Salary: $2,956 – $3,821 per month
Closing Info: Closes On 10/10/2021
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The Biology Department has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Technologist 1.
The Department of Biology is a diverse, dynamic, and growing academic unit, with a very collegial staff . We are one of the largest academic departments on campus, and we support some 80 graduate students, 65 faculty members, 40 postdoctoral scholars, 80 classified and professional staff, and 100 hourly and student hourly employees. The Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Technologist in the Rasmussen Lab.
In the Department of Biology, we strive for an inclusive and welcoming departmental culture that recognizes and encourages individual differences, that fosters the constructive expression of ideas, and that promotes shared values such as intellectual curiosity, creativity, collegiality, and sense of mission. Traditions of inclusivity can only flourish and reach full potential with continued active nourishment and effort, and with a collective sense of responsibility and mission on the part of the entire community. We as a department are committed to the continued development of our diverse and collegial community of people, ideas, and approaches through our missions of research, education, and public outreach.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Working under limited supervision, this position is responsible for working effectively as a member of a team under technical guidance of seasoned staff; establishing productive relationships with co-workers, customers and others to accomplish team objectives. This position may guide the work of co-workers, students, research aides/assistants, technicians or other support staff as necessary to achieve specific assignments. This position is responsible for contributing data to reports and publications; networks primarily within own technical peer group.
More specifically, the Research Technologist will perform general lab tasks, including creating new genetic stocks and performing genetic and image analyses. The Research Technologist will aid in archival and dissemination of biological resources.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
• Two years experience as a Laboratory Technician II, or equivalent; OR a Bachelors Degree in an appropriate field of science or technology.
• Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
DESIRED:
• Collaborating with and mentoring other lab members who require training
• Ordering supplies and maintaining reagent inventory
• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Must be self-motivated
• Ability to work in a team.
• Time management and record keeping
• Spawning, screening and genotyping zebrafish
• Imaging of developmental and repair processes in living and fixed samples
• Zebrafish microinjection and husbandry, molecular biology
Application Process:
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Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law.