Plant Genome Editing Associate (Temp) - Research Lab

NC State University; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 35,817 - 41,328; Full time

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Job summary

NC State University in Raleigh, NC, seeks a Temporary Genome Editing Associate to support plant transformation workflows in a cutting-edge genome editing lab. The role involves greenhouse work, tissue culture, and sequence validation of edits, with a start date soon after posting and a 30–40 hour work week.

Qualifications include a Master’s degree or a Bachelor’s with 3+ years of relevant experience, plus hands-on experience in plant transformation, tissue culture, and sequencing techniques.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or a Bachelor’s with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with transformation (tissue culture) of plants.
• Experience handling bacterial cultures and strains.
• Experience with sequencing through PCR-Sanger.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the wheat and corn transformation pipeline and manage greenhouse and tissue culture work to transform plants, recover edited plants, and sequence edits.
• Assist with vector design and construction; develop Taqman qPCR platform for high-throughput assays integrated with databases.
• Collaborate with a senior researcher to develop binary vectors for plant transformation; support cross-team projects.
• Work withGenome Editing Center and stakeholders; deliver plant transformation platforms and present results weekly.

Skills

Plant transformation

Tissue culture

Bacterial culture handling

PCR-Sanger sequencing

Education

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s + 3 years experience

Tools

PCR-Sanger sequencing

Job description

NC State University in Raleigh, NC, seeks a Temporary Genome Editing Associate to support plant transformation workflows in a cutting-edge genome editing lab. The role involves greenhouse work, tissue culture, and sequence validation of edits, with a start date soon after posting and a 30–40 hour work week.

Qualifications include a Master’s degree or a Bachelor’s with 3+ years of relevant experience, plus hands-on experience in plant transformation, tissue culture, and sequencing techniques.