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A Research Support Specialist position is available in the laboratory of Dr. William K.M. Lai, in the Department of Biochemistry at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences for a scientist who wants to run a laboratory as well as work in one. The role pairs hands-on research with day-to-day management of a genomics lab studying the organization of chromatin and the proteinDNA interactions that control gene expression. The research pairs high-resolution genomic assays (e.g., ChIP-exo, MNase-seq, and ATAC-seq) with computational method development for interpreting the resulting data at scale, using various model systems (i.e., Saccharomyces cerevisiae, human cell lines) and in vitro protein binding. The successful candidate will own the operational health of the lab and will train and mentor undergraduate and graduate researchers at the bench. The Lai lab provides a collegial environment and has trained a diverse group of people over the years. We welcome scientists from all backgrounds and we mentor trainees at all levels.

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Master's degree in molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, genomics, computational biology or a related field and two (2) years of full-time research experience; OR Bachelor's degree in one of the above fields and four (4) years of full-time research experience.

PhD in molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, genomics or computational biology. Experience managing a research laboratory or shared research facility, including purchasing, equipment maintenance and safety compliance; experience training and supervising junior researchers; experience with next-generation sequencing library preparation and/or analysis of genomic sequencing data; proficiency with Python, R or the Unix command line.

The individual must physically be in the laboratory setting. The majority of the tasks will be benchwork with some computational work.