques to fit specific experiment design requirements.
• Collaborate with the PI in the development of new strategies and techniques in experimental design modifications.
• Participate with the laboratory team in the preparation of technical reports, summaries, protocols, and quantitative results.
• Provides routine and technical administrative support to research projects.
• Assist in data analysis from ongoing experiments and provide an additional opinion regarding the validity of data obtained.
• Adapt physical data to computerized statistical data for further analysis.
• Create and manage laboratory-shared spreadsheets for ongoing studies to simplify the sharing of data between lab staff.
• Operate and maintain experimental equipment essential for laboratory/rodent colony function, including, but not limited to, thermocyclers, shakers, flow cytometers, analytical balance, centrifuge machine, automatic pipettes, manual pipettes, and sonicator.
• Facilitate the maintenance and repair of laboratory equipment via self-repair or company repair.
• Under PI supervision, Performs stereotaxic rodent surgeries, tissue preparation and processing, and analysis of resulting data:
• Assist in behavioral experimentation.
• Assist in rodent surgery.
• Conduct validation experiments such as Immunohistochemistry, Western blotting, Ribo Tag immunoprecipitiation, qRT-PCR and Tissue sectioning/mounting.
• Analyze data and reports findings and summarize the success of ongoing experiments:
• Facilitate lab operations/lab meetings and schedule…