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Classification Title: OPS Research Technician Classification Minimum Requirements: BS in chemistry or biology with laboratory experience. Job Description: A RESEARCH TECHNICIAN POSITION in neuroscience and microbiology is available in the laboratories of Profs. James Strother and Sandra Loesgen at the University of Floridas Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, located in St. Augustine, Florida. The technician will be part of an ongoing collaboration at the Whitney Lab that aims to develop novel pharmaceutical leads by identifying microbial metabolites with activity in zebrafish-based assays. This individual will contribute to multiple aspects of the collaboration, including microbial natural products chemistry and zebrafish neuroscience. Responsibilities will include contributing to zebrafish husbandry and preparation of in vivo assays (Strother Lab); and also bacterial and fungal strain maintenance, cultivation, as well as extraction and sample processing (Loesgen Lab). Detailed...Technician, Research, Microbiology, Chemistry, Neuroscience, Healthcare, Education