Technician III - Flyak Lab (CVM)

A Laboratory Technician III position is immediately available in the Flyak laboratory in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Cornell University. A candidate will contribute to fully funded antibody and vaccine discovery projects.

At the Flyak lab at Cornell University, we study human antibody response to viral pathogens. We are currently focused on interrogating effective antibody responses to the highly genetically diverse Hepatitis C virus - a leading cause of chronic liver disease and liver cancer. More information about research in the Flyak Lab can be found at flyaklab.org

What you will do

The successful candidate will work with a multidisciplinary research team on one or more projects to isolate and characterize monoclonal antibodies. The candidate will express and purify antibodies and antigens as part of an effort to develop novel therapeutics and vaccine candidates. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• General lab duties, including buffer, reagent prep, cloning, plasmid purification, gel electrophoresis
• Maintenance of common human cell lines, performing transfection reactions for protein expression
• Generation and maintenance of B-cell hybridoma lines
• Protein purification (affinity and size exclusion chromatography)
• Setting up and screening protein crystallography trays
• Maintenance of accurate and detailed laboratory records

Please note that this position is 39 hours per week, with a one-year appointment, subject to renewal based on performance and available funding.

What you have

• Associate's degree in Biology or a related field, 1-2 years of lab experience in biochemistry, cell biology, or immunology laboratory or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of basic chemistry, buffer preparation, and calculations
• Experience with mammalian cell culture
• Excellent people and organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong attention to detail and familiarity with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel software
• Must be able to function independently following an orientation period

This position requires successfully completing Cornell training courses (i.e., animal use, radioisotope use, chemical safety), if not already completed.

If you have all those things, great! Here are some preferred qualifications:

• 1-2 years of lab experience working with mammalian cell lines
• Experience with protein purification

What's in it for you:

Great benefits! Cornell receives national recognition, as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.

• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 13 additional holiday days with generous holiday pay if you work on those days

• An award-winning employer provided benefits program

• Comprehensive health care options

• Access to wellness programs

• Employee discounts with local and national retail brands

• Generous retirement contributions

• Impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, Tuition Aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance program

• Follow this link for more information:https://hr.cornell.edu/summaries-benefits

Working at the College of Veterinary Medicine also comes with an active Staff Council dedicated to improving the work environment and an overall welcoming community interested in helping its members be successful.

We welcome questions!

Gabriel Gonzalez - gag95@cornell.edu

**No visa sponsorship available for this position.

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