The unPAK project (undergraduates Phenotyping Arabidopsis Knockouts - www.arabidopsisunpak.org) seeks a project manager to coordinate activities across 10 participating institutions. The unPAK project is collecting phenotypic information associated with Arabidopsis thaliana T-DNA insertion mutants and includes extensive involvement of undergraduate researchers. This project addresses broad questions in ecological genomics and is developing a phenotypic resource for the Arabidopsis and evolutionary genomic communities.
The project manager will be responsible for communication between institutions, seed stock production, seed distribution, data curation, and management of participating undergraduates. The position will be located at the College of Charleston, and will involve travel to other participating institutions. We seek a candidate who is organized, energetic, and has strong communication skills. A successful candidate will have professional, diplomatic and leadership qualities. Ideally the candidate will bring experience working in a field or laboratory setting with plants. The position has ample opportunities for developing management skills and for publishing research. Interested individuals with undergraduate, masters or doctoral degrees are welcome to apply. Specific responsibilities  distribution of protocols to new partner schools  travel to institutions to train participants in phenotyping and data management  grow plants with student help to bulk seeds for distribution  maintain seed-stock records  coordinate seed stocks to be shipped.  maintain of tissue and genotype records  assist PI and CoPIs with maintaining CURE (course-based undergraduate research experience) plants  format datasheets for downstream bioinformatics analyses  upkeep experiment log  maintain an already existing cyber-presence including the project website and the project google wiki site  maintain contact information for all participants  initial training of students in lab procedures  contribute to newsletters, organize joint meetings (both virtual and in person)  podcast and vodcast development For more information about the position, please contact us at: Matt Rutter (rutt...@cofc.edu) Courtney Murren (murr...@cofc.edu) Allan Strand (stra...@cofc.edu) Department of Biology College of Charleston Charleston SC USA
