Lab Assistant

The Semel Institute is seeking to hire a limited part time Lab Assistant to support SRAs or GSRs in performance of experiments, all with supervision, including:

• Staining of tissue sections
• Assisting with animal surgeries
• Assisting with tissue culture experiments by feeding and passaging cells
• General lab tasks including preparation of tissue reagents.
• Keep proper laboratory protocols and updated lab-notebooks.

• Ability to communicate effectively on a one-to-one basis sufficiently to convey experimental results to principal investigators.
• Writing skills sufficient to compose laboratory protocols which are clear, concise, logical and display proper syntax and grammar.
• Interpersonal skill to interact and collaborate effectively with scientist co-workers, graduate students, and faculty.
• Skill in handling and disposing of contaminated material according to protocol.
• Ability to organize raw data into relevant formats.
• Reading skills sufficient to understand specific protocol relevant journal articles, and equipment.
• Ability to perform library searches
• knowledge of use of qRT-PCR machine, cryostat, microscope, gel/blot imager, plate reader