Research Specialist/Lab Manager - Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Military Veterans
at HERC- Upper MidWest
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Research Specialist II
Description
The Kivlin Lab is seeking a highly motivated individual to join the laboratory as a Research Specialist and Laboratory Manager. This key team member will manage field- and lab-based research experiments, and assist PI Kivlin with mentoring undergraduate students. The Kivlin Lab studies how interactions among microorganisms, plants, and soils affect ecosystem carbon and nutrient cycling from local to global scales. Our laboratory is a stimulating and collaborative environment engaging in cutting edge microbial and ecosystem ecology. There will be excellent opportunities to learn molecular, physiological, biogeochemical, bioinformatic, and modeling techniques.
Duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
1. Perform complex experiments to support ongoing research projects.
2. Analyze, plot, and present experimental results.
3. Maintain live plant populations and fungal cultures for research experiments.
4. Prepare growth media and solutions.
5. Supervise, train, make work assignments, and mentor undergraduate student researchers.
6. Organize lab inventory, supplies, and orders.
7. Maintain compliance with proper safety protocols and record-keeping requirements.
Techniques used in the lab include:
1. Microscopy: Staining and imaging for light microscopy.
2. Field ecology: Collecting plants and soils from the wild for laboratory-based experiments and molecular research.
3. Biogeochemistry: Analysis of microbial growth, biomass, and soil C and N concentrations.
4. General molecular biology techniques (e.g., DNA/RNA extraction, PCR, gel electrophoresis).
5. DNA sequence analysis and visualization using computational programs (e.g., Geneious, R, DADA2)
Training will be provided for the necessary laboratory techniques.
Knoxville, TN
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