Research Assistant

2 weeks ago


London, Canada Western University Full time

**About Western**:
**About Us**:

- The Department of Biology is the largest academic unit within the Faculty of Science. Throughout the academic year, the Department provides courses to over 10,500 students annually, has approximately 1400 majors and an average graduate enrollment of 165-185 students. The major foci within the department is namely scientific research, graduate, undergraduate and public education. The Department seeks to find a better working balance between the development and strengthening of its research enterprise and the maintenance of its strong undergraduate program seeking to enhance and strengthen its graduate program and make meaningful contributions to existing and future collaborative programs that fall within its sphere of influence and interest. The Department is housed in six main buildings (B&GS, WSC, Collip, NCB, AFAR, and Biotron).**Responsibilities**:
The Research Assistant will work collaboratively on a research project focused on the comparative characterization of the structure and function of the photosynthetic apparatus in mesophilic and psychrophilic green algae at the physiological, biochemical and molecular levels.

NOTE: This position is expected to be filled internally by reappointment.
- Qualifications**Education**:
- Masters Degree in Plant Biology, Plant Biochemistry or related discipline

**Experience**:
- 2 years of graduate level research experience in photosynthesis in green algae

Skills, Abilities & Expertise:
- Experience in algal growth and the maintenance of axenic algal cultures
- Experience in physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology of photosynthesis
- Experience in UV-visible spectroscopy, room temperature and low temperature chlorophyll fluorescence emission spectroscopy
- Expertise in chloroplast membrane and protein purification. Blue Native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting
- Expertise in photosynthetic pigment extraction and separation by HPLC analyses
- Expertise in mRNA and DNA extraction and quantifying photosynthetic gene expression
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with other team members
- Demonstrated written and oral skills as well as laboratory organizational skills

**Western Values Diversity**:
**Please Note**:
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those chosen for an interview will be acknowledged.


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