Job Description

TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research (KI)-Langer Lab, to join the multidisciplinary Jaklenec Group.  Will contribute to the development of injectable drug delivery systems for vaccines and small molecule therapeutics and engage in rigorous testing of novel drug delivery systems utilizing animal models, including mice and rats, with in vivo work being an integral aspect of this position.  Responsibilities include conducting intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intraperitoneal injections in animals; in-vivo imaging and collecting animal samples, including blood, for quantitative analysis; fabricating drug or vaccine delivery materials; running in vitro release kinetics and biological assays (e.g., ELISA); the timely reporting of progress; training and coordinating the work of research support associates/students/employees/temporary staff; ensuring compliance with standards/regulations/laboratory procedures; and maintaining lab instruments.