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New Brunswick, NJ | United States

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Position Summary:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Lab Researcher IV for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. Reporting to the Principal Investigator, the Lab Researcher performs professional experiments using specific techniques in plant tissue culture and molecular biology.

Among the key duties of the position are the following:

• Modifies plant tissue culture media based on plant tissue development using published findings and prior experience.
• Keeps records of work performed and maintains a database as required.
• Collects and processes samples, performs necessary analysis, and analyzes data.
• Maintains and keeps the workplace and laboratory organized in a clean and safe manner in accordance with established procedures.
• Serves as an independent researcher and completes work under the supervision of the project director.
• Trains and leads students through various laboratory related activities including culturing plants, isolating plant DNA , conducting PCR analysis, growing plants in greenhouse and recording plant growth and phenotyping plants.
• Makes independent decisions and communicates problems with the team.
• Summarizes research findings for reports and publications with the team.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of science degree in plant biology, plant biotechnology or other related discipline.

City: New Brunswick

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized:

• Gene gun system; PCR and real-time PCR instruments.

Salary: $50,434 to $55,219

Posting Number: 24ST0523

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.

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