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About Drexel
Drexel is a comprehensive global research university ranked among the top 100 in the nation. With over 24,000 students, Drexel is one of America's 15 largest private universities. Drexel is one of Philadelphia's top 10 private employers, and a major engine for economic development in the region. Drexel has committed to being the nation’s most civically engaged university, with community partnerships integrated into every aspect of service and academics.
Job Summary
The Spiliotis lab (http://www.pages.drexel.edu/ets33/splash.html) in the Department of Biology at Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA), which conducts research in the spatial regulation of the cytoskeleton and membrane traffic, has a Laboratory Technician position available for a motivated and career-driven scientist.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to pursue studies in an area of our lab's current interests, which include neurite morphogenesis and outgrowth, cancer cell migration and invasion, endolysosome membrane traffic, actin-microtubule crosstalk, and/or the regulation of microtubule motor motility. Our studies involve interdisciplinary collaborations with biochemistry, neurobiology and engineering labs at the Drexel College of Medicine and School of Biomedical Engineering. Our laboratory has an excellent track record of funding, mentoring and productivity, publishing consistently in premier journals of cell biology.
We use high- and super-resolution imaging, in vitro cell-free reconstitution of cytoskeleton dynamics and motor motility, protein biochemistry, primary neuronal cell cultures and 3D organoids, and molecular biology tools for gene targeting and editing. Applicants with experience in one or more of these methods are encouraged to apply.
The Spiliotis lab is housed in the Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building (PISB), a state-of-the-art five-story building, which includes a comprehensive light microscopy core facility with advanced imaging capabilities. including confocal, super resolution, and 2 photon excitation microscopy. A ten-minute walk from the University of Pennsylvania and the Wistar Institute Cancer Center, we are in a scientifically and culturally vibrant environment that offers boundless opportunities for learning, collaboration, entertainment and overall professional and personal growth.
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Preferred Qualifications
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Location
University City
Additional Information
This position is classified as Non-Exempt with a salary grade of E. For more information regarding Drexel’s Professional Staff salary structure, https://drexel.edu/hr/career/ducomp/salstructure/
Special Instructions to the Applicant
Please make sure you upload your CV/resume and cover letter when submitting your application.
Review of applicants will continue until a suitable candidate pool is identified.
Advertised: Jan 7 2021 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: Mar 15 2021 Eastern Daylight Time