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Biologist (Microbiology Expertise) - NIH - Bethesda, MD

Employer
Kelly Services
Location
Bethesda, Maryland, US
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Aug 11, 2021

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Sector
Academic / Research
Field
Conservation science
Discipline
Biology
Salary Type
Salary
Employment Type
Full time
Kelly Government Solutions is a strategic supplier and business partner to the federal government and its key suppliers. Through our partnership with the National Institutes of Health, Kelly Government Solutions offers administrative, IT, engineering, scientific, and healthcare professionals the opportunity to work with the leading medical research center in the world. We are seeking an experienced individual to work as a Biologist at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD.
This is a long-term contract position which offers:
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit package
- Optional health, vision, and dental plans
- Vacation leave as well as 10 paid federal holidays and 401K plan.
- Access to NIH's unparalleled resources and niche scientific initiatives
TASKS. The contractor shall:
- Culture bacterial and fungal strains for in vivo infections and in vitro uptake assays.
- Handle radioactive material involved in the in vitro uptake assays such a tritium and C14
- Validate imaging data with various post-necropsy assays using techniques such as autoradiography, microscopy, flow cytometry, immunoblotting, qPCR
- Perform binding assays and ELISA to test the affinity of novel ligands to specific microbial targets.
- Perform radioTLC and other equivalent assays to ascertain the metabolic reactions and by-products produced in the microbes
- Participate in the planning and performing of research studies
- Request and maintain the necessary supplies for laboratory imaging use; and
- Develop new methods and procedures or substantially modify existing guidelines to resolve technical problems
- Perform various in vitro and ex vivo functional assays that include: growth and maintenance of microbial cultures
- Isolation and purification of microbial components such as proteins and polysaccharides for the development of PET tracers; in vitro uptake and binding assays with newly developed PET tracer prototypes
- Inoculating rodents (mice or rats) with infectious agents
- Validating the imaging results with a complementary ex vivo experimental techniques such as PCR, immunoblotting, light and immunofluorescence microscopy and ELISA; data collection and analysis
REQUIREMENTS. The contractor must have:
- Master's Degree in Microbiology or other related discipline. Three (3) years of specialized experience plus a BS degree is equivalent to a Master's degree.
- Minimum of Three (3) years of experience at Masters level
- Minimum of Five (5) years' experience at BS/BA level
- Technical knowledge of aseptic techniques in culturing microbial strains and experience in the field of mycology
- Knowledge of fungal metabolic pathways and pathogenesis
- Ability to isolate various fungal cell wall components, other proteins/biomolecules of interest, and characterize whole cell lysates for metabolic products
- Technical expertise in various molecular assay techniques like western blotting, ELISA, PCR, fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry
- Technical knowledge of developing rodent models of fungal infection
- Knowledge of basic animal handling procedures such as anesthesia use, monitoring of animal vital signs, tissue harvesting and euthanasia
- Knowledge in developing new assays, troubleshooting procedures and equipment, validating test results with the use of appropriate controls, record and analyze data
PLEASE APPLY ONLINE
When you apply, please know a Kelly Government Solutions Recruiter will review your resume and will contact you directly, if your skills and experience match the requirements of this position; a full job description can be made available at that time.
Due to the high volume of inquiries, we regret that we cannot accept phone calls. Even if you aren't contacted for this position, you are still part of our talent network. All Kelly recruiters have access to your profile, which expands your opportunities even further.
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