Research Assistant | California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
Location
Pasadena, CA | United States
Job description
Research Assistant Caltech
Job Category: Fulltime Regular
Exempt Overtime Eligible: Overtime Eligible
Benefits Eligible: Benefit Based
Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world's brightest minds and most innovative tools to address fundamental scientific questions. We thrive on finding and cultivating talented people who are passionate about what they do. Join us and be a part of the diverse Caltech community.
Job Summary The Research Assistant will provide technical assistance to the mouse and cryo-electron microscopy projects in the Chen lab at Caltech.
Essential Job Duties - Manage mouse colonies for the lab and get trained for basic surgery operations (example: taking out specific tissues).
- Get trained in cryoEM and learn how to operate Focus Ion Beam-Scanning Electron Microscopy (as a final goal).
- Assist lab members for their mouse experiments.
- Place orders for lab purchases and assist lab procedures, i.e., set-up equipment, prepare samples, specimens, solutions, reagents, cultures, etc.
- Diagnose and notify principal investigator and/or research personnel of any problems and/or issues related to equipment, research etc.
- Apply advanced knowledge of laboratory and/or equipment cleaning products to assist personnel in multiple laboratory settings; may arrange for laboratory equipment to be cleaned or repaired.
Basic Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in biology or related field.
- Must have hands-on wet lab experience.
- Must understand basic workflow and operations of laboratory research processes.
- Must be diligent and responsible for their own work.
Preferred Qualifications - 2 years of relevant work experience.
- Prior experience in mouse breeding and basic surgery.
- Prior experience in cryo-electron microscopy.
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About California Institute of Technology
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