Lab Support Technician: Glassware & Buffers

University of California - San Francisco; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of California - San Francisco is seeking a Laboratory Support Assistant to perform essential lab maintenance, glassware washing, and autoclave operations in the Department of Pathology. You will prepare culture media and buffers, stock supplies, and maintain cleanliness and safety protocols across two floors of laboratories.

Requires a high school diploma with lab experience or two years of college with science courses.

Qualifications

• High school graduation and two years of laboratory experience, or two years of college with courses in the natural, physical or social sciences and one year of laboratory experience.
• Ability to read, write, and perform basic mathematical calculations; ability to follow oral/write instructions in English.
• High level of attention to details.
• Ability to follow detailed instructions to archive reproducible results.
• Ability to work effectively with multiple demands and competing deadlines.
• Ability to use discretion and maintain confidentiality.
• Requests efficiently and effectively, responds promptly to conflicting priorities, uses sound judgment, and accommodates last-minute supervision.

Responsibilities

• General lab maintenance including washing lab glassware and autoclave – 50%
• Making complex buffers and cell culture media and plates using sterile technique – 5%
• Cleaning cell culture area, maintaining machinery and being responsible for biohazard waste removal – 10%
• Autoclaving; making solutions such as LB‑Broth and phosphate buffered saline – 15%
• Prepare 70% ethanol – 5%
• Manual refill plastic tips, micropipette and Pasteur pipette – 10%
• Light cleaning and maintenance for the lab and bench – 5%

Skills

Attention to detail

Follow detailed instructions

English literacy

Time management

Discretion and confidentiality

Ability to work under deadlines

Education

High school diploma

Two years of college with science courses

Job description

The University of California - San Francisco is seeking a Laboratory Support Assistant to perform essential lab maintenance, glassware washing, and autoclave operations in the Department of Pathology. You will prepare culture media and buffers, stock supplies, and maintain cleanliness and safety protocols across two floors of laboratories.

Requires a high school diploma with lab experience or two years of college with science courses.