Biological Scientist II

Bachelor’s degree in biology or a related field and three years of experience or Master’s degree in biology or a related field with one year of relevant experience.

- Design, execute, and analyze clinical, veterinary, lab- and field-derived samples using the MassARRAY platform.

- Employ molecular biology, microbiology, genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics techniques.

- Collaborate with in-laboratory microbiologists, virologists, parasitologists, vector biologists, and bioinformatics to integrate multi-omics data.

- Molecular lab management, inventory and instrument maintenance.

- Contribute to the generation of findings needed for grant submission to funding agencies.

$53,000 - $54,000 annual salary

Bachelor’s degree in biology or a related field and three years of experience or Master’s degree in biology or a related field with one year of relevant experience.

Experience in:
Molecular Biology: PCR, RT-qPCR, DNA/RNA isolation and purification, primer design, DNA assembly
Microbiology: bacterial culture, human pathogen characterization, bacterial transformation, and mutagenesis
Tissue Culture: human induced pluripotent stem cell differentiation, human and murin immortalized cell lines, 3D cardiac organoid development, human blood-brain barrier models, TEER measurement, transwell-based assays
Immunoassays: ELISA, Western blot immunofluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry
Experience in widefield/confocal fluorescence microscopy, scanning electron microscopy
Familiarity with various murine models for infectious disease pathogenesis studies

In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter and resume. 

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

This is a time-limited position.