Research Technician I

Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume):

High School diploma/GED (foreign equivalent or higher). Working knowledge of typical tests or procedures [or techniques] relative to the field of biology. Familiarity with the operation of specialized apparatus or equipment relative to the field of molecular and cellular biology and biochemistry.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in Biology. One (1) year of full-time experience directly related to the project or program to include experience in a laboratory environment. Experience with a variety of molecular biology and biochemical laboratory techniques, including PCR, agarose gel electrophoresis, DNA purification, restriction enzyme digestion, molecular cloning/Gibson Assembly, bacterial transformation, plasmid preparation, DNA quantification, and preparation of laboratory reagents and solutions.

Brief Description of Duties:

Working under general supervision, the incumbent will perform a variety of research tasks to support and directly assist a research project or program for Dr. Chandrasekaran in the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, either in the laboratory or in the field. Therefore, the selected applicant will need to have a working knowledge of typical tests, procedures or techniques relative to the field as well as familiarity with the operation of specialized apparatus or equipment relative to the field.

The successful incumbent will have excellent interpersonal skills, exercising strong organizational and time-management skills with an exceptional attention to detail. Essential for this role is the adeptness to work independently as well as part of a team with a collaborative approach to problem solving.

• Molecular biology experiments and procedures.
• Analysis and documentation of experimental results.
• Participate in weekly lab meetings.
• Experimental planning, optimization, and troubleshooting.
• Other duties as assigned.

Special Notes:

The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Non Exempt position, eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.

For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas.

The starting salary range (or hiring range) to be offered for this position is noted below, it represents SBU’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.

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