Hybrid Lab Assistant 2 - Ecology & Microbial Research

UC Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara (CA); Hybrid; USD 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Job summary

UC Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, CA, seeks a general Lab Assistant to support an ecology and evolution research lab. The role involves microbial culture maintenance, routine analyses, and preparing reagents for measurements of photosynthesis and respiration in marine microbes.

The position emphasizes data entry and supervised data analysis, laboratory setup, and equipment maintenance, with some field site work and a one-year appointment that may extend based on funding.

Qualifications

• Biology Bachelor's Degree.
• 1-3 years general lab experience.
• Related course of study, and/or relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• 20% Data Analysis and Entry – enter collected data into databases and perform supervised analysis.
• 30% Experiments – assist in setting up microbial ecology experiments in lab and field.
• 30% Laboratory Analysis – prepare samples and take routine measurements.
• 10% Laboratory Maintenance – order equipment/reagents and maintain stock and logs.
• 10% Miscellaneous – various other duties as assigned.

Skills

Lab skills

Data entry

Education

Biology Bachelor's Degree

Job description

UC Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, CA, seeks a general Lab Assistant to support an ecology and evolution research lab. The role involves microbial culture maintenance, routine analyses, and preparing reagents for measurements of photosynthesis and respiration in marine microbes.

The position emphasizes data entry and supervised data analysis, laboratory setup, and equipment maintenance, with some field site work and a one-year appointment that may extend based on funding.