Research Technician – Metabolism & Aging Biology

Tufts University; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Tufts University, at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, is seeking a Research Technician to maintain fly stocks and carry out behavioral and demographic assays in flies. The role includes establishing robust workflows for DNA and metabolite sample processing, recording results, and performing DNA extraction, PCR, and spectrophotometry.

This grant-funded position requires the ability to interpret basic statistics and contribute to project discussions while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biology or related discipline with at least one year research experience.
• Up to 1 year of related laboratory experience.
• Experience with DNA extraction, PCR, and spectrophotometry.

Responsibilities

• Maintains fly stocks and manages undergraduate lab workers.
• Carries out behavioral and demographic assays in flies.
• Performs DNA extraction, PCR, and metabolite sample processing.
• Records results and maintains accurate records of experiments; assists with basic statistics.
• Keeps laboratory equipment and supplies organized; participates in project meetings and data interpretation.

Skills

Statistical coding with R

Education

Bachelor's degree in biology or related discipline

Tools

DNA extraction

PCR

Spectrophotometry

Job description

Tufts University, at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, is seeking a Research Technician to maintain fly stocks and carry out behavioral and demographic assays in flies. The role includes establishing robust workflows for DNA and metabolite sample processing, recording results, and performing DNA extraction, PCR, and spectrophotometry.

This grant-funded position requires the ability to interpret basic statistics and contribute to project discussions while maintaining