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Research Associate

Soil Culture Solutions, LLC (d/b/a Soilcea)

Location: Tampa, FL 33612 (Terrace Park area)
Type: Full-Time, Non-Remote
Posted on: May 5, 2022
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Research Associate
Soil Culture Solutions, LLC (d/b/a Soilcea)
Tampa, FL 33612
$34,955 - $75,000 a year - Full-time
Job details
Salary
$34,955 - $75,000 a year
Job Type
Full-time
Qualifications
• Tissue culture: 2 years (Required)
Full Job Description
We are seeking an experienced lab technician or research associate with at least two years of full-time experience. The research associate would aid in all lab tasks in our plant lab, which includes tissue culture work, callus maintenance, protoplast transfection, protoplast regeneration, plant maintenance, plant transformation, resistance testing, and greenhouse and field trial work.
We prefer researchers with extensive tissue culture experience
About Soilcea
Soilcea is creating CRISPR-edited citrus trees that are resistant to the citrus industry’s deadliest diseases. Two bacterial diseases, citrus canker and Huanglongbing (greening), are decimating the Florida citrus industry, having already destroyed millions of trees, cost the state billions in lost revenue, and reduced by 33% average yield per acre. Soilcea has exclusive licenses to patents from the University of Florida to cure these deadly pathogens using CRISPR precision breeding.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $34,955.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
• Health insurance
Schedule:
• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
• Tampa, FL 33612: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Required)
Experience:
• Tissue culture: 2 years (Required)
Work Location: One location
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