Histology Core Technician (Ophthalmology Research)

Stanford University; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford University seeks a Histology Core Services Technician to provide histology services and technical support across the department. You will prepare tissue samples, perform immunostaining, capture microscopic images, and operate histology equipment to support diverse research projects.

You will collaborate with investigators and staff to ensure high-quality, reproducible results while maintaining lab safety, compliance, and well‑organized workflows that enable efficient research progress.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience independently preparing histological slides from frozen and paraffin-embedded tissue samples, performing immunostaining, and capturing microscopic images.

Responsibilities

• Independently prepare and process frozen and paraffin-embedded tissue samples for histological analysis; perform immunostaining to label cellular structures and capture images.
• Evaluate tissue quality, staining specificity, and image clarity; troubleshoot issues and select representative images for analysis and publications.
• Maintain laboratory safety, compliance with regulations, and training requirements; ensure procedures and documentation meet institutional policies.
• Maintain histology equipment and manage inventory of reagents and supplies to ensure uninterrupted workflow.
• Coordinate use of the histology lab by researchers as needed for experiments.

Skills

Histology

Immunostaining

Microscopy

Tissue processing

Tools

Cryostat

Microtome

Brightfield Microscope

Fluorescence Microscope

TEM

Job description

Stanford University seeks a Histology Core Services Technician to provide histology services and technical support across the department. You will prepare tissue samples, perform immunostaining, capture microscopic images, and operate histology equipment to support diverse research projects.

You will collaborate with investigators and staff to ensure high-quality, reproducible results while maintaining lab safety, compliance, and well‑organized workflows that enable efficient research progress.