OPS Laboratory Technician

University of Florida•Gainesville, FL

22h

About The Position

This position is renewable on a yearly basis and subjected to performance evaluation. The role involves overall management of the laboratory mouse colony, including maintenance and organization of lab mouse strains, oversight of individual lab members' mouse colonies, genotyping, breeding, preparation of animal protocols, and providing weekly reports to the PI on the status of the mouse colony. The position also requires managing laboratory research supplies, ordering as needed to maintain adequate resources for research experiments, organizing laboratories, and overseeing inventory and storage of supplies. Additionally, the role involves supervising and maintaining critical laboratory stocks such as the antibody and plasmid databases, and overseeing the use and maintenance of specialized laboratory equipment. Researching new laboratory equipment, supervising its delivery, installation, and maintenance is also part of the responsibilities. The technician will maintain IACUC protocols, detailed laboratory records, and ensure compliance with all University, state, and federal regulations. Maintaining current knowledge and training for safe handling of biological materials and select agents is crucial. The position will provide direction, knowledge, and support to postdoctoral associates in molecular biology and immunology experiments. Participation in laboratory meetings, reading relevant literature, and performing administrative tasks for the Center for Inflammation and Mucosal Immunology, including webpage maintenance, organizing meetings and symposia, managing communications, handling indirect cost fund drives, budget and financial management, and equipment management are also key duties.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in biology or a closely related life science field.
Ability to work independently and as a team member.
Ability to use experience to perform a variety of new techniques.
Ability to learn complex tasks with general instruction.
Actively seeks opportunities to increase skills and expertise.

Nice To Haves

Minimum 1 years’ experience in a life sciences laboratory.
Generally experienced in molecular biology (PCR, DNA and RNA isolation, cloning), mammalian cell culture, and handling mice (breeding, weaning and maintaining lines, tail DNA prep).
Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and computer skills.

Responsibilities

Provide overall management of the laboratory mouse colony, including maintenance and organization of lab mouse strains.
Oversight of each individual lab member’s mouse colony.
Genotyping mice.
Breeding mice.
Preparation of animal protocols.
Returning reports to the PI, weekly, regarding the status of the entire lab mouse colony.
Manage laboratory research supplies, routinely ordering for the lab as needed to maintain adequate levels of resources for the completion of research experiments.
Organize the laboratories, and overseeing the inventory and storage of supplies.
Supervise and maintain critical laboratory stocks including the antibody database, and plasmid database.
Oversee the use and maintenance of specialized laboratory equipment.
Research new laboratory equipment for purchase as needed, to improve the overall efficiency of the laboratory personnel.
Supervise the delivery, installation and maintenance of scientific equipment.
Maintains IACUC protocols for laboratory research projects, as well as detailed, accurate laboratory records of research.
Maintains protocols and standard operating procedures and ensures that the laboratories and the research protocols are in compliance with all University, state and federal regulations.
Maintains current knowledge and training to ensure compliance with regulations and procedures for the safe handling of biological materials and select agents.
Provide necessary direction, knowledge and support to assist postdoctoral associates with experiments in molecular biology and immunology.
Participate in laboratory meetings, providing information and feedback to PI and lab members.
Read current literature applicable to the research area and current ongoing extramurally-funded projects.
Perform administrative tasks of the Center for Inflammation and Mucosal Immunology, including the center webpage maintenance.
Research in progress meeting, seminar, and annual mini-symposium organization and administrative support.
Communications between the director and other center members.
Annual indirect cost fund drive.
Center budget and financial management.
Center equipment management.