Laboratory Technician-Caron Lab

Laboratory Technician. The Caron Lab in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Utah is hiring a full-time laboratory technician. Westudy how ecological pressures shape the evolution of neuronalcircuits, using Drosophila species as model systems.

• Manage daily lab operations: ordering supplies, maintaining inventory, equipment upkeep, and safety compliance
• Maintain fly stocks and set up genetic crosses
• Perform dissections, immunostaining, and confocal imaging of fly brains
• Run behavioral experiments, including olfactory and learning assays
• Keep accurate records and help train students

Perform laboratory tests, experiments, and analyses. Prepare and weigh samples for testing and analysis. Conduct tests, assays, and other protocols under the direction of a laboratory services manager, physician, nurse, or scientist. Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs). Ensure all laboratory equipment and work areas are clean, sterile, and in proper working order. May be responsible for calibration of instruments.

Senior-level support role. Completes assignments with little supervision. May assist less-experienced team members.

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:

• Laboratory Technician, I:
  Requires little to no related experience.
• Laboratory Technician, II:
  Requires at least 1 year of related experience.
• Laboratory Technician, III:
  Requires 3+ years of related experience.

$20-23 DOE

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Work Schedule

Summary:

TBD

Department: 00116 - School of Biological Sciences

Location:

Campus

Close Date: 11/06/2026

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