Lab Animal Technician Asst I

001 University of Rochester; United States; Sur place; USD 36 000 - 47 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The University of Rochester in Rochester, NY is seeking a Lab Technician to support a biology laboratory by feeding, tagging, and maintaining wasp colonies.

You will perform routine tasks such as feeding caterpillars, cleaning cages, and preparing new stock while ensuring colony health and accurate record-keeping. A BS/BA is preferred and prior insect exposure is helpful. This is a full-time role in a lab setting.

Qualifications

• BS/BA preferred; insect handling experience beneficial.
• Prior exposure to insects is preferred.
• Experience in a laboratory setting is advantageous.

Responsabilités

• Feed and clean approximately 100 wasp colonies 2–3 times per week.
• Receive feeder insects and manage daily colony care and cleaning.
• Repair and maintain cages; prepare new containers for wasps.
• Mark insects weekly and monitor colony health and activity.
• Organize and label supplies; assist with stock and ordering.
• Assist in lab as needed for day shift operations.

Connaissances

Invertebrate care

Lab maintenance

Attention to detail

Formation

BS/BA preferred

Description du poste

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Job Location (Full Address): 120 Trustee Rd, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14627

Opening: Worker Subtype: Regular Time Type: Full time Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Department: 210510 Biology Work Shift: UR - Day (United States of America) Range: UR URG 102 H

Compensation Range: $17.50 - $22.79 The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

Responsibilities:

Technician that will handle the feeding, tagging, and maintenance of approximately 100 colonies of wasps. Will involve reception of feeder insects (caterpillars), feeding and spot-cleaning of all colonies 2-3x per week, and cleaning and repairing cages for to maintain healthy colonies and add news to our stock. This is a fundamental task in the lab which uses these wasps as primary study organisms, takes a considerable amount of time, requires consistency and attention to detail.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Insect feeding and cage cleaning.
• 3x weekly feeding of stock colonies, removal of refuse, inspection of colony health.
• Includes feeding caterpillars (April-September).
• Sugar cubes twice a month throughout the year.
• New insect cage preparation.
• Involves fixing old cages, reinforcing new ones during April-October.
• Throughout the year, preparing individual containers (deli cups) for individual wasps
• Reception and maintenance of feeder insects (caterpillars).
• Involves unpacking and feeding of newly arrived feeder caterpillars stocks (April- September)
• Marking of newly eclosed insects for all studies in the lab.
• Paint marking of new wasps on a weekly basis (April- October).
• Washing of small insect containers, glassware and other dishes.
• Weekly washing of cage water vials and glassware and autoclaving of cleaned glassware when appropriate.
• Ordering, reception and putting away of lab deliveries.

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

BS/BA preferred Prior exposure to insects, enough to know the candidate is not entomophobic preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Prior knowledge of care for invertebrates preferred

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