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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Research Engineering/Scientist Associate I in Austin, Texas
Establish/maintain operational protocols to ensure the lab is fully functional and equipped to conduct high-quality research. Place orders for equipment and consumables; reorder common-use consumables when they are running low; keep track of equipment maintenance schedules and arrange maintenance in timely fashion; organize repair/replacement of malfunctioning equipment; arrange proper waste disposal and pickup; defrost freezers as necessary; keep a catalog of orders; keep a catalog of items in freezers; ensure lab's compliance with biosafety and fire codesUse advanced molecular techniques to preserve and analyze samples, including RNA and DNA extraction to assess and compare gene regulation and sequences, library preps, and basic bioinformatic analyses. Collection of molecular lab data for lab projects. Prepare libraries for next-generation sequencing. Manage data submission, retrieval, storage. Train and supervise undergraduate assistants tasked with nucleic acids isolation; provide lab safety training for new lab members. Train and assist graduate students and post-docs with data protocols and collections.Assist in data analysis for research publication and related assignmentsAssist with animal room maintenance and experimentation
