Lab Assistant - Fruit Fly Stocks

The Department of Neurology is seeking a Lab Assistant - Fruit Fly Stocks to assist with maintenance of fruit fly stocks in a laboratory in the Department of Neurology at Johns Hopkins. The lab maintains thousands of fly strains.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Will help maintain fruit fly stocks, by transferring them to clean vials with fresh food.
• May assist with other lab tasks.

The Department of Neurology is seeking a Lab Assistant - Fruit Fly Stocks to assist with maintenance of fruit fly stocks in a laboratory in the Department of Neurology at Johns Hopkins. The lab maintains thousands of fly strains.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Will help maintain fruit fly stocks, by transferring them to clean vials with fresh food.
• May assist with other lab tasks.

• High School Diploma or graduation equivalent.
• Reliable and careful nature, as it is important to not mislabel, switch, or contaminate the stocks, of which there are thousands.

• Some undergraduate coursework preferred.
• Prior experience in a biological research laboratory.
• Prior experience handling fruit flies.

Classified

Title:

Laboratory Assistant

Working Title:

Lab Assistant - Fruit Fly Stocks
Role/Level/Range: ACRO
40/E/01/CA
Starting Salary Range: $15.00-$17.35-$19.50 HRLY (Commensurate with experience)
Employee group:
Casual / On Call

Schedule:

M-F; 16 hrs/week
Exempt Status:
Non-Exempt

Location:

School of Medicine Campus
Department name: SOM Neuro Neuromuscular
Personnel area:
School of Medicine

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Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:
JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

** Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

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