Junior Specialist-hess Lab - Davis, United States - University of California, Davis

University of California, Davis

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POSITION OVERVIEW

Salary range:
A reasonable estimate for this position is $51,300 Step 1, $54,600 Step 2

APPLICATION WINDOW
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Open date:May 8, 2024

Next review date:
Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Final date:
Monday, Aug 5, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
RESEARCH IN SPECIALIZED AREAS (90%)
a.

The Junior Specialist will use their academic and professional expertise to make scientific contributions to a research study and will contribute to published research.

Under the general direction of the Principal Investigator, the Junior Specialist will collaborate with other research personnel as part of projects that concentrate on microbiomes and microbial enzymes from the rumen and other anaerobic ecosystems.

Specifically, the research focuses on the interaction of individual microbes, microbial populations and microbial enzymes with each other and their environments with particular focus on the rumen environment.

Outcomes of our research includes an enhanced understanding of microbial interactions and improved strategies to render agricultural practices more sustainable and productive.

The Junior Specialist will be actively engaged in preparation of samples for microbiome analysis, standard microbiological techniques, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell culture, molecular biology techniques such as PCR and qPCR and bacterial transformations.

The Junior specialist will also be participating in the generation and analysis of omics data.
c.

The Junior Specialist will assist with laboratory maintenance tasks, including safety management, maintaining the chemical inventory, managing lab waste, and other lab maintenance tasks.

d. The Junior Specialist will be responsible for quality checking of results and for maintaining appropriate backups of project data.

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND ACTIVITY (5%)
a.

The Junior Specialist will participate in appropriate professional societies or groups in the field of microbiology, animal science, and biotechnology.

b. The Junior Specialist will offer technical and creative contributions to the manuscript preparation.
c.

The Junior Specialist will conduct literature searches for articles relevant to the research topic, engage in discussions of data with the Principal Investigators, and contribute to manuscript preparation and presentation of research findings.

UNIVERSITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE (5%)
The Junior Specialist is expected to mentor undergraduates or student interns working in the Hess Lab.

QUALIFICATIONS

BS in animal biology, biotechnology, microbiology, molecular biology, or other

related fields

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

Familiarity with standard software (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Excellent communication and organizational skills
Comfortable working with biological human and animal samples.

Preferred qualifications (other preferred, but not required, qualifications for the position)

Experience in microbiological research.
Experience in basic laboratory practices including sterile technique, serial dilutions, plating, pipetting, etc.
Experience with invitro gut systems.
Experience with aseptic and anaerobic techniques.
Experience with maintaining laboratory supply and reagent inventory.
Experience with operating gas chromatographs (GC) and analyze GC data.
Knowledge of plating methods for propagation, enumeration and isolation of bacterial species.
Experience in environmental DNA extractions and PCR.
Experience using PCR and quantitative realtime PCR.
Species identification by the analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences.
Identification of bacteria in mixed communities (highthroughput DNA sequencing and bioinformatics).
Protein analysis by Western blot.
Experience with enzyme characterization.
Experience with Ankom bioreactors.
Experience with handling large animals (i.e., ruminants).

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Document requirementsCurriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.Cover LetterStatement of Research (Optional)Statement of Teaching (Optional)
Reference requirements

35 required (contact information only)

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