Part-Time Molecular Biology Research Assistant

University of Colorado Boulder; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 39,000 - 44,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Eco Pass for transit

Paid time off

Job summary

The Leinwand Laboratory at the University of Colorado Boulder is seeking a part-time Research Assistant to support genetic heart and skeletal muscle disease research. The role is temporary, 5-10 hours per week, focusing on molecular biology techniques and data collection in a collaborative lab environment.

Candidates will perform recombinant DNA experiments, maintain mammalian cultures, conduct transfections, acquire microscopy images, and organize data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, or a related field.
• Minimum of five years of experience working in a molecular biology research laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Perform recombinant DNA experiments and molecular biology techniques.
• Maintaining mammalian and primary cell cultures.
• Conducting cell transfections and nucleofection procedures.
• Acquiring and analyzing microscopy images.
• Organizing, analyzing, and presenting experimental data.

Skills

Molecular biology techniques

PCR

Gibson Assembly

Live-cell imaging

Image analysis

Excel

GraphPad Prism

Mammalian culture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biology

Tools

ImageJ

Job description

The Leinwand Laboratory at the University of Colorado Boulder is seeking a part-time Research Assistant to support genetic heart and skeletal muscle disease research. The role is temporary, 5-10 hours per week, focusing on molecular biology techniques and data collection in a collaborative lab environment.

Candidates will perform recombinant DNA experiments, maintain mammalian cultures, conduct transfections, acquire microscopy images, and organize data.