The Shaffer Lab at UCLA seeks a full-time Lab Assistant to join our research group. We are a group working with the evolutionary and conservation genomics of reptiles and amphibians, with a strong emphasis on California problems and their solutions. We seek an individual with some molecular genomics experience, a passion for conservation and evolutionary genetics, and the ability to learn new skills, contribute to group projects, and organize and manage the daily flow of work in the lab. The position is open immediately.
The primary duties of the position include producing next-generation and more traditional genetic data for research projects, general maintenance of lab space, organization of tissue samples and their associated database, and helping with the paperwork and permits necessary for herpetological conservation research. The individual should be excited about, and able to learn new techniques quickly. The individual will work closely with lab members to organize and manage research projects. Some familiarity with bioinformatics, or an interest in learning these skills, is also desirable. Applications must be submitted through https://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu. Job Requisition number is #23440, or simply go to hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=67528. Review of applications will begin immediately. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Brad Shaffer (brad.shaf...@ucla.edu) or Sarah Wenner (sarahwenn...@gmail.com). Los Angeles is a vibrant, diverse, and stimulating city, and the lab works closely with the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (https://www.eeb.ucla.edu) and the UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science (http://www.environment.ucla.edu/lakretz/).
