Technician - Alex Lab

Technician I - Alex Lab

Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics

Proposed minimum salary is commensurate.

Job location:

Bryan, Texas

Job type:
Staff

Job description:

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents, and lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are:
Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

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.

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.

Responsibilities:

Basic Science Research Duties:

• Conducts experiments and technical procedures.
• Assist with planning and supervising technical operations.
• Make complex chemical and physical 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:
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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.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.