Research Professional IV

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Requires at least a baccalaureate degree in the field. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.

A B.S. in science related field; a minimum of 10 years experience in applied poultry research; a minimum of 10 years experience working in a high caseload avian diagnostic virology laboratory with extensive knowledge of classical and molecular virology techniques, virus isolation for avian viruses, PCR/RT- PCR, qPCR, RT-qPCR, sequencing, and sequence analysis; experience working with chickens and turkeys.

This is a senior staff position in the Research and Diagnostic Virology lab at the Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center. The Virology lab studies and performs research to identify and characterize viruses from poultry specimens, sequence viral genomes, and understand viral evolution. This work also engages in vaccine candidate evaluation, vaccine development, and evaluation of vaccines in controlled trials. Diagnostic services in this lab overlap many of the above descriptions, however in a diagnostic capacity. The diagnostic branch of the lab studies and performs diagnostic services related to the detection, isolation, and characterization of avian viruses significant to the poultry industry.

This position will oversee both the Research and Diagnostic branches of the Virology lab. On the diagnostic side, this position will be responsible for review of clinical case submissions and assignment to appropriate lab testing. For both research and diagnostic virology, this position will supervise and/or perform virus isolation and molecular techniques including sequence analysis, troubleshoot lab processes, review lab results, write new and review current standard operating procedures, and implement a quality management system. This individual will also be responsible for supervising research professionals and masters/PhD students working within the Virology laboratory.

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