Aquatic Core Lab Technician - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Job: Aquatic Core Lab Technician
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Company: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
To apply for this position:
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Job Description: 
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has a long and distinguished tradition of research that has spanned nearly a century. The research breakthroughs at Children's Hospital have improved the lives of countless children throughout the world and put the institution on the course to pediatric research preeminence. To serve its scientific community CHOP has developed a large number of research cores that support the institutes research efforts. 

A newly established Zebrafish Core at CHOP is looking to hire a full-time Research Technician III (see below) that will help with daily operation of the core, interact with users and preform experiments independently. Main tasks will include maintenance of zebrafish lines, interaction and some guidance of users of the core and molecular and histological techniques. Specific tasks include:

- Basic organization and maintenance of laboratory space.
- Writing, updating, and revising standard operating procedures, daily checklists and record keeping.
- Ordering, including communications with vendors and the purchasing department.
- Communicating and interacting with users of the zebrafish core, basic instruction and guidance.
- Working with live zebrafish including breeding, maintenance of hatcheries and injections of freshly fertilized eggs. 
- Maintenance of wildtype, mutant and transgenic zebrafish lines.
- Molecular techniques: PCR, Isolate and purify DNA from bacteria or fish tissue, RNA extraction, RT-PCR, molecular cloning. 
- Histological techniques: antibody-stainings, in-situ hybridization, live staining techniques.
- Basic microscopy.
- Comply with safety and infection control standards appropriate to this position. 

Requirements: 
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- 12 - 24 months relevant laboratory experience beyond classroom / internship(s) experience preferred
- Associate's degree, 3+ years relevant laboratory experience beyond classroom / internship(s) experience required
- Basic computer skills.
- Hands on experience in molecular biology, strong instrumentation skills.
- Good communications skills, fluent in the English language.
- Must be self-motivated and be able to work independently to perform required tasks and to recognize operational problems.
- Ability to handle the physical requirements of the job (e.g., repetitive motions, lifting 6-liter (12 lb.) tanks of water, extended periods of standing, walking and sitting).
- Enjoy working with animals.
- Experience with zebrafish research is a plus but not a requirement.

All CHOP employees who work in a patient building or who provide patient care are required to receive an annual influenza vaccine unless they are granted a medical or religious exemption.
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for its patients, family members, visitors and employees. In an effort to achieve this goal, employment at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, other than for positions with regularly scheduled hours in New Jersey, is contingent upon an attestation that the job applicant does not use tobacco products or nicotine in any form and a negative nicotine screen (the latter occurs after a job offer).

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability or protected veteran status.