Laboratory Assistant II

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Department:

Biology

Job Summary:

Performs moderately complex technical support, general lab maintenance, and lab operational support with some degree of independence to aid in research projects.

Job Description:

• •Prepares basic to moderately complex media, cultures, formulas, or specimens according to established protocols and procedures under limited supervision.
• •Performs basic to moderately complex data collection to support laboratory research.
• •Inspects, prepares, cleans and maintains equipment, supplies and facility spaces according to established protocols and standards.
• •Tracks supply and equipment inventory levels, places replenishment orders, and maintains funding information.
• •May support scheduling and screening of participants and/or and document and monitor results according to established research requirements and specifications for human subject research.

Job Responsibilities:

Responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• •Provide laboratory and field support to Dr. Jason Taylor's Freshwater Ecology Research Lab.
• •Assist other lab researchers (postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students) in setting up methods for measuring various gas fluxes related to carbon and nitrogen cycling pathways in lakes and streams.
• •Run routine water quality analyses in the lab. Proficiency in making reagents and other basic laboratory tasks is required for this position.
• •Conduct fieldwork and collect water samples in and around freshwater environments, including lakes, rivers, and wetlands.

Tasks include:

• •Prepares basic to moderately complex media, cultures, formulas, or specimens according to established protocols and procedures under limited supervision
• •Performs basic to moderately complex data collection including water and biological sampling from natural lakes, rivers and wetlands, as well as experimental outdoor mesocosms to support laboratory research
• •Assists in the set-up, maintenance, and sampling of large-scale outdoor mesocosm experiments
• •Calibrates, deploys, and downloads environmental sensors at field and experimental sites according to established protocols and standards
• •Analyzes water samples for dissolved and total nutrient concentrations using a SEAL nutrient autoanalyzer according to established protocols and standards
• •Analyzes water samples for dissolved gas concentrations using a Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometers (MIMS) according to established protocols and standards
• •Analyzes water samples for chlorophyll a using a Pulsed-Amplitude Modulated (PAM) fluorometer according to established protocols and standards
• •Processing gas samples for dissolved CO2, CH4, and N2O concentrations using the headspace-equilibrium method according to established protocols and standards
• •Assists with field GHG flux measurements using a Licor Smart Chamber and Analyzers 10) Inspects, prepares, cleans and maintains equipment, supplies and facility spaces according to established protocols and standards

Preferred qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry, or a related science discipline. Please submit a resume and cover letter.

Education Qualifications:

High School (Required)

Experience:

Relevant experience | 4 Years | Required

Compensation:

$20.50 - $30.76

Interview Requirement:

Interview Requirements: Any candidate who is called for an interview must notify the Department of Equal Opportunity/Regulatory Compliance in writing of any reasonable accommodation needed prior to the date of the interview.

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