Preferred Technical Skills

• Measurement and maintenance of aquaculture water quality and water chemistry
• Culturing, handling and husbandry of the embryonic and larval stages of animals
• Purification and quantification of nucleic acid samples from animal cells and tissues
• Performance of PCR experiments and purification of products by gel electrophoresis
• Analyses of DNA, RNA and amino acid sequences for genetic identification and comparison
• Selection and amplification of genetic targets through bacterial transformation and cloning
• Proficiency with applications in bioinformatics for genetic, genomic and epigenetic datasets
• Applied whole-mount in situ hybridization (WMISH) with ribonucleic acid probes (riboprobes)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain a comprehensive laboratory notebook of all experimental methods and observations
• Catalog standard operating procedures (SOP) for all technology in the molecular laboratory
• Generate a working inventory of molecular reagents, consumables, supplies and accessories
• Operate, calibrate, maintain and update all essential equipment and associated infrastructure
• Prepare and maintain stocks of common buffers and solutions used during regular procedures
• Produce a safety manual for laboratory usage, with safety sheets for chemicals and reagents

Personal Qualifications and Perspectives

• Provide a written personal testimony of your salvation
• Agreement with ICR’s mission statement and core principles
• A humble, friendly, team player who will serve alongside ICR staff
• Flexible and willing to work evenings and weekends when required
• Able to compile diverse observations into a cohesive explanation
• Believe creatures look engineered because they are engineered
• Oppose evolutionary interpretations and alternative views to Creation

Recommended Academic Preparation

Qualified candidates should hold a Master of Science degree (MS or MSc) or at minimum, a Bachelor of Science degree (BS or BSc), with demonstrated proficiency in one or more of the following academic disciplines: molecular biology, developmental biology, bioinformatics, genetics or biochemistry. Applicants with a record of applied research experience in their discipline, beyond requisite course-related laboratory exercises, are preferred.

If selected for an interview, candidates will be required to share academic transcripts, and the names and contact information for 2-3 references.

Please send your professional CV and Biography to jobs@ICR.org

Note: This position overview is not intended to be all-inclusive and is subject to change. Employees may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.