Research Technician

Job Category: Fulltime Term
Exempt Overtime Eligible: Overtime Eligible
Benefits Eligible: Benefit Based

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Job Summary

The Voorhees Lab at Caltech is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Research Technician to support lab projects and operations. This is a term position.

Essential Job Duties

• Assist with general laboratory organization and set-up.
• Generate and maintain common laboratory reagents.
• Clone and test various protein expression constructs.
• Purification and analysis of single proteins and protein complexes.
• Functional experiments in mammalian cells and in vitro translation systems.
• Assist with electron microscopy grid preparation and data collection.
• A highly motivated and qualified candidate may develop independent projects.
• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science with an educational emphasis in chemistry or biology required by date of hire.
• Must have good practical experience in all basic molecular biology techniques, especially the techniques related to the essential job duties.
• Must have hands-on wet lab experience.
• Must have protein expression experience.
• Must understand basic workflow and operations of laboratory research processes.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent organization and communication skills are required.

Preferred Qualifications

• A background in molecular biology or structural biology.
• Experience with mammalian tissue culture.

Required Documents

• Resume

To be considered for this position please visit our web site and apply on line at the following link: https://hr.caltech.edu/work/job_openings

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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