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Boston University LAB TECHNICIAN 2, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Nutrition in BOSTON, Massachusetts
This position is crucial in supporting the laboratory's functioning by fulfilling significant needs, allowing advanced researchers to focus on critical activities. The laboratory focuses on how thyroid hormone signals to control critical physiology. The job involves managing our mouse colony and providing experimental support to one principal investigator and requires being comfortable handling mice. The candidate should be comfortable managing multiple priorities and their time. The successful candidate will perform research-related tasks independently while under the guidance and mentorship of the supervisor. The Hollenberg's lab welcomes applicants with both entry-level mouse experience and more experienced candidates for this role.
The successful candidate will be responsible to provide general support to researchers working in the Hollenberg Labm under Dr. Megan Ritter’s direct supervision in lab. Primarily, this professional will be responsible for managing mouse colony (handling, breeding, weaning, etc) and genotyping the different mouse lines used in Dr. Hollenberg's research. Additionally, the successful candidate will also be responsible for general lab tasks and basic management, such as managing micro tubes and tips stocks, requesting hazardous waste pickups, and ordering commonly used material and reagents with documentation of order arrivals. Essential functions are but not limited to: 1. Mouse colony management: Verification of timely pregnancy; Daily checking for new births; Weaning pups at the right age; Ear-tagging young mice; setting up breeding pairs. 2. Genotyping: Running multiple PCR reactions followed by agarose gel electrophoresis to genotype the mice used in the lab 3. Basic lab management: Checking stocks of most commonly used material, such as gloves, pipette tips, and micro tubes. Ordering these material and other basic reagents as necessary.
Required Skills
Bachelor's degree with 1-3 years of related 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 .
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