What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laboratory Coordinator I (Extended Temporary) position at University of Arizona?
Posting Number
req18595
Department
School of Plant Sciences-Res
Department Website Link
Location
Main Campus
Address
Tucson, AZ USA
Position Highlights
The successful candidate for this position conducts and supports microbiology and plant pathology laboratory research by developing protocols to address challenging research questions, designing and performing experiments, summarizing and interpreting experiment data, and submitting research reports in laboratory setting. The Schomer lab explores and discovers answers to challenging questions. We are looking for a lab coordinator who will develop, facilitate, and implement the scientific protocols needed to reach our biological research aims. This is a bacteriology lab and we seek a candidate who with knowledge and technical skills related to culturing and working with bacteria. The lab coordinator will be capable of evaluating data independently. They will develop, adapt, and build equipment, procedures, and techniques to fit specific experiment requirements. Duties will include performing necessary research and support related tasks in the laboratory. They will managing the daily laboratory maintenance and tasks, such as ordering, inventory, and maintenance.
This is an Extended Temporary Employment (ETE) position.
Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!
The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Assists in the planning, design, set-up and disassembly of experiments. Follows detailed protocols for chemotaxis and biochemical assays, optimizes PCR and other molecular biology techniques to construct plasmids and bacterial strains to fit specific experiments, performs bacterial inoculations of plants and completes disease progress ratings.
- Revises and implements policies, procedures, and standards to ensure the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality control of the laboratory operation and compliance with federal, state, and university regulations and standards.
- Trains other researchers on equipment usage and answer questions regarding the experiments and the equipment being used.
- Manages the ordering, inventory, storage, and maintenance of supplies, lab ware, and instruments essential to the operation of the lab or field research.
- Cleaning and sterilizing of labware used for research, maintenance, and growth of bacterial cultures.
- Record keeping, making observations, analyzing data, and interpreting experimental results. Preparation of technical reports, summaries, protocols and quantitative results.
- Has a good understanding of bacterial physiology.
- Excellent note-taking skills, detail-oriented.
- Ability to perform experiments and analyze experimental data independently.
- Additional duties may be assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through experience required.
- 1 year of relevant work experience required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience transplanting and maintaining plants in greenhouse or growth chamber (those who do not have this experience should still apply).
- Prior experience culturing bacteria and with sterile technique.
- Prior experience working to manipulate bacterial genomes.
- Prior experience analyzing sequence and genomic data.
FLSA
Exempt
Full Time/Part Time
Full Time
Number of Hours Worked per Week
40
Job FTE
1
Work Calendar
Fiscal
Job Category
Research
Benefits Eligible
Yes - Full Benefits
Rate of Pay
$47,356 DOE
Compensation Type
salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)
Grade
6
Career Stream and Level
PC1
Job Family
Research & Lab
Job Function
Research
Type of criminal background check required:
Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)
Number of Vacancies
1
Target Hire Date
2/1/2024
Expected End Date
2/1/2025
Contact Information for Candidates
Dr. Rebecca Schomer
rschomer@arizona.edu
rschomer@arizona.edu
Open Date
12/11/2023
Open Until Filled
Yes
Documents Needed to Apply
Curriculum Vitae (CV), Cover Letter, and One Additional Document
Special Instructions to Applicant
Please upload a research statement.
Diversity Statement
At the University of Arizona, we value our inclusive climate because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and creating an inclusive academic community. As a Hispanic-serving institution, we translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues, and constituencies. Because we seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. As an Employer of National Service, we also welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs and others who will help us advance our Inclusive Excellence initiative aimed at creating a university that values student, staff and faculty engagement in addressing issues of diversity and inclusiveness.
Salary : $47,356