• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: SSA
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $30.28-$30.28

Position Summary

Responsibilities

• Assist with management of the lab including ordering, maintaining inventory of laboratory supplies, preparing stock reagents, and maintaining budgets.
• Ensure compliance with animal and safety regulations.
• Maintain mouse lines (colony maintenance, genotyping, mating, and tissue dissections).
• Perform cell culture work using both cell lines and primary cells.
• Provide assistance to lab members in support of ongoing research projects.
• Supervise undergraduate research assistant.
• Will also have the opportunity to carry out an independent research project.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned/requested.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biological sciences, engineering, chemistry, physics, math, computer sciences, or related fields or equivalent in education, training and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of various related laboratory procedures and techniques preferred.
• Experience handling and working with small animals is highly desired.
• One year of related experience preferred.

Other Requirements

• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to keep records in an orderly fashion.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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