Job Summary
The Koromila lab is looking for a part-time Lab Research Assistant to support the gene regulatory projects and maintain research supplies. The Lab Research Assistant position will entail ordering and receiving supplies, monitoring research supply stocks, using and maintaining high content imaging equipment, prepare fly media, maintain fly stocks and lab safety protocols, and performs moderate molecular biology and microscopy procedures. Training in fly genetics is preferred. Essential Duties and Responsibilities With close guidance from senior members of the lab and in accordance with guidelines set forth for a particular task, the successful candidate will perform bench level experiments and small projects that support the overall research objective of an integrative experimental and computational lab in a fast paced environment.
Job tasks will include, but are not limited to :
Careful documentation of the experimental procedures and results is essential for all these tasks. The candidate will be involved in addressing technical problems as well as summarizing and presenting the results. Training will be provided as needed.
This position provides an opportunity to play a key part in a new research laboratory at the interface of developmental and computational biology. Working in a state of the art lab at UT Arlington the successful candidate will contribute to developing imaging tools for monitoring cell signaling and differentiation. This position also provides opportunities for the candidate to work directly with the PI to maintain and manage the lab. Training in established techniques will be provided as needed, but the work will require significant independence of day-to-day operations. Minimum Qualifications