Genomics Lab Assistant

The Kelley and Cornejo Laboratories, both in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invite applications for the position of Junior Specialist In DNA And RNA Extraction, Handling, and Sequencing. Under the supervision of Professor Joanna Kelley, the successful candidate will support and assist in research that uses a diversity of omic approaches, with an emphasis on genomics and transcriptomics, to understand how genetic variation is distributed among populations over geographic space, and how this changes through time.

The duties of this job are to: 1) perform field work to obtain samples, 2) extract DNA and RNA from a variety of tissues, using in-house protocols and standard kits; 3) assess the quality of extractions using Qubit, Nanodrop and other quantitation methods; 4) prepare and quantify libraries for next-generation sequencing; and 5) perform preliminary quality control analyses of returned data using bioinformatics approaches.

The selected candidate must demonstrate the ability to learn new techniques and implement protocols with attention to detail and to participate in the research of UCSC faculty through DNA and RNA extraction, genomic library preparation, sequencing, analytical measurements, bioinformatics QC and through training and supervision of users.

The hiring unit will not sponsor employment-eligible immigration statuses for this position.

Cornejo Lab: https://ourgenomes.sites.ucsc.edu/

Kelley Lab: https://evogenomes.sites.ucsc.edu/

The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department: https://www.eeb.ucsc.edu/

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent foreign degree) in molecular or evolutionary biology or related scientific field at the time of application.
• A minimum of one year of previous experience in laboratory research or field work.
• Knowledge of and experience with molecular biology, PCR amplification, analysis of sequencing data.

Your application must demonstrate that you meet all of the basic qualifications when you submit your application. There are no exceptions to this requirement.

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