Company:
Duquesne University
Location: Pittsburgh
Closing Date: 27/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Lab Technician I - Biology
Salary: $20.25 per hour
Benefits: Generousbenefits include paid time off including holidays and vacation, retirementmatch, and tuition remission for employee and dependents. Details at Location: School of Science and Engineering
Position Status: Full-time
Hours: Varied (M-F: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m./ some semesters T-S: 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.; must beflexible)
Position Number: 036116/30-418
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
POSITION SUMMARY:
This is a laboratory technician position for the Department of BiologicalSciences (DBS). The primary role of this position is to support the instructionof multiple sections of undergraduate laboratory courses in microbiology andgeneral biology. These courses service arange of majors across campus including those in the schools of Nursing andHealth Sciences. Position duties for laboratory course support are varied andinclude those listed under I and II below.
Additional duties associated with this position mayinclude assistance in the maintenance of common floor and equipment areas asdirected by the DBS laboratory manager and Department Chair.
The position will report to the DBS Laboratory Managerand the Department Chair.
DUTIESAND RESPONSIBILITIES:
LaboratoriesSet-Up
Preparing reagents and materials for microbiology andgeneral biology laboratories (i.e., aliquoting, making reagents, racking andsterilizing micropipette tips, etc.)
Media prep, sterilizing media and supplements
Microbial strain maintenance
Setting up and tearing down laboratories (i.e.,autoclaving waste, cleaning benches/glassware, etc.)
Ordering items for microbiology laboratories
Attending weekly meetings with TAs and/or professors tocoordinate teaching lab exercises
Testing and troubleshooting new protocols formicrobiology
Maintaining laboratory equipment
Maintaining Mellon Hall laboratory rooms (rooms 224, 226,248, 250, and 252)
Updating chemical inventory and equipment inventory forrooms listed above
Dispose of toxic chemicals and biological waste incompliance with University policy and procedures
Animal and plant care and maintenance
Interact with Facilities Management, Housekeeping,Equipment
Report any laboratory room problems (i.e., lights out, heating/coolingcomplaints, leaks, door/lock problems, fume hood malfunctions etc.)
Follow-up on subsequent repairs for laboratory roomproblems
Act as the contact person for cleaning and maintenancecrew
Facilitate departmental package delivery
Other Duties
Completes other duties assigned by the laboratory managerand department chair.
REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in biology or closely related field from an accreditedinstitution along with prior laboratory experience
Exemplary time management skills and attention to detailare essential
Experience with a variety of microbiology and moleculartechniques, a broad knowledge of biology, or any equivalent combination ofexperience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilitiesrequired to perform the essential job functions is a plus
Preferredqualifications:
Alternately, the successful candidate may possess any equivalent combination ofexperience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilitiesrequired to perform the essential job functions. This includes, but is notlimited to, the following:
Ability to be responsible and detail oriented
Ability to work with others in a team environment
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Commitment to theUniversity's values of diversity, equity and inclusion, and recognition of theimportance of treating each individual with dignity and respect consistent withthe University's Mission. Demonstratedexperience with, and understanding of, the broad diversity of the Universitycommunity (students, faculty, staff and others).
Ability toestablish and maintain effective working relationships with the UniversityCommunity.
Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the Universityand to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. Themission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit ofservice, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an ecumenicalcampus community.
APPLICATIONINSTRUCTIONS:
Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and contact informationfor three professional references.
Catholic in its mission and ecumenical in spirit, Duquesne University valuesequality of opportunity as an educational institution and as an employer. Weaspire to attract and sustain a diverse faculty and staff that reflectscontemporary society, serves our academic goals and enriches our campuscommunity. We particularly encourage applications from members ofunderrepresented groups and support dual-career couples through our chartermembership in thisregion's HERC (
We invite applicants for this position to learn more about our university andits Spiritan heritage byvisiting invited to campus for an interview may be asked about ways in which theysee their talents contributing to the continued growth of our community andfurthering its mission.
Duquesne University was founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community,the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Duquesne University is Catholic inmission and ecumenical in spirit. Motivated by its Catholic identity,Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution andas an employer.
