Lab Resource Coordinator

Job Overview

Position Number:
Payroll

Title:

SRA 2 NEX (009617)
Job Code: 009617
Job Open Date: 1/23/26
Percentage of Time: 50%
Union: RX-Research Professionals
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: Bio Sci Instruction Facility 2219, UCSB Campus

The Lab Coordinator supports introductory biology teaching labs for approximately 3,000 students, operating 12 hrs/day, 5 days/week. Key duties include:

• Preparation of reagents, media, specimens, and other materials; weekly breakdown and setup of current lab exercises.
• Maintenance and culture of fungi, plants, animals, and microbes; humane care, euthanasia, and dissection of vertebrate animals.
• Assistance to graduate-student teachers with materials, guidance, and training for lab sections.
• Ordering and inventory of supplies and equipment.
• Weekly set up of lab exercises; isolation and purification of bacterial and viral DNA; cultivation and breeding of genetic organisms.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in biology.
• 1-3 years molecular lab experience.
• Teamwork within a diverse environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1-3 years animal husbandry experience.
• Good communication and organizational skills.

• Flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and/or split shifts.
• Schedules subject to quarterly change and enrollment influence.
• Satisfactory criminal history background check.
• UCSB is a Tobacco-Free environment.

Final candidate must disclose any administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years indicating misconduct, including sexual harassment, assault, or discrimination. References to UC policies are included.

Compliance with the University of California Vaccination Programs Policy is required. Proof of up-to-date vaccines is mandatory for all Covered Individuals.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected status under state or federal law.

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