INBRE Adjunct Staff

University System of New Hampshire; Keene (NH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

University System of New Hampshire, Keene State College, seeks an Adjunct Hourly Lab Technician to oversee the daily operation of the department’s shared cell culture facility for research and instructional activities at Keene. The role ensures biosafety compliance, maintains inventories, trains undergraduates, and provides essential operational oversight for a compliant laboratory environment.

Key duties include overseeing Daphnia and algae cultures, generation of arsenic-containing cultures,

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Biology or related field required.
• Experience with Daphnia and algal cultures preferred.
• Ability to document daily lab activities in a notebook.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and feed regular Daphnia cultures; prepare media and document daily activities.
• Generate and maintain arsenic-containing Daphnia cultures; prepare arsenic media and handle waste.
• Generate and maintain chemostats; wash glassware, make algal media, test pH, sustain cultures.
• Support undergraduate research students; order supplies and assist with lab meetings and training.

Skills

Daphnia culture

Algae culture

Lab notebook documentation

Laboratory protocol optimization

Undergraduate training

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biology or related field

Tools

Autoclave operation

Media preparation

Job description

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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 eld
• BasicLaboratoryTechniquesthatincludebutnotlimitedtoDaphnia cultureandmaintenance,algaecultureand 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

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

As such, continued employment in this role is contingent upon the availability of those external funds. If, for any reason, the sponsor funding is reduced or discontinued, employment may be subject to modification or termination in accordance with applicable policies and procedures.

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.

The pay range for this position is listed above. 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