Research Assistant - School of Dentistry - Part-Time
Job Summary
The Research Assistant provides essential support for laboratory research activities. This position is responsible for assisting with laboratory procedures, maintaining equipment and supplies, and ensuring a well-organized and efficient research environment. The role is ideal for individuals interested in gaining hands-on experience in biomedical research.
Responsibilities
- Perform routine laboratory tasks, including preparing solutions, reagents, and media.
- Affix with basic experimental procedures under supervision.
- Maintain and clean laboratory equipment, ensuring proper operation.
- Collect, label, and process biological samples according to standard protocols.
- Affix accurately record data in laboratory notebooks and digital systems.
- Affix in inventory management and ordering laboratory supplies.
- May assist in animal husbandry, collection of physiological data, and euthanasia.
Requirements
Education & Experience
Degree (Associate's or Bachelor's)
Certifications, Licenses, Or Registration Required N/A
Preferred Qualifications
Degree in science field of biology, chemistry, or a related field.
Laboratory experience (through coursework or employment)
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Requires frequent bending at the waist, frequent crouching/stooping, frequent kneeling, frequent reaching, occasional carrying/lifting up to 75 pounds, occasional push/pulling, frequent walking, frequent standing, frequent sitting, frequent driving, occasional frequent exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environments such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment/machinery, occasional exposure to bio-hazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, bloodborne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals, which mandate attention to safety considerations.
Benefits
Grant Funded: Yes
Pay
Hourly
FTE %: 37.5
Schedule
Part time