Posting Description

TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, Mechanical Engineering (MechE)-Traverso Lab, to join a multidisciplinary group that supports initiatives focused on developing clinically-relevant solutions to gastrointestinal and vaginal probiotic delivery systems.  Responsibilities will include assisting and learning current protocols for high throughput screening, DNA isolation for sequencing, lyophilization, and excipient/formulation characterization; culturing aerobic and anaerobic bacteria; tracking laboratory safety protocols and chemical waste disposal; ensuring, maintaining, updating, and organizing stock of agar plates, liquid culture media, frozen bacterial stocks and supply of compound plates; maintaining, updating, and cataloging chemical inventory; ordering materials; and laboratory upkeep.  May train and coordinate the work of student employees and/or temporary staff and communicate, interpret, and provide training on lab policies.