{"id":41071,"date":"2021-06-15T15:28:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T22:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=41071"},"modified":"2021-06-15T15:28:34","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T22:28:34","slug":"job-laboratory-assistant-conservation-genomics-university-of-california-los-angeles-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-laboratory-assistant-conservation-genomics-university-of-california-los-angeles-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Laboratory Assistant &#8211; Conservation Genomics, University of California (Los Angeles, California)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Permanent<br \/>\n<strong>Salary Details<\/strong>: $22.35 &#8211; $26.59 hourly<br \/>\n<strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Jun 27, 2021<br \/>\n<strong>Required Experience:<\/strong> 0 &#8211; 1 years<\/p>\n<p>See full job details at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/job-listing-laboratory-assistant---conservation-genomics-los-angeles-california\/3265336726\">https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/job-listing-laboratory-assistant&#8212;conservation-genomics-los-angeles-california\/3265336726<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SUMMARY:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under the supervision of the PI, the Lab Assistant III will support the laboratory research requirements of the lab, including work on the Los Angeles Genomics Project, a regional multispecies landscape genomics project examining population structure and gene flow across the Los Angeles region; and other lab projects utilizing next generation sequencing approaches in non-model organisms. The position involves processing tissue and DNA extracts for next-generation sequencing (RADseq and WGS) in a high-throughput research setting. Previous experience in a molecular biology laboratory is required, and previous experience with next-generation library preparation protocols is required. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability to work with some supervision on large-scale projects that require attention to detail and molecular skills. The Lab Assistant will also be responsible for some general lab management, including equipment maintenance and supply stock ordering.<\/p>\n<p><strong>QUALIFICATIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Demonstrated experience in basic molecular biology benchwork.<\/li>\n<li>Experience in DNA isolation, quantitation, whole genome, reduced representation (RADseq), or similar DNA sequencing library prep.<\/li>\n<li>Experience working with non-model organisms.<\/li>\n<li>Competence in common computer programs (e.g., Microsoft Office, or other word processing and spreadsheet programs).<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated excellence in organization, attention to detail, and keeping thorough and up-to-date records.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to manage several tasks, keeping all on track and organized.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to maintain cooperative working relationships in the laboratory.<\/li>\n<li>Effective communication skills (verbal and written).<\/li>\n<li>Ability to follow and enforce laboratory safety guidelines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3815,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[15],"tags":[4,28,33,16,141,13,131,9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41071"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3815"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41071"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41072,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41071\/revisions\/41072"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}