TEMP - Lab/Research Support (IBB Mass Spec - Proteomics Core Laboratory)

Georgia Tech; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Tech's Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB) Core Facilities seeks a Laboratory Technician to support daily proteomics operations. You will perform sample preparation, LC-MS/MS calibration, data checks, and routine maintenance for internal and external research teams.

The role emphasizes instrument upkeep, QC runs, and collaboration with service engineers, with an expectation of up to two years’ related experience and a strong foundation in proteomics workflows.

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED or Vocational School Diploma.

Responsibilities

• Setup, operate and maintain LC-MS/MS instruments and related equipment.
• Order supplies and maintain records.
• Prepare laboratory media/equipment for demonstrations.
• Clean instruments, glassware and other lab equipment as needed.
• Prepare and process laboratory samples for tests.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Lab operations

Instrumentation maintenance

Data quality control

Sample preparation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

MaxQuant

Spectronaut

Proteome Discoverer

Skyline

Orbitrap

timsTOF

Job description

About Us

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

• Students are our top priority.
• We strive for excellence.
• We thrive on diversity.
• We celebrate collaboration.
• We champion innovation.
• We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
• We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
• We act ethically.
• We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information

The Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience's mission (IBB, https://bioresearch.gatech.edu/) is to build a community across Georgia Tech and its partner institutions that catalyzes, cultivates, and deploys interdisciplinary research and education in bioengineering and biosciences for economic and societal benefit. This position is part of IBB's Core Facilities (https://bioresearch.gatech.edu/core-facilities/overview).

The position will support daily operations in the Systems Mass Spectrometry - Proteomics Core Facility, delivering high-quality proteomic services to internal and external research teams. Primary duties include biological sample preparation, high-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) calibration and upkeep, routine data acquisition, and general laboratory maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Job Duty 1 - Setup, operate and maintain instruments and other equipment used in performing lab tests and experiments.
• Job Duty 2 - Order supplies and materials as required; maintain records.
• Job Duty 3 - Setup laboratory media/equipment for demonstrations.
• Job Duty 4 - May clean instruments, glassware and other lab equipment.
• Job Duty 5 - Prepare and process laboratory samples for use in assigned tests.
• Job Duty 6 - Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

High school diploma, GED Certificate or Vocational School Diploma

Required Experience

Up to two years of job related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working in a mass spectrometry or proteomics core facility.
• Familiarity with liquid chromatography systems (nanoLC / microLC) and mass spectrometers (e.g., Thermo Fisher Orbitrap, Bruker timsTOF).
• Basic familiarity with proteomics data processing software (e.g., MaxQuant, Spectronaut, Proteome Discoverer, Skyline).

Required Documents to Attach

Please attach cover letter and resume as PDFs and name cover letter file as "Last Name, First Name - Cover Letter" and resume file as "Last Name, First Name - Resume".

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Sample Preparation & Processing

• Perform standard and complex proteomics sample preparation workflows, including protein extraction, quantification (BCA/Bradford), reduction/alkylation, and enzymatic digestion (e.g., trypsinization).
• Execute sample cleanup and desalting procedures (e.g., C18 StageTips, solid-phase extraction).
• Assist with isotopic or isobaric labeling protocols (e.g., TMT, SILAC) and sample fractionation techniques as required.

Instrument Operation & Upkeep

• Perform routine calibration, tuning, mass accuracy checks, and quality control (QC) runs on LC-MS/MS systems.
• Monitor instrument performance and liaise with service engineers for routine maintenance or repair visits.

Data Acquisition & Quality Control

• Set up and run standard data acquisition methods (e.g., DDA, DIA, PRM/MRM).
• Monitor LC-MS run quality and perform initial data checks using standard bioinformatics software.
• Document protocols, experimental logs, and instrument parameters accurately.

General Lab Operations & Inventory

• Maintain inventory of reagents, columns, solvents, and lab supplies; place purchase orders as needed.
• Prepare common mobile phases,