RESEARCH TECHNICIAN II

This Position is Grant Funded

School of Medicine

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RESEARCH TECHNICIAN II

Division of Structural Biology – Duke Human Vaccine Institute

We are seeking a motivated and hardworking Research Technician II to support operations in the Division of Structural Biology. The primary overall responsibility of the position will be to assist in the operations of the lab, and to support protein expression, purification and crystallization for structural studies. 

Responsibilities 

• Monitor inventory and ensure necessary supplies of stock are available for continuity of scientific work; maintain equipment as required. 
• Perform laboratory duties and maintain documentation for general lab operations - MSDS's, chemical inventories, waste disposal, autoclaving, etc. as required. 
• Assist in expression of proteins in commonly used systems (E coli, insect, mammalian). 
• Assist in purification of proteins for structural studies. 
• Assist in crystallization experiments. 
• Maintain laboratory notebook and other documentation in an orderly and accurate fashion for tracking work progress, experiments, and results. 
• Provide a summary of written work updates and plans each week. 
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal Investigator and laboratory leadership. 

Required Qualifications at this Level

• Education/Training: Work generally requires a bachelor's degree in botany, biology, zoology, psychology or other directly related scientific field.
• Experience: None required above education/training requirement. OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.

Preferences

• Demonstrated ability to work within a team, and to troubleshoot and resolve problems.
• Experience in protein expression, purification and biochemistry desired. 

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