Research Technician

100211BR

Campus: Tempe

Research Technician

Job Description

The Arizona State University Biosciences Mass Spectrometry Core is seeking a Mass spectrometry research technician. This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) position that will involve sample
loading, data reporting, routine instrument and lab maintenance, supply ordering and making general lab chemicals. Facility instruments include a mixture of LCMS and GCMS mass
spectrometer instruments. Familiarity and prior experience running Mass Spectrometry instruments will be viewed favorably.

Job Family

Research & Laboratory

Department Name

Biosciences

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

VP Code

KNOWLEDGE ENTERPRISE DEV

Grant Funded Position

This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.

Salary Range

$20.40 - $21.63 per hour; DOE

Essential Duties

The Mass Spectrometry Research Technician will be responsible for:

• Sample preparation 
• Sample quantification
• Mass spectrometry operation
• Quality control
• Data reporting
• Data organization
• Protocol optimization/updating
• Routine instrument and lab maintenance
• Supply ordering
• Making general lab chemicals (for sample prep, LC/MS mobile phases, etc)
• Cleaning dishware
• Managing laboratory inventory
• Autoclaving laboratory waste
• Responding to any iLab or other inquiries or requests

Facility instruments include a mixture of LCMS, HPLC and GCMS mass spectrometer instruments. Familiarity and prior experience running Mass Spectrometry instruments will be viewed
favorably.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment; OR, Four years research experience appropriate to the area of assignment; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of how Mass Spectrometry works, basic chemistry and biology.
• Demonstrated knowledge and prior experience with LC-MS & GC-MS.
• Experience with protocol development, including derivative selection and optimizing sample derivatization.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with mass spectral libraries.
• Experience in performing routine maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Evidence of effective communication skills.
• Evidence in haveing mathematical skills and experience performing calculations in Excel.

Working Environment

• Regular activities require ability to manage multiple tasks at one time, to be able to prioritize tasks, and to communicate through verbal and written work.
• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting and laboratory subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse;
• required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work.
• Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to clearly communicate to perform essential functions.
• May be required to wear personal protective equipment before entering laboratories such as lab coat, gloves, safety glasses, closed toe shoes, and respirator.

Department Statement

The Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development is committed to Advancing Research, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development. We seek research funding, support
faculty researchers, nurture partnerships with external partners, promote innovation and entrepreneurship, and share what we learn with the community and the world. We make
discovery possible. http://research.asu.edu/

ASU Statement

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Resume and Cover Letter should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of “equivalent combination” in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor’s degree is equal to four years of experience.