Research Intern
This position is designed for individuals who:
• Seek training, experience, and mentoring in a research setting
• Plan to pursue a graduate or professional degree in science, medicine or a related field
• Have US citizenship or permanent residency
See Post-Baccalaureate Research Internship website: http://research.uiowa.edu/students/post-baccalaureate-research-internship
Position Description
The laboratory of Dr. Wendy Maury in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine has an opening for a post-baccalaureate research intern position.
BASIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY
Position Responsibilities:
- Perform library and online research on specified topics for use in experimentation.
- Perform experimental studies based on given hypotheses and goals; evaluate and record outcomes of experiments based on hypotheses and goals and submit for investigator’s inspection.
- Assist in the analysis and interpretation of experiments.
- Observe techniques in other laboratories.
Education Required
Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, or Immunology.
Required Qualifications
A minimum of 12-months experience working in a virology or microbiology laboratory is required. Prior experience working with pathogenic microorganisms is preferred, but not required. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Basic knowledge of each of the following:
- General microbiologic techniques, such as culture, storage, and safe handling of pathogenic agents.
- Standard molecular techniques, including PCR, qPCR, plasmid purification, bacterial transformation, agarose gel electrophoresis, restriction enzyme analyses, western blotting, and ELISA.
- Handling infectious animal and/or human tissues.
- Mammalian cell culture and sterile techniques.
- Immunofluorescence and Electron microscopy.
- Gathering, recording, and analyzing of experimental data.
Desirable Qualifications
Working proficiency with each of the following:
- Passaging and maintaining various cell lines.
- Immunofluorescence microscopy.
- Confocal microscopy
- Handling animals, including but not restricted to IV injections, blood collection, and performing in vivo experiments with the animals.