INBRE Adjunct Staff

CP15 Keene State College; Keene (NH); On-site; USD 2,695,000 - 3,527,000; Part time

Job summary

Keene State College is seeking a collaborative staff member to oversee daily operations of the shared cell culture facility used for research and instruction. The role emphasizes biosafety, culture maintenance, and training undergraduates in lab techniques.

You will prepare media, maintain inventories, document activities, and support ongoing research and coursework while ensuring a compliant lab environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Undergraduate degree in Biology or related field.
• Basic Laboratory Techniques include Daphnia culture, algae culture, generational cultures, media prep, and daily lab documentation.
• Optimization of new laboratory protocols.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operation and maintenance of the departmental shared cell culture facility.
• Ensure biosafety compliance and maintain inventories and SDS records.
• Train undergraduate students using facilities for research or coursework.
• Prepare growth media and stock solutions for cultures and algal systems.
• Dissect organs, perform nucleic acid extractions, and manage chemostat setups.
• Attend weekly PI meetings and assist with ongoing research projects.

Skills

Daphnia culture

Algae culture

Nucleic acid extractions

Lab notebook documentation

Training undergraduate students

Education

Undergraduate degree in Biology or related field

Job description

USNH Employees should apply within Workday through the Jobs Hub app.Under the KSC/ NH-INBRE supported component, the incumbent will oversee the daily operation and maintenance of the departmental shared cell culture facility used for both research and instructional purposes. Responsibilities will include ensuring biosafety compliance, maintaining laboratory inventories and supplies, training undergraduate students using the facility for research or course-based activities, and providing essential operational oversight required to sustain a functional and compliant laboratory environment.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Maintenance & Feeding of regular Daphnia cultures - 30% Feeding cultures every M, W and Friday
• Making Media for cultures
• Documentation of all day to day activities
• Making Stock solution for growth Media
• Organization and cleaning of growth chambers and work area
• Generation & Maintenance Arsenic Generational Daphnia cultures - 30% Making Stock solution for arsenic growth Media
• Proper packaging, labelling and disposal of arsenic waste
• Organ dissections
• Nucleic acid extractions
• Generation & Maintenance Chemostats - 20% Proper washing and autoclaving of glass bottles
• Making media for algal cultures & testing pHs
• Maintaining continuous algal cultures
• Support for Undergraduate Research student – 20%
• Support for ongoing research and course projects
• Ordering lab supplies and keeping proper records of SDS sheets
• Attend weekly meetings with the PI to update on lab
• Training undergraduate students

Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications: Undergraduate degree in Biology or related field
• Basic Laboratory Techniques that include but not limited to Daphnia culture and maintenance, algae culture and maintenance, maintenance and initiation of generational cultures, making growth media and proper documentation of daily activities in lab notebook
• Optimization of new laboratory protocols

Compensation

Pay Range: $21.56 an hour

Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources

Location

Keene

Salary Grade

Adjunct Hourly Staff 00

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status or marital status.

Keene State College is located in the scenic Monadnock region of Southwest New Hampshire and is an affiliate of the University System of New Hampshire. Located approximately 2 hours from Boston or Hartford CT, and 4 hours from New York City, the region contains many opportunities to enjoy outdoor recreation, cultural events, and a strong sense of community. To learn more about Keene State College, the University System of New Hampshire, and the Keene community, please visit: https://www.keene.edu, https://www.usnh.edu/ or https://www.ci.keene.nh.us.