Lab Technician (Hourly), Department of Surgery

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Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298

Virginia Commonwealth University

Overview

A laboratory technician position is available in the Department of Surgery at Virginia Commonwealth University. The successful candidate will be working in a very active, enthusiastic and highly dynamic pre-clinical translational research laboratory. We are seeking a highly motivated individual.

Job duties will include the following:

Making of general laboratory reagents (e.g. buffer preparation)
Laboratory stock maintenance and ordering
General laboratory maintenance (e.g. glass washing and laboratory tidying as needed)
Maintain breeding colonies of genetically engineered mice including maintaining accurate and up to date records
Collect mouse breeding colony tissue samples and processing for genotyping that requires animal handling skills

The applicant should be enthusiastic in expanding their role to include the following:

Learning and then successfully performing preparation of small animals for anesthesia and surgery, performing the small animal surgeries themselves, drug treatment, monitoring the animal’s recovery after surgery, and required institutional record keeping
Learning and then successfully performing daily post-operative animal care with 100% compliance with VCU IACUC protocols and record-keeping
Learning and then successfully performing small animal behavioral testing (e.g. motor function, cognition, depression and pain)
Learning and then successfully performing small animal transcardial perfusions, tissue preparation, cryostat sectioning, fluorescent immunohistochemistry, and stereological cell counts
Learning and then successfully performing fresh tissue dissection, and techniques including Western blotting QPCR, and flow cytometry
Learning and then successfully performing in vitro culturing of either cell lines or primary cell cultures

Although hours are expected to be between Monday to Friday (8.30am -5.00pm), some weekend work will likely be required on an as needed basis (e.g. breeding colony monitoring and potential post-operative animal care).

Required Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in a related field
General laboratory skills (e.g. buffer preparation)
Ability to keep accurate records of daily procedures in a laboratory notebook (rigorous scientific record keeping required)
Data entry using Microsoft Excel
Ability to work in a diverse environment required

Preferred Education & Experience

Master's degree

Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer

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Lab Technician (Hourly), Department of Surgery