Salary: $20.25 per hour
Benefits: Generousbenefits include paid time off including holidays and vacation, retirementmatch, and tuition remission for employee and dependents. Details at Location: School of Science and Engineering
Position Status: Full-time
Hours: Varied (M-F: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m./ some semesters T-S: 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.; must beflexible)
Position Number: 036116/30-418
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
POSITION SUMMARY:
This is a laboratory technician position for the Department of BiologicalSciences (DBS). The primary role of this position is to support the instructionof multiple sections of undergraduate laboratory courses in microbiology andgeneral biology. These courses service arange of majors across campus including those in the schools of Nursing andHealth Sciences. Position duties for laboratory course support are varied andinclude those listed under I and II below.
Additional duties associated with this position mayinclude assistance in the maintenance of common floor and equipment areas asdirected by the DBS laboratory manager and Department Chair.
The position will report to the DBS Laboratory Managerand the Department Chair.
DUTIESAND RESPONSIBILITIES:
LaboratoriesSet-Up
Preparing reagents and materials for microbiology andgeneral biology laboratories (i.e., aliquoting, making reagents, racking andsterilizing micropipette tips, etc.)
Media prep, sterilizing media and supplements
Microbial strain maintenance
Setting up and tearing down laboratories (i.e.,autoclaving waste, cleaning benches/glassware, etc.)
Ordering items for microbiology laboratories
Attending weekly meetings with TAs and/or professors tocoordinate teaching lab exercises
Testing and troubleshooting new protocols formicrobiology
Maintaining laboratory equipment
Maintaining Mellon Hall laboratory rooms (rooms 224, 226,248, 250, and 252)
Updating chemical inventory and equipment inventory forrooms listed above
Dispose of toxic chemicals and biological waste incompliance with University policy and procedures
Animal and plant care and maintenance
Interact with Facilities Management, Housekeeping,Equipment
Report any laboratory room problems (i.e., lights out, heating/coolingcomplaints, leaks, door/lock problems, fume hood malfunctions etc.)
Follow-up on subsequent repairs for laboratory roomproblems
Act as the contact person for cleaning and maintenancecrew
Facilitate departmental package delivery
Other Duties
Completes other duties assigned by the laboratory managerand department chair.
REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in biology or closely related field from an accreditedinstitution along with prior laboratory experience
Exemplary time management skills and attention to detailare essential
Experience with a variety of microbiology and moleculartechniques, a broad knowledge of biology, or any equivalent combination ofexperience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilitiesrequired to perform the essential job functions is a plus
Preferredqualifications:
Alternately, the successful candidate may possess any equivalent combination ofexperience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilitiesrequired to perform the essential job functions. This includes, but is notlimited to, the following:
Ability to be responsible and detail oriented
Ability to work with others in a team environment
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Commitment to theUniversity's values of diversity, equity and inclusion, and recognition of theimportance of treating each individual with dignity and respect consistent withthe University's Mission. Demonstratedexperience with, and understanding of, the broad diversity of the Universitycommunity (students, faculty, staff and others).
Ability toestablish and maintain effective working relationships with the UniversityCommunity.
Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the Universityand to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. Themission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit ofservice, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an ecumenicalcampus community.
APPLICATIONINSTRUCTIONS:
Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and contact informationfor three professional references.
Catholic in its mission and ecumenical in spirit, Duquesne University valuesequality of opportunity as an educational institution and as an employer. Weaspire to attract and sustain a diverse faculty and staff that reflectscontemporary society, serves our academic goals and enriches our campuscommunity. We particularly encourage applications from members ofunderrepresented groups and support dual-career couples through our chartermembership in thisregion's HERC (
We invite applicants for this position to learn more about our university andits Spiritan heritage byvisiting invited to campus for an interview may be asked about ways in which theysee their talents contributing to the continued growth of our community andfurthering its mission.
Duquesne University was founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community,the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Duquesne University is Catholic inmission and ecumenical in spirit. Motivated by its Catholic identity,Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution andas an employer.
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