About this role
Job Title Technician I - Alex Lab
Agency Texas A&M University Health Science Center
Department Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics
Proposed Minimum Salary Commensurate
Job Location Bryan, Texas
Job Type Staff
Job Description Our Commitment
Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.
Who we are
As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery.
What we want The Technician I assists in conducting experiments and technical procedures. Performs some laboratory research activities. Makes and records observations and measurements. This is a part-time grant funded position in the Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics.
What you need to know Salary: Will be commensurate based on the selected hire’s education and experience. Location/Schedule: Bryan, TX/Part-Time
Please note: This position is grant funded; future employment may be contingent upon future funding.
Apply! Submitting a cover letter, CV/Resume to assist us with the review process. You may upload these documents on the application under CV/Resume.
Responsibilities Basic Science Research Duties
• Conducts experiments and technical procedures.
• Assist with planning and supervising technical operations.
• Make complex chemical and physicals analyses which, although they follow standard procedures and test, may require the exercise of some ingenuity and improvisation.
• Use computer for controlling equipment and compiling data.
• May supervise the care of research animals.
• Performs specialized tests and procedures using complex equipment.
• Use computer for equipment/reagent and literature searches.
• Coordinate experiment schedules with lab personnel/collaborators involved in the research projects.
Data Analyses
• Keep detailed records of observations, measurements, and data.
• Mine, organize, and document publicly available and/or project-specific datasets relevant to ongoing research projects.
• Assist with data extraction, cleaning, quality checks, basic statistical analyses, and preparation of summary tables, figures, and research outputs.
Laboratory and Equipment Maintenance
• Prepare laboratory reagents/solutions and monitor/maintain laboratory equipment to ensure continued usable function.
• Coordinate day-to-day laboratory maintenance including organization of laboratory supplies and documents/safety manuals.
• Perform general laboratory cleaning including benches and glassware.
• Maintain laboratory inventories and place laboratory orders.
Required Education and Experience
• High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two years of related experience.
Preferred Qualifications
• Ability to perform experiments on animals.
• Bachelor’s degree in science field.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of laboratory equipment, scientific apparatus, and computer equipment.
• Attention to detail.
Why Texas A&M University?
We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration. Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you. Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.
Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered, or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
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