Lab Technician I — Bacterial Research Aide

tamus; College Station (TX); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Texas A&M University in College Station, TX seeks a Technician I to support experimental work and lab activities. The role involves assisting with technical procedures, recording observations, and providing support to graduate students and research staff in the laboratory.

The technician will perform daily maintenance, update inventories, process samples, culture and quantify bacteria, and assist with phenotypic/genotypic characterization. Timely communication in lab meetings is expected.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Two years of laboratory or related experience.

Responsibilities

• Assists in conducting experiments and technical procedures. Performs some laboratory research activities.
• Reviews literature relating to possible procedures and experiments.
• Modifies procedures to suit the research need.
• Assists with planning and may supervise technical operations.
• Assists personnel involved in a series of controlled environment or analysis experiments.
• Assists in making chemical and physical analyses which, although they follow standard procedures and tests, may require the exercise of some ingenuity and improvisation.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Two years of laboratory or related experience

Job description

Texas A&M University in College Station, TX seeks a Technician I to support experimental work and lab activities. The role involves assisting with technical procedures, recording observations, and providing support to graduate students and research staff in the laboratory.

The technician will perform daily maintenance, update inventories, process samples, culture and quantify bacteria, and assist with phenotypic/genotypic characterization. Timely communication in lab meetings is expected.