Laboratory Technician 1

Support undergraduate biology laboratory courses at UConn Stamford under the direction of the Director of Academic Affairs.

Responsibilities

• Collect materials/specimens for laboratory exercises and prepare reagents, media, stains, enzymes, solutions, lab supplies, and apparatus.
• Set up and maintain the laboratory, assign equipment, glassware, and supplies.
• Assist faculty, teaching assistants, and students in the proper and safe use of equipment.
• Edit and update lab manuals; stay current on new procedures.
• Assist in identifying and resolving routine experimental problems and improve demonstration materials.
• Monitor inventory levels, order supplies, and ensure the security of supplies and equipment.
• Maintain cleanliness and proper working order of laboratories.
• Perform maintenance and minor repair of laboratory equipment and instruments.
• Enforce departmental safety rules, including creating and maintaining appropriate records.
• Participate in meetings to evaluate laboratory procedures.
• Perform related work as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• One to two years of related professional experience.
• Demonstrated ability to engage, connect, and work with diverse student, administrative, and faculty populations.
• Demonstrated experience with concepts, practices, and standard laboratory procedures.
• Demonstrated attention to detail.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to occasionally move containers and trays weighing up to 25 pounds, to and from locations varying in height from 10 to 36 inches.
• Willingness to work weekends and evenings as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Biology, Microbiology, or a related field.
• Prior work experience supporting instructional laboratories.
• Experience writing and communicating laboratory procedures and results in a professional setting.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Employee and dependent tuition waivers at UConn.
• Additional benefits as outlined in the collective bargaining agreement between the University of Connecticut and the University of Connecticut Professional Employees Association (UCPEA).