Laboratory Technician

Job Title

Laboratory Technician

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Vet Med Pathobiology

Proposed Minimum Salary

$13.01 hourly

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment for all visitors, students, faculty, and staff by promoting a culture that embraces inclusion, diversity, equity, and accountability.  Diverse perspectives, talents, and identities are vital to accomplishing our mission and living our core values .

Who we are

Welcome to the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS).  The CVMBS has a robust portfolio of professional, graduate, and undergraduate educational programs.  The CVMBS is a center of exciting educational and research experience for the over 550 students in our DVM program , the 2,355 students in our dynamic Biomedical Science Undergraduate Program , and the over 300 outstanding students in our multiple graduate degree programs .  We are engaged in educating and preparing our diverse and innovative students to meet the public health and welfare needs of animals, humans, and the environment in the 21st century and beyond.  We have a robust research enterprise that focuses on translational research endeavors to address problems effecting animals, humans, and the environment. Our students are involved in high impact research projects throughout the college and across Texas A&M.  We’re proud of our college, our facilities and our programs, but it’s the people that make it all work—we’re enormously proud of our faculty, staff, and students.

What we want

The Laboratory Technician will oversee and coordinate operations of the DNA Technologies Laboratory along with the Director of the laboratory and assist with the Research Molecular Genetics Laboratory as required. The selected candidate will subscribe to and support our commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability as stated above. If the description sounds interesting to you, we invite you to apply to be considered for this opportunity.

What you need to know

Salary Range: $13.01/hr. - $16.72/hr. (commensurate to selected hire's experience)

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Required Education and Experience:

• Associate degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience

• One year of related lab work experience as an employee or student

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• The person in this position must be able and willing to be in charge of ordering supplies, running and maintaining laboratory equipment, isolation of DNA for analysis, assisting students with laboratory related projects, performing PCR for genotyping and sorting and shipping genetic samples for analysis

• Must have the ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others

Preferred Education and Experience:

• B.S. degree in relevant field

• More than one year of related lab work experience as an employee or student

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• General computer skills and a background in biology at the undergraduate level

Responsibilities:

• Service Laboratory Responsibilities - Serve as a backup to the duties performed by students in the laboratory.  Perform DNA isolation, purification and quantification and perform / oversee other molecular biology techniques such as nuclear marker testing from bovids following sufficient training and instruction. Receive and ship genetics samples and write reports.

• Equipment Operator and Customer Support - Operation of an Applied Biosystems (ABI) model 3730 DNA genotyper, perform and troubleshoot DNA genotyping reactions and provide customers access to data / reports.

• General Laboratory Operation - Oversee invoicing, inventory, purchasing, website and freezer programs for the DNA Technologies Core and the Molecular Genetics research laboratory.

• Monthly Reports - Provide the lab director a monthly report of DNA core laboratory activities (due the first week of each month). Perform other duties as assigned.

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

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