Research Assistant Gordon Lab

Flexible hours during Monday - Friday, usually 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM. Long-term time-lapse experiments may sometimes have to be set up in the evenings when the microscope is not in high demand.

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The Gordon lab in the Biology Department of UNC Chapel Hill uses the genetic model nematode C. elegans to study the genetics and cell biology regulating developmental processes, especially those governing the formation and function of the reproductive system.

The employee will troubleshoot and document live-imaging protocols for C. elegans larvae and adults, including time-lapse of germ cell proliferation, long-term imaging in microfluidics devices, and FRAP/ FLIP experiments.

Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.

Experience with C. elegans, experience with live imaging

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