Molecular Biology Research Technician — Plant & Plankton

Warwick; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Learning and development opportunities

Employee discounts

Parental leave

Onsite childcare

Flexible working

Job summary

The Naish lab in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Warwick invites applications for a Research Technician to join a small team studying centromere biology. You will support two projects, including a Wellcome-funded study in Arabidopsis thaliana and a UKRI-funded project on alternative centromere structures in marine plankton.

You will work closely with postdoctoral researchers and PhD students, performing standard and advanced molecular biology techniques (PCR, gel

Qualifications

• Experience with molecular biology techniques and cloning workflows.
• Ability to perform PCR, gel electrophoresis, DNA purification and sequencing.
• Experience with genetic transformations and sequencing technologies.

Responsibilities

• Support two centromere biology projects in Arabidopsis and marine plankton.
• Perform routine and advanced molecular biology techniques in the lab.
• Work closely with postdoctoral researchers and PhD students.
• Contribute as a formal author on the work you support.
• Maintain plants and plankton cultures.

Skills

PCR

Gel electrophoresis

DNA purification

Restriction digests

Ligation

Gibson assembly

Bacterial transformation

Plasmid prep

Genotyping

Nanopore Sequencing

Plant husbandry

Plankton culture

Sanger sequencing

Job description

The Naish lab in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Warwick invites applications for a Research Technician to join a small team studying centromere biology. You will support two projects, including a Wellcome-funded study in Arabidopsis thaliana and a UKRI-funded project on alternative centromere structures in marine plankton.

You will work closely with postdoctoral researchers and PhD students, performing standard and advanced molecular biology techniques (PCR, gel