Lab Technician for Undergraduate Chemistry Labs

Universities of Wisconsin; Milwaukee (WI); Presencial; USD 26.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Universities of Wisconsin invites applications for a Lab Technician in the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department to support undergraduate labs and manage stockroom operations. The role involves preparing experiments, assisting faculty and teaching assistants, and ensuring safety compliance during lab activities.

Qualified candidates will have a Chemistry degree and hands-on lab experience, with strong attention to safety, inventory control, and the ability to work with a diverse student body in a

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or related field.
• Chemical laboratory experience and safety knowledge.

Responsabilidades

• Operate and maintain a chemical stockroom and undergraduate laboratories in a professional, safe, clean, and orderly manner.
• Prepare, set up, and take down experiments for General, Analytical, Physical, and Organic Chemistry undergraduate laboratories.
• Maintain a service counter for the distribution of chemicals and supplies to students and faculty for undergraduate chemistry laboratories.
• Calculate and safely prepare a variety of chemical concentrations from stock materials, including concentrated acids, caustic solids, and other hazardous materials.
• Maintain and operate laboratory instruments such as pH meters, analytical balances, Vernier LabQuest, spectrophotometers, centrifuges, spectrofluorometers, rotary evaporators, Gas Chromatography, Infra-Red Spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and other equipment.
• Monitor the inventory and quality of chemicals and supplies for undergraduate laboratories and initiate ordering process as needed.
• Routinely restock consumable supplies, such as gloves, filter paper, and glassware, as necessary for the function of the labs
• Receive chemical orders and enter or remove materials from the chemical inventory system.

Conocimientos

Chemical handling

Laboratory safety

Analytical chemistry knowledge

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry

Descripción del empleo

Universities of Wisconsin invites applications for a Lab Technician in the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department to support undergraduate labs and manage stockroom operations. The role involves preparing experiments, assisting faculty and teaching assistants, and ensuring safety compliance during lab activities.

Qualified candidates will have a Chemistry degree and hands-on lab experience, with strong attention to safety, inventory control, and the ability to work with a diverse student body in a