Research Technician in the Center for Genomics and Systems Biology (CGSB) - Dr. Kristin Gunsalus | New York University Job at New York University, United Arab Emirates

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  • New York University
  • United Arab Emirates

Job Description

The Center for Genomics and Systems Biology (CGSB) at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) is seeking to appoint a full-time Research Technician in the Chemical and Functional Genomics Laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Kristin Gunsalus.

The laboratory focuses on addressing emergent challenges that pose considerable threats to human health and the environment by exploring novel bioactive agents derived from microbial sources and chemical libraries. The Research technician will play an integral role in supporting the team?s operational and research activities, contributing to a project that aims to find novel biocontrol agents to manage the spread of Red Palm weevils (RPW), a major threat to palm trees. In this role, the key responsibilities will include:

  • Provide technical assistance in preparing commonly used media, bacterial and chemical solutions; maintaining stocks of laboratory reagents and supplies; and breeding RPW in the lab.
  • Handle microbial libraries and perform microbiological assays: monitoring of culture growth; and conducting microbial isolation, identification, enumeration and phenotypical characterization.
  • Screen a library of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strains for a virulence phenotype against RPW, and evaluate the impact of the virulent Bt candidate strains on RPW fitness and biology.
  • Assist in identifying and the characterizing Bt virulence factors using molecular, genomic, proteomic, and bioinformatic approaches.
  • Perform basic microscopy and imaging tasks.

Applicants must hold a Master?s degree in molecular biology, microbiology, or a related field, with demonstrated experience in a biology research laboratory, emphasizing a meticulous approach to optimizing assays and producing high-quality data. Experience in bioinformatics and bacterial genomics is highly desirable.

The terms of employment include a highly competitive salary, housing allowance, and other benefits. This position is available from January 1, 2025 and applications will be accepted until the position is filled. To be considered, applications must be submitted through Interfolio including a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a one-page summary of research accomplishments and interests, a Transcript, and two recommendation letters, all in PDF format.  If you have any questions, please send your inquiries to  nyuad.cgsb.chemgen@nyu.edu .

About the CGSB:

The Center for Genomics and Systems Biology (CGSB) at New York University Abu Dhabi was established to provide a nexus for cutting-edge life sciences research in the United Arab Emirates, with world-class facilities and resources to promote innovative advances in genomics and systems biology. The Center fosters and enhances the research and training missions of NYUAD, where undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral scientists engage in research across disciplines, facilitated by advanced instrumentation and computational support for high-throughput data collection, visualization, and analysis. The NYUAD-CGSB operates in partnership with its sister center, NYU Biology?s CGSB, in New York, in an open organizational framework that enables transformative collaborative work across the globe supported by joint technology and service platforms.

About NYUAD:  

NYU Abu Dhabi is a degree-granting research university with a fully integrated liberal arts and science undergraduate program in the Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Engineering. NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU New York, and NYU Shanghai, form the backbone of NYU?s global network university, an interconnected network of portal campuses and academic centers across six continents that enable seamless international mobility of students and faculty in their pursuit of academic and scholarly activity. This global university represents a transformative shift in higher education, one in which the intellectual and creative endeavors of academia are shaped and examined through an international and multicultural perspective. As a major intellectual hub at the crossroads of the Arab world, NYUAD serves as a center for scholarly thought, advanced research, knowledge creation, and sharing, through its academic, research, and creative activities.

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