Plant Lab Technician: Transgenic Arabidopsis & Imaging

University of Cambridge; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly benefits

Job summary

The University of Cambridge invites applications for a Research Laboratory Technician in the Jones group at the Sainsbury Laboratory (SLCU). The role focuses on generating and maintaining transgenic Arabidopsis plants and phenotyping lines, with data recording and result reporting as essential duties.

The successful candidate will have a degree in Plant Developmental Biology or related field, with experience in Arabidopsis husbandry and transgenics; fluorescence microscopy is desirable.

Qualifications

• Degree in Plant Developmental Biology or related field is essential.
• Experience in Arabidopsis husbandry, creating transgenic lines and basic molecular biology skills are required.
• Experience with fluorescence microscopy is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Generate, maintain and characterise transgenic Arabidopsis plants.
• Grow and maintain Arabidopsis; perform transformations and screen lines.
• Phenotype lines, record data and present results with high accuracy.
• Set up experiments with minimal supervision and good safety practices.

Skills

Arabidopsis husbandry

Arabidopsis transformations

Phenotyping

Data recording

Record keeping

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Degree in Plant Developmental Biology or related field

Tools

Fluorescence microscopy

Molecular biology basics

Transgenic plant generation

Job description

The University of Cambridge invites applications for a Research Laboratory Technician in the Jones group at the Sainsbury Laboratory (SLCU). The role focuses on generating and maintaining transgenic Arabidopsis plants and phenotyping lines, with data recording and result reporting as essential duties.

The successful candidate will have a degree in Plant Developmental Biology or related field, with experience in Arabidopsis husbandry and transgenics; fluorescence microscopy is desirable.