Lab Research Technician....Microbiology/Immunology

Location: New Orleans, LA

Summary

This individual will be part of a dynamic laboratory with a major focus on vaccine development. The candidate will be expected to work independently with protein purification within a research team involved in immunology and vaccine development. Duties include work in protein expression and purification techniques such as ion exchange, affinity and size-exclusion chromatography. The Laboratory Research Technician will be responsible for maintaining experimental records and keeping logs of bacterial strains, plasmid constructs and protein products. This individual will also be responsible for maintenance of laboratory animals.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a Biological Science
• Research experience with protein purification and immunologic methods.
• Experience specifically in HPLC, PCR, recombinant cloning, protein quantification, SDS-PAGE, and Western blot is beneficial.