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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 6, 2025 11:05 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Fwd: Research Associate II Position – Please Share<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Date:</b> February 6, 2025 at 10:04:23<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>AM CST<br>
<b>To:</b> "Phillip E. Kaufman" <<a href="mailto:Phillip.Kaufman@ag.tamu.edu" target="_blank">Phillip.Kaufman@ag.tamu.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>Fw: Research Associate II Position – Please Share</b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We are currently looking to hire a Research Associate II through UTRGV to conduct research at our USDA lab (IMMDL) in Edinburg, TX. If you could forward the email below to anyone that might be interested, that
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:#fcfcfc">Brandon Lyons, Ph.D.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3b3838;background:#fcfcfc">Biological Scientist</span><br>
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3b3838;background:#fcfcfc">APHIS PPQ Science and Technology</span><br>
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3b3838;background:#fcfcfc">Insect Management and Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory (IMMDL)</span><br>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171;background:#fcfcfc">Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)</span><br>
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171;background:#fcfcfc">22675 N Moorfield Road, Edinburg, Texas, 78541</span><br>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171;background:#fcfcfc">p: (956) 205-7669</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Flores, Daniel - MRP-APHIS <<a href="mailto:daniel.flores@usda.gov" target="_blank">daniel.flores@usda.gov</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 6, 2025 7:38 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Flores, Daniel - MRP-APHIS <<a href="mailto:daniel.flores@usda.gov" target="_blank">daniel.flores@usda.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Research Associate II Position – Please Share</span> <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_7229010975095604660xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are currently seeking a
<b>Research Associate II</b>, who will be hired through UTRGV to conduct research at the
<b>USDA Insect Management and Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory (IMMDL)</b> in Edinburg, TX. The ideal candidate should have the following preferred experience: Insect rearing and breeding, CRISPR technology, and transposable element-based transgenesis. The
 ideal candidate should be proficient in insect embryo microinjection (Femtojet-based) and adult injection (Nanoject-based), as well as phenotype-to-genotype characterization for gene-engineered strains. Additional expertise in tissue dissection, molecular
 biology techniques (including conventional subcloning of plasmid DNA constructs, bacterial culture, PCR, RT-PCR, Q-PCR, sequencing analysis, DNA/RNA purification, and Western blotting), and high-resolution melting curve analysis is preferred. Experience with
 frontier DNA recombination technology such as Golden Gate Assembly and Gibson Assembly, along with proficiency in fluorescent microscopy, would also be highly beneficial.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_7229010975095604660xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you know anyone who may be interested or could refer a suitable candidate, I would greatly appreciate it if you could share this opportunity with them:
<span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/45974" target="_blank">https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/45974</a>.</span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_7229010975095604660xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Closing date is 02/28/2025.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_7229010975095604660xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you for your time and assistance. Please let me know if you have any questions.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_7229010975095604660xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best regards,<br>
Dan</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171;background:#fcfcfc">22675 N Moorefield Road, Edinburg, TX 78541</span><span style="color:#1f497d"><br>
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