Laboratory Technician I

University Of Florida; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Florida is seeking a Laboratory Technician I to perform laboratory procedures and manage biological samples on an R01 grant project. You will help prepare figures and contribute to grant writing under supervision by the PI or lab manager.

The role includes data collection, figure preparation, and assisting with supervising rotation students and junior staff, with responsibilities such as overseeing flow cytometry and maintaining the mouse colony. Health assessment required.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or high school diploma with 2 years of related experience required.
• Experience in genome-wide approaches preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform laboratory procedures and research experiments.
• Collect, prepare, process, and organize biological samples.
• Generate data for grant submission under the direction of the PI or lab manager.
• Contribute to grant writing and assist with supervising rotation students, technicians, and junior trainees.

Skills

Laboratory procedures

Data collection

Grant writing

supervision

Education

Associates degree

High school diploma + experience

Job description

Job no: 541364
Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Office/Administrative/Fiscal Support, Veteran's Preference Eligible, Veterinary Medicine/Animal Care
Department: 28100000 - VM-INFECT DISEASE & IMMUNOLOGY

Classification Title: Laboratory Technician I

Associates degree in an appropriate area; or a high school diploma or equivalent and two years of related experience. Appropriate college course work or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.

Job Description:

• - Perform laboratory procedures and research experiments. Collect, prepare, process, and organize biological samples. Generate data for grant submission under the direction of the PI or lab manager. Specifically, perform experiments supporting an R01 grant regarding the regulation of ILC3s, prepare figures, and, under the direction of the PI or lab manager, contribute to grant writing.
• - Perform other PI-directed collaborative research and, under the direction of the PI or lab manager, assist with supervising rotation students, technicians, and other junior trainees.
• – Data collection and figure preparation; contribute to grant writing under the direction of the PI or lab manager.
• – Under the direction of the PI or lab manager, perform lab duties including overseeing the flow cytometer, managing the research mouse colony, and completing other assigned laboratory responsibilities.

$16.77 / hourly

Required Qualifications:

• Associates degree in an appropriate area; or a high school diploma or equivalent and two years of related experience. Appropriate college course work or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.

Preferred: Experience in a genome-wide approaches, especially single cell RNA-seq analysis.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

This is a time-limited position.

Health Assessment Required: Yes

Advertised: 16 Sep 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 23 Sep 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.