Molecular Biology Lab Assistant (Hybrid)

Rutgers University; Piscataway Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription drug, and dental

Paid vacation & holidays

Retirement benefits

Educational benefits

Life insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Laboratory/Technical Assistant for the Waksman Student Scholars Program within the Waksman Institute. This role will support operation of the Waksman Students Scholars Program (WSSP), a year-round high school science outreach program.

High school students in the WSSP isolate plasmid DNA clones generated from a species of plants and investigate the genes using molecular biology techniques in the laboratory and analysis of DNA sequences

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology or a related subfield (e.g., Genetics, Biochemistry, Neurobiology), or an equivalent combination of education and/or relevant laboratory technician or research study experience carrying out research protocols and tests, or other technical work may be substituted for the degree.
• Abilities such as pipetting, creating molar solutions, running agarose and protein gels, planning genetic crosses of model organisms, and keeping laboratory records.
• Prior training in a molecular biology or genetics lab setting through course work or internship.

Responsibilities

• Reviews the student’s analysis of DNA clones and provides feedback and guidance both in person during the summer programs at Waksman Institute and on-line during the academic year.
• Performs BLAST analyses and searches of the bioinformatic databases on the students’ DNA sequences.
• Analyzes 1000 “unknown” sequences, reviews the quality of the sequence data and perform searches of the bioinformatic databases to compare with the students’ answers.
• Organizes and submits “unknown” DNA sequences analyzed by high school students for publication on the NCBI DNA databases.

Skills

Pipetting

Molar solutions

Agarose gels

Protein gels

Genetic crosses

Lab records

Molecular biology lab training

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology or related subfield

Tools

PCR

Microcentrifuges

BLAST

PubMed

Jmol

Job description

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Laboratory/Technical Assistant for the Waksman Student Scholars Program within the Waksman Institute. This role will support operation of the Waksman Students Scholars Program (WSSP), a year-round high school science outreach program.

High school students in the WSSP isolate plasmid DNA clones generated from a species of plants and investigate the genes using molecular biology techniques in the laboratory and analysis of DNA sequences