[bioundgrd] For graduating seniors - Job opening in Synthetic Neurobiology group

[Janice Chang]

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>From: "Ed Boyden, edboyden at mit.edu" <eboyden3 at gmail.com>
>Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 06:43:03 -0400
>Subject: Job opening in Synthetic Neurobiology group

>For graduating Course 7
>seniors?  It could be a fun job for someone looking to do research.
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>  Job Description: The technical assistant will help engineer new molecules
>  for controlling and reading out cellular functions.  Will spend 100% time
>  performing molecular biology tasks (molecular gene cloning, lentivirus and
>  adeno-associated virus making, cell line culture, fluorescent plate reader
>  use, advanced transgenic mouse generation).
>
>  Minimum Qualifications: A B.S. in an interdisciplinary field such as
>  molecular biology, virology, or biological engineering, with 1-3 years of
>  successful molecular biology, cloning, virology, and protein or molecular
>  engineering experience in an academic or industrial neuroscience research
>  setting.  Must be able to learn quickly, be willing to teach learned
>  information to highly-motivated lab members, and to juggle the dynamic
>  events that occur when participating in an exciting, interdisciplinary
>  environment.  Must be independent and self-motivated, yet able to work as
>  part of a tightly-knit team.  Demonstrated background or interest in
>  neuroscience or neuroengineering a plus.  Prior experience making transgenic
>  mice, making viruses, and using plate readers for fluorescence a plus.
>
>
>--
>Ed Boyden, Ph. D.
>Benesse Career Development Professor
>Leader, Synthetic Neurobiology (Neuromedia) Group
>Assistant Professor, MIT Media Lab
>Joint Professor, MIT Dept. of Biological Engineering, and MIT Dept. of
>Brain and Cognitive Sciences
>Room E15-430, 20 Ames St., Cambridge, MA 02139
>office - (617) 324-3085
>cell - (650) 468-5625
>fax - (617) 253-7035
>email  -  esb at media.mit.edu
>web  -  http://www.media.mit.edu/~esb