Job Openings - Research Assistants

1. RESEARCH ASSISTANT I or II  [RAI II PCR]

The Marine Biological Laboratory is seeking applicants for a

full-time, year round Research Assistant I/II position in the

Josephine Bay Paul Center in Comparative Molecular Biology and

Evolution to work on projects that use high throughput techniques to

study microbial ecology.  This position is available immediately.

Duties include but are not limited to:  High throughput sequencing

activities, extraction of nucleic acids from microbial cultures,

Polymerase Chain Reaction, cloning of PCR amplicons, automated

preparation of DNA sequencing reactions, phylogenetic analysis and

molecular database searching and maintenance.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:   A B.A. or M.S. in molecular biology and

training in molecular techniques.  Familiarity with Mac OS, Windows,

and Linux/Unix a plus.  Actual position level will depend upon

education and experience.

Please apply at mbl.simplehire.com.

2. RESEARCH ASSISTANT I/II [RA I II JWL]

The MBL seeks a highly motivated individual to join the Jennifer

Wernegreen lab as a full time research assistant beginning mid summer

2008.  The successful applicant will contribute to projects that

employ high throughput molecular and computational approaches to

study genomics of bacterial endosymbionts.  Specific projects examine

functional genomics and population dynamics of endosymbionts across

ant castes and species, and explore the evolution of gene content and

DNA sequence variation in host- associated bacteria.

Duties include but are not limited to:  High throughput sequencing

using ABI and pyrosequencing (454) technologies, DNA and RNA

extractions, standard and quantitative PCR, in situ hybridization,

microscopy, field collection of ants, and general lab organization

and maintenance.  Opportunities for data analysis will include DNA

sequence alignment, phylogenetic analysis, design of PCR and

sequencing primers, and use of molecular databases.  Experience with

any or all of the above is desirable.

Education/Experience:  Applicants should have an interest in

molecular biology, genomics, evolution, symbiosis and or

microbiology, and possess a genuine drive to perform basic

research.  This position requires an independent, organized, and very

motivated individual  with molecular biology or a related field and

prior experience in an active research lab.  A working knowledge of

UNIX and or LINUX operating systems, experience in computer

programming (particularly PERL), and knowledge of microbiology are pluses.

Please visit mbl.simplehire.com to apply for further details and to

apply for this position.

Marian Padenski

Human Resources Assistant

Marine Biological Laboratory

7 MBL St.

Woods Hole, MA  02543

phone:  508.289.7422

mpadenski@mbl.edu

Human Resources <humanres@mbl.edu>