Research Technician

Job Title: Research Technician

Department: Biology, Gubbels Lab

Job Type: On-Site | Full-Time (35/hrs per week) | Temporary

Rate: $23.00 - $27.00 per hour. Salary commensurate with relevant experience.

The Gubbelslab.com in the Boston College Biology Department is seeking a research technician or associate to join our team. The lab studies the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. The candidate's responsibilities span general lab duties next to carrying out independent bench-level research in close partnership with other lab members. The candidate will be using a combination of cell culture (inhibitor studies), molecular-biology and cell biological (fluorescence microscopy) assays.

Job Responsibilities

• Interact with the PI to set goals, design experiments, and monitor progress
• Keep a detailed and organized lab notebook
• Partner with academic trainee(s) and external collaborators to design and execute experiments
• Analyze experimental data and identify methodological problems, and if required, develops skills in documentation of experimental procedures and outcomes, data interpretation, and methodological problem solving through interactions with academic trainees
• Participate in team meetings to share results, plan projects and experiments
• Present work at lab meetings and attend seminars

In addition, the candidate will assume part of the following responsibilities:

• Manage tissue culture needs for the lab by directing undergraduate employees
• Perform general laboratory maintenance tasks, this may include:
• assisting with making general lab reagents such as media
• ordering supplies and equipment and assisting with setup and organization
• keeping an inventory of lab supplies and re-ordering supplies as necessary
• coordinating equipment maintenance and repair
• Advise and make recommendations to the PI on administrative issues and resource needs