Ophthalmology Research Technician RA4

UBC; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

UBC Hospital Site in Vancouver is seeking a Research Assistant/Technician 4 to contribute to ophthalmology and neurodegenerative disease research. You will conduct experiments, including cell culture, PCR-based analyses, ELISA, and imaging, under the supervision of Dr.

Neeru Gupta in a dynamic lab setting. The role involves in vivo and in vitro work, tissue and cell culture, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to advance therapies for eye diseases.

Qualifications

• Completion of a university degree in a relevant discipline and a minimum four years of related experience.
• Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own.
• Demonstrates a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Plans and performs experiments, utilizing complex procedures or techniques; troubleshoots problems; analyses and interprets experiment results; presents results at laboratory meetings.
• Performs cell culture experiments.
• Performs molecular techniques such as PCR and real-time PCR, western blotting, immunoblotting, ELISA, cloning, isolation and characterization of DNA and RNA, gel electrophoresis, genotyping.
• Maintains animals for in vivo experiments; and performs injections and animal surgery.
• Visualizes and analyzes cells using regular microscopy and confocal microscopy.
• Assists with purchasing supplies and minor equipment, inventory of lab supplies and maintaining lab equipment for research projects.

Skills

Cell culture

PCR

Western blotting

Immunohistochemistry

ELISA

Genotyping

Education

University degree in a relevant discipline

Graduate degree (preferred)

Tools

PCR machines

ELISA kits

Confocal microscope

Job description

UBC Hospital Site in Vancouver is seeking a Research Assistant/Technician 4 to contribute to ophthalmology and neurodegenerative disease research. You will conduct experiments, including cell culture, PCR-based analyses, ELISA, and imaging, under the supervision of Dr.

Neeru Gupta in a dynamic lab setting. The role involves in vivo and in vitro work, tissue and cell culture, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to advance therapies for eye diseases.