General Information
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Work Location Los Angeles, CA, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site
Work Schedule Monday through Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm
Posted Date February 26, 2022
Salary Range $28.69 - $34.21 hourly
Employment Type 2 - Staff
Career Duration Indefinite
Job 29127
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
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The Lawrence Lab (lawrence-lab.org) is seeking a Staff Research Associate to support biochemistry and cell biology projects. The SRA will have the opportunity to contribute to ongoing research projects in the lab and to author publications. The position will spend 50% of its time on lab management, including ordering reagents, coordinating supplies, and maintaining critical lab equipment. The successful applicant will contribute to projects defining mechanisms of disordered stress signaling in the context of neurodenerative disease and metabolic disorders, combining cell biological experiments with biochemical assays and iPSC-derived model cell systems, including iPSC-derived glia. Additionally, this position will support data management systems, ordering, and maintaining new lab equipment, and managing lab reagent ordering.
Salary $28.69 - $34.21 hourly
Job Qualifications
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Required:
• Previous experience working in a laboratory setting and conducting research • Working skills with basic molecular biology laboratory equipment • Ability to perform several tasks at once, communicate clearly, and work in a team environment • Ability to learn new methods and protocols • Must be responsible and able to work independently without close supervision • Knowledge of PC and macintosh computers, spreadsheet, and word processing programs • Ability to perform basic technical duties such as logging in reagents and data analyses • High organizational skills • Ability to organize lab stocks and keep careful records in lab databases and lab notebooks • Knowledge and experience with cell culture techniques-especially stem cell cultures
Preferred:
• Bachelors in Molecular Biology or related field • Knowledge of protein purification techniques, including bacterial or human cell expression, column chromatography, and S.D.S. page gel electrophoresis • General knowledge of cell and molecular biology
Additional Information
As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.