The Burch-Smith Lab is looking for a full-time laboratory technician to support the current team of researchers. Lab technician duties would include performing transient plant transformation, confocal microscopy, molecular analyses like PCR, and related data analysis and collection. The ideal candidate will be able to manage a variety of tasks, work independently and accomplish duties within assigned working hours.

Scientific Focus and Job Function:
The Laboratory Technician in the Burch-Smith Lab will be responsible for plant infiltrations, confocal microscopy, and molecular analyses like PCR as well as relevant data analysis.

Key Position Duties will include but not be limited to:

• Plant infiltrations
• Confocal microscopy
• Molecular biology experiments (PCR and qPCR)
• Ability to learn biological, chemical, and physical analyses
• Manage a variety of tasks and accomplish duties within assigned working hours
• Data analysis and presentation

Required knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Effective writing and communication skills, meticulous record keeping
• Good communication with team members
• Live the Danforth Center values: Collaboration, Diversity & Inclusion, Innovation, Integrity & Respect, Environmental Sustainability, and Stewardship

Qualifications:

• Prior laboratory experience is required.
• B.Sc. in a relevant bachelor’s program (e.g. Biology) is required

Submission:

• Cover letter describing interest in research and academic background
• CV/Resume
• Contact information for three professional references with full contact information

About the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center:
Founded in 1998, The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is an independent, non-profit organization with a mission to improve the human condition through plant science. Our focus is scientific research at the nexus of food, energy and the environment to improve the productivity and sustainability of agriculture. We assemble interactive teams of scientists and develop unique platforms to discover underlying principles about how plants work. We then convert that knowledge into useful crops and products, and partner with organizations that are best positioned to solve problems where they exist around the world. The Center’s work is funded through competitive grants from many sources, including the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Energy, National Science Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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