Lab Tech

Lab Tech

The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, the largest private employer is a world-renowned leader in education, research,and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education,all influenced by Penn's distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning.

As an employer Penn has been consistently ranked nationally on many occasions with the most recent award from Forbes who named Penn one of America's Best Large Employers.

Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home forwork and play.

Lab Tech

Temporary Employee
- Non-Exempt

Temporary Employee
- Non-Exempt Generate and maintain mouse models of open angle glaucoma including long term maintenance of a mouse colony; conduct visual functional testing (e.g. optokinetic response and pattern ERG). The PI willtrain the successful applicant in methods of model generation.

Dissect, process, mount/embed, cryosection and immunohistochemicalstaining of relevant ocular specimens and tissues; imagining and subsequent analysis of stained tissues; image capturing with microscope including live imagining microscopes. Isolation ofprotein, RNA, and DNA from cultured cells and isolated murineocular tissues with standard methods for western blot, PCR,sequencing, and ELISA assays. Statistical and image analyses with various programs including Prism;
Image J;
Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator;
Microsoft Excel; and generating presentation slides using Microsoft PowerPoint.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine

$7.25 - $11.54 Hourly Rate

Salary offers are made based on the candidate's qualifications,experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, and in alignment with salary ranges based on external market data for the job's level. Internal organization and peer data at Penn are also considered.

The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race,color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin(including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

A background check may be required after a conditional job offer ismade. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.

• Health and Life
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  Penn offers comprehensive medical,prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to protect you and your family's health and welfare.
• Retirement
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  Penn offers generous retirement plans tohelp you save for your future. Penn's Basic, Matching, and Supplemental retirement plans allow you to save for retirement on apre-tax or Roth basis. Choose from a wide variety of investment options through TIAA and Vanguard.

Please note that benefit eligibility is determined/based on ACAguidelines.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race,color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin(including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.