Research Technician III

Responsibilities

• Performs complex laboratory assignments, planning and conducting experiments of limited scope or a portion of a larger and more diverse project.
• Serves as unit operations liaison to ensure compliance with departmental or University policies, procedures, and defined internal controls.
• Serves as department representative for information and questions concerning testing, sampling, and monitoring methods and practices.
• May serve as the leader for the testing of hazardous or potentially hazardous substances, including primary responsibility for testing and maintaining personal protective equipment, devices, and equipment.
• Works closely with the physical processes used to sample or measure environmental actions, including establishing grids, monitoring stack releases, and sampling for hazardous materials.
• Provides technical oversight to lower-level research technicians.
• Coordinates the training and performance of lower-level technicians and students.
• Inspects completed work and ensures quality and compliance of standards and specifications.
• Determines needs, develops specifications, and selects vendors and equipment for testing.
• Provides education on the monitoring and sampling of equipment.
• May train staff and identify technical training needs.
• Reviews and revises procedures and policies according to best research practices.
• Works closely with Principal Investigator and other research staff to modify or develop new procedures and policies.
• May prepare and monitor a lab budget, working closely with department administrators and centralized finance teams.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED and 5 years experience with performing basic sampling, monitoring or research activities; compiling and collecting data and preparing reports required.
• Associate's degree in Health Science, Biology, Chemistry or other science related field of study preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of OSHA safety requirements and scientific methods required.