Position Summary

The Department of Biology is a large, unified department with strong undergraduate degrees, nationally-ranked graduate programs, and world-class research spanning the breadth of biological questions and experimental systems. The Fuqua Lab in the Department of Biology at Indiana University, Bloomington is seeking a Research Associate. Our lab in the Microbiology section is focused on complex bacterial behaviors, including biofilm formation and host interactions, using the plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens as a model.

Core job duties include:

1. Learning, conducting and teaching other lab members our key research protocols including DNA purification, Molecular Cloning, Gel Electrophoresis, DNA Sequencing, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Bacterial Transformation, Microbiological Cultivation, SDS-PAGE, Western Blotting.
2. Management of pterin grant meetings and material exchanges between collaborating laboratories.
3. Laboratory management and ordering.
4. Participation in general laboratory task rotations.
5. Written summaries of research and research presentations.