Stem Cell Research Technician – On-Site, 12-Month

Rutgers University; New Brunswick (NJ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription drug, and dental

Paid vacation and leave programs

Competitive retirement benefits

Educational benefits

Life insurance

Employee discount programs

Job summary

Rutgers University is seeking a temporary Research Technician to support human stem cell tissue culture growth and maintenance within the Hart Lab of the SAS, contributing to multiple grant-funded projects studying neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases. The role involves training in culture methods, cell assays, and biosafety requirements and is anticipated to last at least one year.

Responsibilities include stem cell culture handling, media preparation, neuron culture maintenance, DNA

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biology, cell biology, neuroscience, psychology or a related scientific/technical discipline, or 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.
• Recent bachelor's-level college graduate with demonstrated lab experience.

Responsibilities

• Stems cell culture, including regular feeding with sterile media, passaging cultures by dissociation, and harvesting of cultures by dissociation followed by automated cell counting.
• Assists with the preparation of growth media, assisting with viral infections to produce neurons, and feeding of human neuron cultures.
• Performs general lab tasks, including recombinant DNA techniques, transfection of cells, assay of cell functions, and preparation of solutions.
• Performs lab support tasks, including ordering of supplies, maintaining lab organization, and interfacing with web-based lab databases.

Education

Bachelor's degree in biology, cell biology, neuroscience, psychology or a related scientific/technical discipline, 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.

Job description

Rutgers University is seeking a temporary Research Technician to support human stem cell tissue culture growth and maintenance within the Hart Lab of the SAS, contributing to multiple grant-funded projects studying neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases. The role involves training in culture methods, cell assays, and biosafety requirements and is anticipated to last at least one year.

Responsibilities include stem cell culture handling, media preparation, neuron culture maintenance, DNA