at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 49941
Department: MED-Infectious Disease
Salary/Grade: NEX/11
Job Summary:
Conducts experimental research lab work and/or assists in design of one or more specific phase(s) of entire project(s). May complete mathematical calculations, and/or computer tasks and/or assist in judging validity of data. Follows appropriate protocols, policies, procedures, regulations, Good Clinical and Good Laboratory Practices.
This role supports research involving microbial next-generation sequencing.
Please note: Some work will be in Biological Safety Level 2 (BSL2) and BSL2+ research laboratory space and involves the handling and processing of potentially infectious material, which can pose risk to persons with underlying health issues.
Specific Responsibilities:
Following protocols, designs, sets-up and conducts basic experiments.
Analyzes and troubleshoots protocols and data obtained from individual experiments and recommends alternatives and suggestions to improve processes, validity and/or accuracy.
Molecular Biology:
- DNA, RNA, Protein isolation, purification and expression
- PCR, RT-PCR
- Plasmid preparation
- Cloning, mapping and sequencing of DNA
- Next-generation sequencing library preparation
Cellular Biology:
- Cell culture, cell isolation
