Open & closing dates: 02/07/2018 to 02/21/2018
Salary $45,972 to $59,762 per year
Work schedule: Full-Time – Full-Time, Permanent
Appointment type: Permanent – Federal
Summary
This position will provide technical support for molecular genetics research and collections in the Laboratories of Analytical Biology (L.A.B.), National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (primary duty station is at the Natural History Museum in DC but some work may take place at the Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD).
Responsibilities
- Assists LAB-associated with molecular genetic research projects, following laboratory protocols.
- Works with individual researchers on multiple projects with a wide diversity of non-human and non-microbial biological genetic material.
- Generates publishable data using molecular genetic laboratory techniques and equipment.
- Analyzes and publishes genetic data.
- Tracks samples and experimental results using appropriate software in order to clearly communicate results to researchers.