RESEARCH TECHNICIAN II

School of Medicine

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Position is expected to be for approximately two years with any extensions past 6/30/2026 contingent on funding, performance, and needs of the lab.

This Research Technician II position in the Petes lab provides support for research related to the genetic regulation of genome stability using both genetic and molecular biological approaches to examine how mitotic recombination events and mutations are controlled by features of chromosome structure and sequence in S. cerevisiae. For example, we recently showed that mutations in the yeast gene MET18 leads to a very elevated rate of genomic deletions, particularly in GC-rich sequences (Kiktev et al., 2021; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8191807/). We also demonstrated that the mutagenic effect of met18 is a consequence of a reduced levels of iron-sulfur clusters within the catalytic sub-unit of DNA polymerase delta.

Successful candidate should have relevant research experience, and experience with the yeast S. cerevisiae is preferred.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

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

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