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ID #8401396
State Pennsylvania
City Philadelphia
Full-time
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source Drexel University
Showed 2021-01-20
Date 2021-01-07
Deadline 2021-03-08
Category Art/media/design
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Laboratory Technician, Biology Department

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 19113 Philadelphia USA

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Job no: 495377Work type: Full-TimeLocation: University City - Philadelphia, PACategories: College of Arts & Sciences, Drexel University

About Drexel

Drexel is a comprehensive global research university ranked among the top 100 in the nation. With over 24,000 students, Drexel is one of America's 15 largest private universities. Drexel is one of Philadelphia's top 10 private employers, and a major engine for economic development in the region. Drexel has committed to being the nation’s most civically engaged university, with community partnerships integrated into every aspect of service and academics.

Job Summary

The Spiliotis lab (http://www.pages.drexel.edu/ets33/splash.html) in the Department of Biology at Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA), which conducts research in the spatial regulation of the cytoskeleton and membrane traffic, has a Laboratory Technician position available for a motivated and career-driven scientist.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to pursue studies in an area of our lab's current interests, which include neurite morphogenesis and outgrowth, cancer cell migration and invasion, endolysosome membrane traffic, actin-microtubule crosstalk, and/or the regulation of microtubule motor motility. Our studies involve interdisciplinary collaborations with biochemistry, neurobiology and engineering labs at the Drexel College of Medicine and School of Biomedical Engineering. Our laboratory has an excellent track record of funding, mentoring and productivity, publishing consistently in premier journals of cell biology.

We use high- and super-resolution imaging, in vitro cell-free reconstitution of cytoskeleton dynamics and motor motility, protein biochemistry, primary neuronal cell cultures and 3D organoids, and molecular biology tools for gene targeting and editing. Applicants with experience in one or more of these methods are encouraged to apply.

The Spiliotis lab is housed in the Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building (PISB), a state-of-the-art five-story building, which includes a comprehensive light microscopy core facility with advanced imaging capabilities. including confocal, super resolution, and 2 photon excitation microscopy. A ten-minute walk from the University of Pennsylvania and the Wistar Institute Cancer Center, we are in a scientifically and culturally vibrant environment that offers boundless opportunities for learning, collaboration, entertainment and overall professional and personal growth.

Essential Functions

  • Work on projects that involve a combination of the following tasks: maintaining/generating cell lines (tissue culture), cloning and purifying plasmids or viral reagents for transfections, expressing and purifying proteins from bacteria using affinity chromatography (FPLC), imaging and analyzing molecular and cellular localization/dynamics with light microscopy.
  • Perform lab duties, which will be shared with another lab technician, and include ordering and stocking lab supplies, preparing common reagents, overseeing the lab’s general compliance with biosafety’s rules and audits, shipping of reagents upon external requests.
  • Work independently in executing experiments and analyzing data. Be organized and maintain an up-to-date notebook that details all experimentation. Meet the short- and long-term objectives of the projects.
  • Meet regularly with Dr. Spiliotis to manage project progress and set weekly/bi-weekly experimental objectives. Work collaboratively, ask questions and communicate effectively with Dr. Spiliotis and lab personnel.
  • Be intellectually engaged with the work and related literature. Attend and present work in lab meetings and scientific conferences.
  • Follow and respect established lab practices and participate in shared lab duties. Work with and train, if needed, undergraduate and graduate students.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology (cell and molecular biology), cellular neuroscience, biochemistry, biophysics or related field
  • 1 year of previous working experience in a relevant field
  • Foundational knowledge in cell biology and the areas of cytoskeleton and membrane traffic
  • Strong work habits including proactive learning, initiative, responsibility and self-motivation for growth and success

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous research with light microscopy, protein biochemistry, tissue culture and/or molecular biology (cloning)

Physical Demands

  • Typically sitting at a desk/table
  • Typically standing, walking
  • Lifting demands <25lbs
  • Typically bending, crouching, stooping

Location

University City

Additional Information

This position is classified as Non-Exempt with a salary grade of E. For more information regarding Drexel’s Professional Staff salary structure, https://drexel.edu/hr/career/ducomp/salstructure/

Special Instructions to the Applicant

Please make sure you upload your CV/resume and cover letter when submitting your application.

Review of applicants will continue until a suitable candidate pool is identified.

Advertised: Jan 7 2021 Eastern Standard TimeApplications close: Feb 7 2021 Eastern Standard Time

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