Research Technician

Job Title Research Technician I

Agency Texas A&M Agrilife Research

Department Entomology

Proposed Minimum Salary $19.50 hourly

Job Location College Station, Texas

Job Type Staff

• Lead arthropod rearing program (i.e., stable flies, blow flies, mealworms, etc.), which currently includes leading a team of undergraduate research assistants by providing support in maintaining standardized arthropod rearing practices.
• Support to ongoing research projects may include collecting arthropods or other samples around livestock facilities or other outdoor areas.
• Processing samples in the laboratory, maintain and organize samples and data in a timely manner, and other tasks depending on a project's schedule and need.
• Responsible for the maintenance, adherence to, and implementation of lab safety requirements, cleanliness, equipment maintenance, inventory, and ordering of laboratory supplies.
• Other duties will be as assigned as interest and independence is demonstrated.

• High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two years of related experience.

• BS in relevant field
• Research experience (research outside of classroom)
• Arthropod handling and rearing
• Livestock or wildlife handling

• Ability to cultivate and maintain professional working relationships with people of various backgrounds. Including engaged communication.
• Willingness to work with live-animals, including live-arthropods, and to follow animal welfare, safety, and compliance requirements in a research environment.
• Ability to work beyond normal business hours and/or work on weekends.
• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.
• Exceptional skills in maintaining organized data records in a timely and detailed manner both physically and virtually, to ensure transparent records for all lab personnel.
• Maintaining knowledge and implementation of lab standard operating procedures, workspace preparation, lab techniques, and safety.
• Demonstrated capacity to independently troubleshoot issues.
• Ability to stand/sit for extended periods of time to perform duties.
• Ability to work occasionally in hot, outdoor environments in remote areas.
• Ability and willingness to work with pesticides and biosafety risk group agents of level 2.
• Ability to travel overnight and/or weekends associated with research.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Google workspace, and reference managers.
• Experience working with arthropods.
• Experience working with live-animals in a research or medical setting.
• Experience with invertebrates' colony rearing or vertebrate husbandry in a research setting.
• Experience with livestock or wildlife handling.
• Biological research experience including undergraduate experiences.
• Experience with molecular assays (cell cultures, histology, PCR, Gel Electrophoresis, qPCR, etc.).
• Experience with arthropod identification via taxonomic dichotomous keys.
• A valid driver's license

• Resume
• List of References with email and daytime phone number(s)

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.