Jobs at UBC – Research Asst/Tech

Job Description:

This position reports to Dr. Raymond Andersen (PI) and utilizes expertise in culturing microorganisms to conduct medium scale laboratory culturing of marine microorganisms as part of a natural product drug discovery program.

Job Responsibilities:

• Prepare data, figures, and methods details for grant applications and publications.
• Interface with Chemistry Department Bioservices facility.
• Carry out stable isotope feeding experiments with cultured marine microorganisms.
• Curate a collection of >2000 frozen marine invertebrate specimens.
• Manage general purchasing and laboratory finances and safety compliances.
• Instruct graduate students and visiting scientists on procedures for culturing marine microorganisms.
• Curate a collection of > 2000 marine microbial isolates.
• Develop optimized culture conditions (media, temperature, time etc.) for bioactive natural product production.
• Extract the crude natural products from the medium scale cultures.
• Conduct medium scale laboratory culturing of marine microorganisms as part of a natural product drug discovery program.

Job Requirements:

• Work will be assigned but the incumbent will plan and schedule his/her own work. Errors in handling samples will impact the integrity of data.
• Completion of a relevant technical program or a university degree in a relevant discipline and a minimum three years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• The incumbent will work under general supervision; receiving detailed instructions on the assignment of new duties and thereafter only on new or unusual problems.

Job Details:

Company: The University of British Columbia

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, CA

Application Deadline: N/A

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