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Yeshiva University, ranked in the top tier of universities nationally, offers rewarding and challenging employment opportunities to qualified candidates in a wide range of disciplines. Founded in 1886, Yeshiva University has a strong tradition of combining Jewish scholarship with academic excellence and achievement in the liberal arts, sciences, medicine, law, business, social work, Jewish studies, education and psychology. The University offers an excellent compensation package, and a broad range of employee benefit plans, including immediate participation and full vesting in the University's retirement plan. Staff members are typically eligible for four weeks paid vacation each year.

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The Research Technician will be performing microarray and massively-parallel sequencing assays, working within the Genomics Shared Facility. The Technician will be responsible for receiving and logging information about samples from investigators. The samples will be tested for quality using assays of nucleic acid quality and on occasions using real time PCR.

For microarray assays, the samples will be labeled using fluorophores and hybridized to the microarrays, following which they are washed and scanned. For massively-parallel sequencing, the samples will require fragmentation prior to library construction, usually using nebulisation techniques. Library construction involves ligation and PCR steps, followed by further quality assessment measures. The sequencing of these libraries uses standard Roche FLX or Illumina GAIIx protocols.

Perform all other related duties as assigned.

For additional information on the Genetics Department at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, please visit http://molgen.aecom.yu.edu/.

Job Requirements

• B.A/B.S. in a related science or equivalent skills and experience plus 2-4 ½ years experience are required.
• A Master's level education in biology or a related field is desirable.
• At least 2 years of full-time professional experience in a laboratory setting other than those in which training was received is preferred. The training should ideally be in high-throughput genomics assays, although related molecular biology techniques are also acceptable.
• The ideal candidate will have superior written and verbal communication skill as well as the ability to work well independently and as part of a team.

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