Lab Assistant

4 days ago

Edmonton, Canada University of Alberta Full time

**Department** Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Cell Biology Dept

**Salary range** $40,193.27 to $53,485.30

**Hours per week** 35

**Grade** 5

**Posted date** December 24, 2024

**Closing date** January 8, 2025

**Position Type** Full Time - Trust Funded

**Description**:
This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).

This position has a term length of one year plus a day and offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed on our Benefits Overview page.

**Location -**This role is in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.

**Working at the University of Alberta**
- The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all FirstPeoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community._

The University of Alberta is a community of knowledge seekers, change makers and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day. We are home to over 14,000 faculty and staff, more than 40,000 students and a growing community of 300,000 alumni worldwide.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross-section of people — from our students and community members, to our renowned researchers and innovators, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger and more just. Learn more.

**Working for the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Cell Biology Dept**

The Cell Biology performs fundamental medical research using cellular and animal models to understand underlying mechanistic causes of the pathophysiology of human disease.

**Position Summary**

This is an entry-level technical assistant position in a Drosophila (fruit fly) research laboratory working with live insects (flies) including maintaining, breeding and preparing animal tissue for histological analysis by microscopy as well as assisting a senior technician with general laboratory maintenance activities and day to day safety supervision and mentoring of undergraduates working in the laboratory.

**Duties**
- Feeding and caring for laboratory animals (fruit flies)., This involves the transfer of animals to new food as appropriate, monitoring for infestation by pests, and confirming genotypes via observation of physical and molecular characteristics (e.g. GFP)
- Making genetic crosses (breeding) of fruit flies for specific experiments. Design, and performance of selective breeding of specific genotypes to selectively modify gene expression in tissues
- Microsurgical dissection of organs from fruit flies for histological analysis. Recognize and isolate without damage organs from animals, tissue fixation, and use of chemical and antibody markers to recognize specific proteins/lipids
- Imaging of prepared organ or cell samples via widefield and confocal microscopy
- Post-image processing using advanced software, including 3D image deconvolution (HuygensPro) and quantitation (e.g. Imaris)
- DNA, RNA and protein isolation
- Analysis of DNA or protein via gel electrophoresis

**Minimum Qualifications**
- BSc in Cell Biology with 1+ years experience (post-degree) working in a Drosophila research laboratory

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

**Note**: This opportunity will be available until midnight January 8, 2025, Edmonton, Alberta local time.

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