- Salary
- $60k – $70k
- Location
- Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery, United States of America
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Education
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
Department
BSD SRF - Genomics -Next GEN
About the Department
Job Information
Job Summary:
Research Specialist 1 for Chicago, IL location. Perform single cell and micro-array services for experiments. Along with other members of the facility, will operate the Facility’s sample QC equipment, which includes fragment analyzer, bio-analyzer, qubit, and Pippin. Maintains technical and administrative support for a research project. Prepares, analyzes and maintains data and/or specimens (DNA & RNA) for sequencing, pooling strategies or required core manipulations. Conducts literature reviews. Assists with preparation of reports, manuscripts and other documents. Installs, sets up and performs experiments; interacting with students and other laboratory staff under the direction of the principal investigator.
Additional Responsibilities
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Genomics or related field plus 1 year of experience in genetics facility or related lab required.
Required: Education or experience must include: prepare DNA & RNA samples for sequencing (including pooling strategies and required core manipulations); single cell sequencing experiment and/ or micro-array experiments.
$59,809/yr - $70,000/yr + Benefits: https://mybenefits.nfp.com/UChicago/benefits-guide.
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Benefit Eligibility
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Pay Rate Type
Pay Range
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Scheduled Weekly Hours
Union
Job is Exempt
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