Molecular Biology Research Technician II

Washington University in St. Louis; United States; On-site; USD 23,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation time

Health insurance

Metro U-Pass

Retirement plan (403b)

Job summary

Washington University in St. Louis's Hector laboratory seeks a time-limited laboratory assistant to support investigators with experiments, data collection, and preparation of solutions.

You will work with molecular biology and histology techniques, perform data entry, tissue culture prep, and ensure safety and equipment maintenance in a wet-lab environment. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with no specific work experience required.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.
• Certifications/Professional Licenses: No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.
• Work Experience: No specific work experience is required for this position.
• Driver's License: A driver's license is not required for this position.

Responsibilities

• Assists the investigator with research studies, experiments and assays, including collection of data, preliminary data analysis, preparation of solutions and set-up and maintenance of equipment.
• Performs data entry and maintains data files on research.
• Prepares tissue cultures, reagents, probe tests, etc.
• Complies with established safety procedures and maintains required documentation on laboratory and specimen conditions.
• Ensures lab conditions and equipment are properly cleaned and maintained in accordance with established procedures.
• Assists with general lab maintenance and cleaning.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Not Applicable

Education

Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience

Job description

Washington University in St. Louis's Hector laboratory seeks a time-limited laboratory assistant to support investigators with experiments, data collection, and preparation of solutions.

You will work with molecular biology and histology techniques, perform data entry, tissue culture prep, and ensure safety and equipment maintenance in a wet-lab environment. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with no specific work experience required.