Research Technician

UNC-Chapel Hill•Chapel Hill, NC

22h

About The Position

The primary purpose of the position is to assist the PI and support assays as required to meet the objectives of the organizational unit. This requires that the employee provide support for laboratory operations, including tissue processing and organization, preparing buffers and media/supplements/reagents, and obtaining all necessary supplies to carry out experiments performed in the laboratory. Associated duties include maintaining extensive and detailed written and computerized records of laboratory procedures, and animal colony inventory, care and management. Computer skills include familiarity with word processing and spread sheet software packages. A large component of this position is general laboratory management and support including participation in ordering and record keeping, compliance with health & safety procedures and technical assistance for functional experiments. The position entails extensive interpersonal interactions with other members of the laboratory including students, postdocs, technicians and collaborators to ensure effective transfer of results.

Requirements

Computer skills including familiarity with word processing and spread sheet software packages
Extensive interpersonal interactions with other members of the laboratory including students, postdocs, technicians and collaborators

Responsibilities

Assist the PI and support assays
Provide support for laboratory operations, including tissue processing and organization
Prepare buffers and media/supplements/reagents
Obtain all necessary supplies to carry out experiments
Maintain extensive and detailed written and computerized records of laboratory procedures
Maintain animal colony inventory, care and management
General laboratory management and support including participation in ordering and record keeping
Compliance with health & safety procedures
Provide technical assistance for functional experiments
Ensure effective transfer of results