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Part Time - Biofuels - Research Assistant

Penn State University

Middletown, PA • On-site

Part-time

Posted 22 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Prepare tissue culture media, growth hormones, and culture explants under sterile conditions.

  • Assist with DNA, RNA, and protein isolation and work on cancer cell lines and engineering cannabinoid pathway genes in E.Coli.

  • Perform routine upkeep of the laboratory and greenhouse and collect, analyze data and participate in publishing papers as co-author.

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  • CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

  • CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

  • If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click "Apply" and complete the application process for external applicants.

Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.
JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
The Central Pennsylvania Research and Teaching Laboratory for Biofuels (CPRTLB) is looking to hire part-time research assistants to assist with metabolic engineering of industrial hemp.
Job Duties
  • Preparation of tissue culture media, growth hormones and culture of explants under sterile conditions .
  • Assist with DNA, RNA and Protein isolation.
  • Routine upkeep of the laboratory and Greehouse.
  • Collect, analyze data and involve in publishing papers as co- authors.
  • Assist with working on cancer cell lines and engineering cannabinoid pathway genes in E.Coli.
  • Assist PI and Director of the laboratory with other duties as assigned.

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