<div dir="auto"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,san-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,san-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">We have an exciting opportunity for a Geomicrobiology Laboratory Lead to join our team!</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,san-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">The Geomicrobiology Laboratory Lead will:</p><ul style="margin:0px 0px 9px 25px;padding:0px;list-style-position:initial;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,san-serif;font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;list-style:disc;text-align:left"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px">Help sample and analyze microbiological communities inside the Astromaterials Collection Cleanrooms</p></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;list-style:disc;text-align:left"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px">Grow, isolate, and identify microbes from diverse locations</p></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;list-style:disc;text-align:left"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px">Perform high-throughput DNA extraction and sequencing of microbial communities</p></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;list-style:disc;text-align:left"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px">Analyze microbiome data from diverse environments</p></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;list-style:disc;text-align:left"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px">Oversee lab procedures and activities</p></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;list-style:disc;text-align:left"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px">Train lab personnel on lab procedures, instrument use, and sample handling techniques</p></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;list-style:disc;text-align:left"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px">Maintain laboratory documentation and prepare Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for new lab processes</p></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;list-style:disc;text-align:left"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px">Summarize and communicate results to project lead/manager and contribute to abstracts, presentations, peer reviewed journal articles, and grant proposals</p></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;list-style:disc;text-align:left"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px">Sustain a safety-first laboratory culture with particular emphasis on chemical and biological safety</p></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;list-style:disc;text-align:left"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px">Take part regular domestic and international meetings (remotely and in-person) and telecons</p></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;list-style:disc;text-align:left"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px">Perform other duties as required</p></li></ul><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,san-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Here’s what you’ll need :</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,san-serif;font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Requisition Qualifications:</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,san-serif;font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.</p><ul style="margin:0px 0px 9px 25px;padding:0px;list-style-position:initial;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,san-serif;font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;list-style:disc;text-align:left"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px">A BS degree and a minimum of 2-5 years of experience are typically required</p></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;list-style:disc;text-align:left"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px">Experience using aseptic technique and working in a biosafety level 2 laboratory</p></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;list-style:disc;text-align:left"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px">Experience in the use of an array of molecular biology instrumentation, including modern sequencing equipment and quantitative- or digital-PCR</p></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;list-style:disc;text-align:left"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px">Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as excellent interpersonal skills</p></li></ul><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,san-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Requisition Preferences:</p><ul style="margin:0px 0px 9px 25px;padding:0px;list-style-position:initial;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,san-serif;font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;list-style:disc;text-align:left">MS degree from an accredited college or university in microbiology, biology, or associated technical discipline and three (3) years related experience, or a Ph.D. degree in microbiology, biology, or associated technical discipline</li></ul><div dir="auto"><font color="#333333" face="arial, verdana, helvetica, san-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></font></div><div dir="auto"><font color="#333333" face="arial, verdana, helvetica, san-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://jacobs.jobs/houston-tx/geomicrobiology-laboratory-lead/6DAFD99D98F145A1A009DA825D8A756C/job/">https://jacobs.jobs/houston-tx/geomicrobiology-laboratory-lead/6DAFD99D98F145A1A009DA825D8A756C/job/</a></span></font></div></div>