Lab Technician - Biology

Salary: $ 22.00 per hour based on a 35 hour work week Benefits: The University offers generous benefits including paid time off (holidays, holy days and vacation), employer matching contributions to the retirement plan, and tuition benefits for employees and their eligible dependents. Learn more and explore benefits at www.

duq.edu/benefits Location: Biology Position Status: Full-time (12 month, Grant funded) Hours: Varied Position Number: 063123/30-517 FLSA Status: Non-exempt POSITION SUMMARY: The laboratory technician is responsible for general maintenance and organization of the lab. Will also carry out experiments related to NIH grants.

The lab technician should be organized, reliable, and able to work independently. This is a grant funded position.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

General lab maintenance. Conduct lab chores and coordinate with work study student. Maintain lab inventories, order reagents, contact vendors and sales representatives, prepare and maintain stock solutions, plates, and other consumables. Maintain equipment and coordinate repairs and vendor maintenance. General lab organization.

Maintain biohazard SOP, maintain chemical inventory and waste removal, organize lab meeting schedule, maintain lab website, attend all lab meetings, coordinate undergraduate student schedules and training, maintain C. elegans stocks and other reagents Help to purchase new equipment and computers for lab. Positively represent the Maniates lab at departmental seminars, retreats, receptions, and other events.

Conduct experiments related to aims outlined in NIH grants, maintain an organized laboratory notebook, intellectually contribute to ongoing projects, help students with maintaining strains while attending conferences and during academic year as needed, generating C. elegans strains and plasmids. Supervises student employees only.

Completes other duties as assigned.