Research Assistant Ii - Philadelphia, United States - Drexel University

Drexel University

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Philadelphia, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Job no: 502984

Work type:
Full-Time

Location:
Queen Lane Campus - Philadelphia, PA

Categories:
College of Medicine

Job Summary

The Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Drexel University College of Medicine is hiring a Research Assistant to work in the laboratory of Dr.

Akhil Vaidya at the Queen Lane Campus.

Essential Functions

Duties of the incumbent:

prepare media for parasite culture; carry out large-scale cultures of malaria parasites; assist in isolation of parasite mitochondria; assist in immuno-isolation of various proteins and complexes of malaria parasites for structural studies; construct plasmid vectors to carry out transfections of malaria parasites; participate in general maintenance of the laboratory; additional laboratory tasks as assigned by Dr.

Vaidya.

We are seeking an individual who has substantial experience in working with malaria parasites in culture.

The incumbent will also need to have experience in carrying out construction of recombinant plasmid vectors that will permit CRISPR-Cas9 mediated gene editing and to assess their consequences in the phenotype of malaria parasites.

Required Qualifications

Minimum of a Masters Degree in Microbiology or Equivalent.
Minimum of a year of experience with research experience.
Experience in culturing Plasmodium falciparum; molecular genetic technics for manipulation of malaria parasites.

Physical Requirements

Typically sitting at a desk/table.
Typically standing, walking.

Location

Queen Lane Campus, Philadelphia, PA

Additional Information

We encourage you to explore Drexel's Professional Staff salary structure and Compensation Guidelines & Policies for more details on our compensation framework.

You can also find valuable information about our benefits in the Benefits Brochure.

Special Instructions to the Applicant

Advertised:
Apr Eastern Daylight Time

Applications close:
May Eastern Daylight Time