Undergraduate Research Technician: Fungal Biology & PCR

North Carolina State University; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 11,365 - 16,186; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

LEAD courses

Free sports events

Childcare discounts

Wellness membership

Wellness programs

Job summary

North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC is seeking a Temporary Undergraduate Research Technician to perform wet lab tasks, DNA/RNA extraction from fungal tissues, and to maintain mycological cultures with aseptic precision.

You will execute PCR and qPCR, run gel electrophoresis, and contribute to plant pathogen assessments while communicating clearly and training student workers in a dynamic lab. The schedule is 8:30am–5pm, Monday–Friday, with benefits for temporary employees.

Qualifications

• Experience with hard to culture fungi, plants and plant pathogens.
• Proficiency in aseptic technique.
• Experience with PCR and quantitative PCR.
• Experience with gel electrophoresis.
• Strong oral and written communication.
• Ability to train student workers.

Responsibilities

• Wet lab tasks and DNA extraction from fungal specimens.
• Maintain mycological cultures with aseptic precision.
• Isolate RNA/DNA from mycological tissues; perform PCR/qPCR.
• Execute agarose gel electrophoresis and related analyses.
• Conduct plant pathogen assessments.

Skills

Wet lab skills

PCR

Electrophoresis

Fungal culture handling

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Office

R

Job description

North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC is seeking a Temporary Undergraduate Research Technician to perform wet lab tasks, DNA/RNA extraction from fungal tissues, and to maintain mycological cultures with aseptic precision.

You will execute PCR and qPCR, run gel electrophoresis, and contribute to plant pathogen assessments while communicating clearly and training student workers in a dynamic lab. The schedule is 8:30am–5pm, Monday–Friday, with benefits for temporary employees.