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A RESEARCH TECHNICIAN POSITION in protein chemistry and invertebrate biology is available in the laboratories of Profs. Mark Q. Martindale and Sandra Loesgen at the University of Florida’s Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, located in St. Augustine, Florida.
The technician will be part of the NSF-funded, multidisciplinary project “Functional genomic dissection of biomineralization at multiple scales using a new marine model” at the Whitney Lab.
The goal is to use the starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis as ‘living test tubes’ to experimentally explore marine biomineralization processes via manipulating gene expression. Specific focus is on the expression and characterization of post-translational modifications of proteins involved in biomineralization.
Laboratory responsibilities will include N. vectensis (sea anemone) animal husbandry, microinjection, microscopy, protein expression in E. coli and N. vectensis, cleaning/sterilizing, routine lab ordering, and basic molecular biology tasks.
Detailed training in all processes and procedures will be provided.
Full-time (40h week) employment is preferred, but part-time may be an option. The work schedule is flexible and will be determined based on the candidate’s preferences.
The Whitney Laboratory is committed to an inclusive and supportive environment.
Join the team!
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