Research Study Technician, School of Medicine, Pulmonary Center

Boston University; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston University’s Pulmonary Center, Bosmann Lab, is seeking a Research Study Technician to support studies on immune responses to infections including ARDS and sepsis. You will perform mouse surgery, genotyping, breeding, and cell culture, and contribute to molecular biology assays.

The role includes time for basic lab management and organization, with training opportunities and collaboration in an international team of scientists and physicians.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 0 to 3 years experience.
• Experience in molecular biology and immune research is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Perform and assist in studies with animal models such as mouse survival surgery.
• Handle mouse genotyping, breeding colony management and cell cultures.
• Apply immunology methods and molecular biology techniques (ELISA, PCR, Western blot).
• Contribute to basic lab management and organization.

Skills

Mouse handling

Genotyping

Molecular biology

ELISA

PCR

Western blot

Lung histology

Education

Bachelor's degree with 0 to 3 years experience

Tools

CRISPR-Cas9

Cell culture

ELISA

PCR

Western blot

Histology

Job description

Research Study Technician, School of Medicine, Pulmonary Center

Category: Boston University Medical Campus > > Professional

Job Location: Boston, MA, United States

Salary Grade: Grade 43

Expected Hiring Range Minimum: $1,519.00

Expected Hiring Range Maximum: $2,438.00

Position Type: Full-Time/Regular

The Boston University Pulmonary Center, Bosmann Lab is recruiting a Research Laboratory Technician for projects on the molecular immune response to infections. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pneumonia and sepsis are life‑threatening complications of microbial infections with profound disturbances of the immune system. In the current absence of definitive treatment options, ARDS and sepsis represent an enormous problem for health systems worldwide. Our laboratory is dedicated to obtain a better mechanistic understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of bacterial infections including the evaluation of new therapeutic targets. Please also see our recent publication in Nature Communications. 2020 Aug 12;11(1):4035. We are especially interested in novel genes for which several genetically engineered mouse strains were generated by CRISPR‑Cas9 in our laboratory.

We seek a highly motivated Research Technician for performing and assisting in our studies which include animal models of disease (e.g. mouse survival surgery), mouse genotyping and mouse breeding colony management, cell cultures, immunology methods and molecular biology (e.g. ELISA, PCR, Western blotting, lung histology). The remaining time will be dedicated to basic lab management and organization. We offer training opportunities related to our exciting research projects and work experience in an international team of scientists/physicians. Further information is available: https://sites.bu.edu/bosmannlab/

Required Skills

Bachelor's degree with 0 to 3 years experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy‑related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Job Location: Boston, MA

Position Type: Full-Time/Regular

Salary Grade: $1,519.00-$2,438.00