Lab Technician - Biology (Part-Time) - (496388

Department
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Biology &
Salary
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Commensurate with Experience/Education

Position is based out of the Katy Campus

This position will support microbiology and anatomy & physiology laboratory class courses on the UH-Katy campus. The laboratory technician will be responsible for coordinating supply orders, general laboratory maintenance, preparation of the classroom for class, and preparing all samples, reagents, and cultures needed for the lab courses. The lab technician will also handle cleanup of the lab classroom, proper disposal of all lab waste, and will work closely with the instructors for the relevant courses, ensuring labs run smoothly.

• Prepares and performs experiments under the direction of a supervisor.
• Maintains lab equipment by cleaning and performing basic repairs; contacts supervisor for more complicated repairs.
• Prepares initial reports and/or mathematical models based on experimental results.
• Notifies supervisor of unusual deviations in or during experiments.
• May maintain inventory of supplies.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
• Works closely with course instructors to ensure labs run smoothly throughout the semester.
• Maintains the inventory and handles supply orders.
• Ensures all materials are properly and safely stored in the laboratory.
• Prepares cultures, stock solutions, and aliquots of reagents needed for class.
• Properly disposes of all lab waste following EPA and OSHA standards.
• Washes, stores, and autoclaves glassware and other lab equipment.
• Maintains equipment and organizes repairs as needed.
• Instrumentation may include spectrophotometers, microscopes, shakers, incubators, and micropipettors.
• Tracks lab budget expenditures.
• Employment covers the week before classes begin, through the semester, and the week after classes end for both the fall and spring semesters.

• Requires ability and knowledge for analysis and interpretation of procedures, policies and practices attainable through specific education and/or training programs in a specialty or technical field.
• Advanced vocational or electronic skills or a basic knowledge of a professional field is required.
• Associate's degree or certification/licensing in a technical specialty program of over 18 months and up to 3 years duration is characteristic of this field.
• No experience is required.
• All positions at the University of Houston-System are security-sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.