Instructional Lab Technician, Senior - Life Sciences

Responsibilities

• Cook up and conduct experiments, exercises and demonstrations.
• Construct, adapt or acquire specialized lab equipment to meet specific instruction or research needs.
• Provide technical assistance regarding pre- and post-experiment preparations and processes for Human Biology labs associated with General Education and Major courses.
• Maintain research facility in orderly, operable condition.
• Control and monitor supply inventories.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards of laboratory operations.

Requirements

• Training in Human Biology, Physiology, Nutrition or related field.
• Experience with testing human performance and conducting bio-assay/wet lab experiments involving biological samples.
• Experience working with research rodent.
• Experience in higher education, specifically working in laboratory environments.
• Ability to effectively lead lab safety procedures and compliance.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience with proper use and maintenance of lab equipment.

Qualifications

• Preferred Qualifications: Training in Human Biology, Physiology, Nutrition or related field.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with testing human performance and conducting bio-assay/wet lab experiments involving biological samples.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience working with research rodent.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience in higher education, specifically working in laboratory environments.
• Preferred Qualifications: Ability to effectively lead lab safety procedures and compliance.
• Preferred Qualifications: Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with proper use and maintenance of lab equipment.

Skills

• Ability to plan, prioritize, organize and schedule activities to meet both short-term and long-term deadlines.
• Knowledge of database operations and data acquisition.

Benefits

• Educational benefits for staff and their family.
• Retirement plans with employer contributions after six months of employment.
• Tuition benefits for staff and their family.
• Free Professional Development classes.
• Central Los Angeles location with easy access to commuter trains, buses and free tram pick up services.
• Discounts to sporting and other campus events.

Pay

Hourly range: $30.16 - $34.40.

Schedule

This position is on-campus.

University of Southern California

The University of Southern California (USC), founded in 1880, is located in the heart of downtown L.A. and is the largest private employer in the City of Los Angeles. As an employee of USC, you will be a part of a world-class research university and a member of the “Trojan Family,” which is comprised of the faculty, students and staff that make the university a great place to work. The USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is seeking an Instructional Lab Technician (Senior) in the Dornsife Academic Support Hub.

The largest and oldest of the USC schools, USC Dornsife functions as the academic core of the university, offering courses and advancing knowledge across the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Based on a divisional framework, Academic Services Hubs will provide staff support to approximately 35 departments across Dornsife. Each hub will serve one division and the number of departments per division varies. The mission of the Dornsife Academic Service Hubs is to provide optimal, localized support to academic departments by providing specialized services that foster the academic, instructional, and research-driven engagement of faculty, staff and students in the Dornsife community.