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This position will serve as a Research Technician II at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The incumbent will perform experiments and record and interpret results. The experiments performed will be designed to understand the mechanisms by which pathogenic strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae or Acinetobacter baumannii cause disease. Studies will be performed to identify and assess potential drug targets and/or vaccine candidates. Techniques used will include but are not limited to: growth and maintenance of bacterial strains, determining bacterial titers, animal model work, ELISA assays, protein and carbohydrate purification, and molecular technique for creating mutants. Lab maintenance duties will also be performed, which includes media preparation and ordering of supplies and equipment.